Bakanov Dmitry Vladimirovich

Bakanov Dmitry Vladimirovich

Biography

Born October 7, 1985 in the city of Leninsk, Kazakh SSR. In 2007 he graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance with a degree in Economics. Candidate of Economic Sciences.

Since 2006, he has worked as a specialist in the department of stock and credit operations, financial analyst, specialist in the regional audit department, senior specialist in the internal control department at CJSC EuroAxis Bank, OJSC Bank VEFK, CB Renaissance Capital.

Since 2008, OJSC Sitronics has gone from an internal control and audit specialist to the head of the procurement department.

2011-2019: Head of the satellite system "Gonets"

In September 2011, he was appointed president, since October 2016 - General Director of the Satellite System Gonets company. He led the company until May 2019.

In 2013, he initiated a criminal prosecution of the previous head of the company (for more details , in the history of the satellite system).

2019: Director of the Digital Transformation Department of the Ministry of Transport

In August 2019, Dmitry Bakanov moved to the Ministry of Transport, where he took the post of director of the digital transformation department, the Vedomosti newspaper reported, citing its sources. The department is new, it is assumed that it will be engaged in introducing innovations into the transport complex, including the railway, aviation and marine.

Information about the appointment is confirmed on the website of the Ministry of Transport.

Since October 2018, Deputy Minister Alexei Semenov has been working as the curator of digital development at the Ministry of Transport. Prior to his appointment to this post, he headed the department of development programs, where, in particular, he dealt with the introduction of innovations and information systems. Bakanov will probably work in the subordination of Semenov.

2022: Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia

Dmitry Bakanov has been appointed Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia. The corresponding order was signed on April 26, 2022 by Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.^[1]"

2025: Appointment as Head of Roscosmos

In early February 2025, the president Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree changing the CEO. Roskosmos The state corporation was instead Yuri Borisov headed by Dmitry Bakanov, who previously served as deputy minister. transport

Borisov's resignation has been discussed since the fall of 2024, they write Sheets"" with reference to their sources. According to them, at that time, possible candidates for his replacement were also considered. A source close to and Ministry of Defence an interlocutor associated with the presidential administration told the publication that the changes should help accelerate the commercialization process in the activities of Roscosmos. Recent decisions, including amendments to the sectoral law, which introduce a fee for government agencies for remote sensing data, were Lands made with the participation of Borisov himself. He is also credited with complex relations with enterprises in the space industry, according to the publication of the publication.

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Фото: press service of the Ministry of Transport

According to Denis Kravchenko, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, the space industry requires significant changes. He stressed that changes are possible only with the additional participation of the state, as well as the need to balance between a private initiative and state interests, which should work in support of each other.

Kravchenko expressed the hope that with the new leader, the industry will receive the necessary impetus for development, as well as a high degree of trust and support from the country's leadership.

As Andrei Ionin, a corresponding member of the Academy of Cosmonautics, told Vedomosti, Bakanov has experience in managing the Gonets communication system and the digital transformation department of the Ministry of Transport, that is, he understands from the inside the problem of introducing space technologies into the economy. This is probably one of the reasons for his appointment, he suggested.^[2]

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