Emelchenkov Sergei Evgenievich

Emelchenkov Sergei Evgenievich

Biography

Born in 1971.

In 1994 he graduated with honors from the Moscow State University, faculty of VMiK.

After graduating from the University, Emelchenkov worked for 9 years in one of the world's largest corporations for the production and sale of consumer goods - Mars, having gone from a sales analyst to the head of the CIS IT service.

In 2005, Sergey Emelchenkov joined OJSC SUAL-Holding as Director of Information Technology, where he implemented a number of projects related to the reorganization of the IT management structure, the implementation of enterprise management systems, management and financial reporting, as well as preparation for an IPO.

From March 2007 to January 2008, he was Deputy General Director for Information Technology at ZAO Renova-Finance and was responsible for the development of the IT direction in the Renova Group of Companies.

In February 2008, Emelchenkov became Vice President, Information Technology , Integrated Energy Systems. In this post, he was also responsible for the implementation of projects related to the optimization of business processes in generation and the implementation of TGC production automation systems.

2013: Transfer to Russian Post

In December 2013, Sergey Emelchenkov became Deputy General Director of Russian Post. In this position, he oversees the issues of informatization, telecommunications and technical support. Emelchenkov's scope of duties consists in the modernization of postal technologies, the development of telecommunications and information systems of the enterprise.

He is also responsible for the creation of GIS housing and communal services.

2017: How "Russian Post" turned from "sloth" to "lightning"

Sergey Emelchenkov, Deputy General Director of Russian Post for Information Technologies and Development of New Products, in his speech at TAdviser SummIT on May 2017 31, 2017, told how in 3 years his organization managed to eliminate the technological lag and increase market share from 4 to 60%.

In total, 400 IT managers of large commercial and government organizations, top managers and experts of IT companies took part in the TAdviser SummIT 2017 conference on May 31. This year, the conference was held for the first time with the official support of the Ministry of Communications of Russia. The event featured reports on global technological trends, changed political and economic realities, their impact on the IT industry. IT sessions were also organized in certain industries. In panel discussions, the summit participants exchanged views and forecasts on the prospects for the development of technologies and information systems.

Photo gallery TAdviser SummIT 2017

Шаблон:TAdviser Gallery 2017

2019: TAdviser interview

Sergey Emelchenkov, Deputy General Director for Information Technologies and Development of Digital Services of Russian Post, spoke in an interview with TAdviser about the digital transformation of the enterprise, IT strategy and key import substitution projects .

2020

Criminal case

Detention

On July 14, Sergei Emelchenkov was detained by law enforcement agencies, a source familiar with the leadership of Russian Post told TAdviser.

On July 15, the Russian Post confirmed the detention of a top manager and reported that a criminal case against Emelchenkov was opened by the Investigation Department of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee in Moscow.

The company interacts with law enforcement agencies in the investigation of all the circumstances of the incident, - said in the "Post"

TAdviser could not contact Sergei Emelchenkov himself, since his phone was turned off.

On the day of Emelchenkov's arrest, according to TAdviser, investigative measures were taken in a number of IT companies. According to sources, investigators visited NCC, Merlion, Jet Infosystems, Ai-Teko, Technoserv, Maykor.

Also on July 14, NCC President Alexander Kalinin was detained.

As it turned out on July 15, the reason for Kalinin's detention is a criminal case of a cartel conspiracy (more). It is not connected with the case in which Emelchenkov was detained.

What cases are associated with investigative measures in IT companies is not yet clear. Representatives of companies do not disclose this information.

Charge of abuse of authority with serious consequences

On July 15, the press service of the Chertanovsky court of Moscow reported that Sergei Emelchenkov was charged under Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - he was charged with abuse of office with serious consequences. The investigation petitioned for Emelchenkov to be elected a preventive measure in the form of house arrest with a term of September 13.

Acts provided for in Part 3 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 3 to 10 years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to 3 years.

Emelchenkov is defended by four lawyers: Mustafin Ildar Rayazovich, Zotov Artur Vladimirovich, Lyubimov Anton Andreevich and Fedosimov Boris Alexandrovich.

The essence of the claims and house arrest

On July 15, a court hearing was held. As the lawyer said, referring to the data of the investigation, Emelchenkov signed an additional agreement to the agreement, without coordinating it with the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications, which is why improper execution of the contract with the Servionica company caused damage to the state.

Penalties under the contract amounted to 350 million, rubles then they were reduced to 37 million, and the amount of damage allegedly amounted to 67 million rubles, the city news agency reports. " Moscow The lawyer questioned the accuracy of the amounts indicated in the case file. According to the lawyer, the case will soon be closed for lack of corpus delicti.

The official statement of the Investigative Committee says that, "according to the investigation, in the period from February to October 2018, the accused, clearly going beyond his powers, in violation of the established procedure for coordinating large transactions with the supervising ministry, signed an additional agreement to the state contract, ten times underestimating the amount of the fine for improper execution of the contract. As a result of his illegal actions, FSUE Russian Post unreasonably made payments to contractors for more than 67 million rubles. "

The involvement of the defendant in the incriminated act, according to the UK, is confirmed by the testimony of witnesses, as well as the results of the operational-search measures.

Emelchenkov did not admit his guilt.

Sergei Emelchenkov held a court session in a hood and mask

Nevertheless, the judge did not agree to release Emelchenkov on bail and appointed him a preventive measure in the form of house arrest until September 13. He will serve his arrest in a cottage village near the village of Milyukovo, 25 km from the Moscow Ring Road along the Kyiv highway.

Servionica is a member of the I-Teco group of companies and specializes in IT outsourcing. The company's revenue in 2019 amounted to 4.7 billion rubles. Servionica has been cooperating with Russian Post since at least 2015 (the public procurement portal does not provide earlier information). In particular, they had contracts for the provision of data center services, for the implementation of an IT system for personnel management, for the technical support of software and hardware systems, including cash registers. The total amount of contracts in 2015-2018. exceeded 4 billion rubles. Having become a joint stock company in 2019, Post has ceased to disclose contractors under its contracts, so there has been no public information about the relationship between the companies in recent years.

The history of the project that caused the criminal case

TAdviser managed to find out the details of the criminal case on abuse of authority by the Chief information officer of Russian Post Sergei Emelchenkov. It applies to 10 IT infrastructure maintenance contracts concluded by Mail in 2018 with four companies: Jet Infosystems, I-Teco, Servionica (part of I-Teco), New Service Technologies (part of the Maykor group).

The contracts were concluded for 3 years, their total amount amounted to 9.77 billion rubles. In 2018, TAdviser covered this project in detail (see separate article).

Sergei Emelchenkov was not released from house arrest

On August 20, 2020, the appellate instance of the Moscow City Court upheld the decision of the Chertanovsky District Court on the measure of restraint of Sergei Emelchenkov, Deputy General Director for Information Technologies and the Development of Digital Services. The relevant information is posted on the website of the Moscow City Court.

Earlier, Sergei Emelchenkov was placed under house arrest. The appeal was received by the defense on August 6. A source close to Emelchenkov's defense explained to TAdviser that according to the results of the appeal by the appellate instance, the preventive measure chosen for him in the form of house arrest could be changed to a recognizance not to leave the place and an obligation of proper behavior. However, the court left him under house arrest.

And about. Deputy General Director for IT "Russian Post" to replace Sergei Emelchenkov

On July 17, 2020, the Post Russia informed TAdviser about the appointment Maxim Shereykin of the Acting Deputy General Director of Russian Post for Information Technologies and the Development of Digital Services. He did not work in this position for long. Already on August 7, the Russian Post told TAdviser about the appointment Vladimir Savkin of the acting deputy general director for information technology to the position.

2021

General Director of Russian Post Maxim Akimov: there is no reason for the dismissal of Sergei Emelchenkov

Deputy General Director of Russian Post Sergei Emelchenkov, who oversaw digitalization and was accused of abuse of office, was not dismissed from the company, there is no reason for this, TAdviser said at a press conference in January 2021, Post CEO Maxim Akimov.

He added that due to the election of a preventive measure to Emelchenkov, he cannot visit the office and perform his production functions, they are performed instead by other employees. Earlier, the Russian Post told TAdviser that in the absence of Sergei Emelchenkov, Vladimir Savkin was appointed to the position of acting deputy general director for information technology.

Maxim Akimov noted that his position as the head of Sergei Emelchenkov and as a person is simple:

Until the court decision comes into force, a person is considered innocent who has not committed a crime, even if charges are brought against that person. They still need to be confirmed and proved in court, "he said

As of early January 2021, an investigation is still underway in the case in which Sergei Emelchenkov is being accused. On January 12, the Chertanovsky District Court extended his stay under house arrest, judging by the information in the database of courts of general jurisdiction in Moscow.

The period 2019-2020. surpassed all past times in the number of arrested celebrities of the IT industry. Some of them have been under house arrest since their arrest, and some have been in jail for long months while the investigation and trial are underway, even after repeated attempts to get a milder measure of restraint. TAdviser closely monitors the development of the most resonant criminal cases, and industry associations are developing measures to mitigate pressure. Read more in a separate article.

Release from house arrest

According to the database of the courts, in Moscow Moscow City Court October 2021 he returned the petition of the investigation to extend the preventive measure to Sergei Emelchenkov. Judge Alexander Rybak refused to consider on the merits the petition of the investigator (Investigative Committee of Russia TFR) to extend the term of house arrest to Emelchenkov and returned the petition.

According to the Kommersant newspaper, the judge referred to Art. 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which says that 12 months is the maximum term of imprisonment under house arrest, and it can be extended only with the consent of the head of the department, that is, the chairman of the TFR Alexander Bastrykin. The judge considered the signature under the petition of the head of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow insufficient and returned the petition as filed by an unauthorized person. As a result, house arrest of Sergei Emelchenkov was replaced by a recognizance not to leave and proper behavior^[1], he^[2].

Sergei Emelchenkov spent more than a year under house arrest "(photo - Gleb Shchelkunov, Kommersant)"

Lawyer Alexei Kirsanov, who defends Sergei Emelchenkov in court, told TAdviser that the defense was waiting for such a decision, since the detention under house arrest was extended several times. However, the court's refusal to consider the petition came as a surprise to the defense. The lawyer believes that such a decision of the Moscow City Court significantly increases the chance of winning the case.

Regarding the return of Sergei Emelchenkov to work at the Post, Russia Alexei Kirsanov noted:

Now it is important for us to win the case, and we will deal with the issues of restoration and compensation later.

2022

General Director of the Zyfra Group

On April 2, 2022, it became known that Sergei Emelchenkov would head the Zyfra company, the main shareholder of which is Renova, owned by Viktor Vekselberg. In this post, Emelchenkov will replace Igor Bogachev, who has led Zyfra since its foundation in 2017 and left it on July 29 to develop his own projects. About this newspaper "Vedomosti" told a former employee of "Figures." In "Zyfra" this information was confirmed.

Earlier, Emelchenkov worked as a Chief information officer in the structures of Vekselberg - both in Renov itself and in SUAL-Holding and in T-Plus (read more - in the biography above).

The Zyfra Group develops technologies for digitalizing industry, invests in products and develops the environment of the industrial Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. The key industries for the company are mechanical engineering, metallurgy, mining, the oil and gas sector and the chemical industry. Zyfra provides industry-ready solutions in predictive analytics and data analysis, process optimization, industrial equipment and personnel monitoring.

In his new role, Sergey aims to continue to develop the business, which is now in an active phase of growth due to the demand in the industry for Russian technologies that ensure competitiveness, stable development of industry and its technological sovereignty, TAdviser was told in the Zyfra group.

2023

The appearance of a new defendant in a criminal case

As TAdviser found out in February 2023, another person involved, Andrei Sinichkin, appeared in the criminal case of Sergei Emelchenkov, the former Chief information officer of Russian Post. The database of the courts of general jurisdiction of Moscow states that it takes place in the case under the same article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation as Sergei Emelchenkov - Art. 286, part 3, p. C (abuse of office with causing serious consequences)^[3]. Read more here.

Start of criminal trial

As TAdviser found out, on April 26, 2023, the Simonovsky District Court of Moscow began consideration on the merits of a criminal case in which the accused are Sergei Emelchenkov, former deputy general director for IT and development of digital services at Russian Post, and his former colleague Andrei Sinichkin, who worked at Russian Post, head of the IT services management department.

Alexey Kirsanov, the lawyer of Sergei Emelchenkov, told TAdviser that at the hearing on April 26, the prosecutor announced the charge. Both former employees of the Russian Post are charged under Art. 286, part 3, p. C (abuse of office with causing serious consequences). The maximum possible punishment under this article is up to 10 years in prison.

Sergei Emelchenkov and Andrei Sinichkin do not agree with the accusations, they do not admit guilt, says Alexei Kirsanov.

Sergei Emelchenkov does not agree with the charges against him "(photo - press service of the Zyfra Group of Companies)"

The trial started almost three years after the initiation of the criminal case. In July 2020, after the arrest, Sergei Emelchenkov was sent under house arrest, but in October 2021, the preventive measure was replaced with a recognizance not to leave the place and proper behavior. The investigation was completed at the end of 2022.

Andrei Sinichkin at first was a witness in this criminal case, but shortly before the end of the investigation, his status changed, and he also became an accused.

The official statement of the Investigative Committee said earlier that, according to the investigation, in the period from February to October 2018, Sergei Emelchenkov, "clearly going beyond his powers," signed an additional agreement to the state contract, tenfold underestimating the amount of the fine of the Russian Post contractors for improper execution of previously concluded agreements with them. As a result of these actions, according to the TFR, the Russian Post suffered 67.5 million rubles in damage. The contractor for this state contract was Servionica.

The next hearing as part of the trial is scheduled for mid-May. The process can take a long time. First, the prosecution will present evidence to the court, and then - the accused and their defenders.

Awards and ratings

Chief information officer of the Year

On May 31, 2017, Sergey Emelchenkov received the TAdviser IT-PRIZE award in the nomination "Chief Information Officer of the Year." It was presented in the plenary part of the TAdviser SummIT conference.

Sergey Emelchenkov received the award for the fundamental update of the software and IT infrastructure of the Russian Post. In 3.5 years, his team managed to almost completely update the organization's IT infrastructure, corporate and client software, making enterprise services much more mobile, faster and modern. The created centralized infrastructure allows Russian Post to accumulate big data and apply the results of their analysis both to optimize its own activities and to provide new services.

TAdviser IT-PRIZE is a national award in the field of information technology in the corporate sector. Established TAdviser - publication No. 1 in Russia on informatization in state authorities and business. Throughout the year, the organizers selected the most effective IT projects, followed the achievements of companies and industry professionals. The winners were awarded on May 31, 2017 at the TAdviser SummIT site.

Sergey Emelchenkov received the TAdviser IT-PRIZE award in the nomination "Chief Information Officer of the Year"

The TAdviser SummIT conference in 2017 was held for the first time with the official support of the Ministry of Communications of Russia. The conference featured reports on global technological trends, changed political and economic realities, their impact on the IT industry. IT sessions were also organized in certain industries. The event was attended by 400 IT managers of large commercial and government organizations, top managers and experts of IT companies.

In panel discussions, the summit participants exchanged views and forecasts on the prospects for the development of technologies and information systems.

List of "People of 2015 in the Russian IT industry"

Entered the list People_of_year_2015_in_IT industry_of_Russia Voting "People of 2015 in the Russian IT industry", compiled by TAdviser. It includes top managers and officials, according to the editorial office, who had the most significant impact on the development of the Russian IT sphere, or distinguished themselves by the successful implementation of the most ambitious IT projects.

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