Tavrin Ivan Vladimirovich

Tavrin Ivan Vladimirovich

Biography

Ivan Tavrin graduated from the international law faculty of MGIMO of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Ivan has extensive experience in the media industry, both as an investor and as an executive. In 1997, Ivan created the Konstrakt-Region advertising agency, which became the largest in the regional advertising market.

In 2002, Ivan Tavrin founded and headed the Regional Media Group, which combined television and radio assets. In 2006, after merging the television assets of Regional Media Group with the TV-3 television network, Ivan became president of the TV-3, and also joined the company's board of directors.

2007: Creation of Media-1 Holding and Choose Radio Group

In 2007, Ivan created the Media-1 holding and became chairman of its board of directors. In the same 2007, he founded the Choose Radio Group, which became the largest radio holding in the country.

2009: CEO of UTV Holding

In 2009, the television assets of Media-1 and AF Media Holding (MUZ-TV, 7TV channels) merged, as a result of which the UTV Holding was formed. Until April 2012, Ivan Tavrin was the General Director of UTV Holding.

Ivan is also a member of the Board of Directors of Telecominvest and Mail.Ru Group.

2012: Megafon CEO with annual compensation of $4 million

On April 20, 2012, an extraordinary meeting of shareholders of OJSC MegaFon decided to elect Ivan Tavrin as Chief Executive Officer of OJSC MegaFon. The decision comes into force on April 20, 2012.

In November 2012, Ivan Tavrin was included by Forbes in the rating of "25 most expensive top managers in Russia," where he took 24th place with annual compensation of $4 million. See also: The most expensive top managers in Russia

2016

Waiver of the preemptive right to purchase HeadHunter

In 2016, Ivan Tavrin's structure waived the pre-emptive right to buy out the HeadHunter service in exchange for the right to receive 9% of any income of Highworld Investments Ltd and ELQ Investors VIII, including from the sale of shares on the exchange, which it took advantage of after the IPO of HeadHunter, which took place later.

Ivan Tavrin joined the board of directors of STS Investments

Co-owner of the UTV holding, general director of Megafon Ivan Tavrin and head of the board of directors of Kommersant Holding Vladimir Zhelonkin joined the board of directors of STS, RNS reports with reference to the company's message.

"The board of directors of the media company includes three representatives of the holding Alisher Usmanov and Ivan Tavrin UTV-Management, one representative of CTC Media, as well as a representative of STS Investments management," the statement

In addition to Tavrin and Zhelonkin, Andrei Dimitrov, general director of UTV-Management, joined the board of directors of the media company; Juliana Slashcheva, head of STS Investments; Jean-Pierre Morel, head and financial director of the American "CTC Media, Inc."

In accordance with the charter of STS Investments, the formed board of directors will determine the holding's development strategy, approve the business plan, budget and major transactions, the STS said in a statement.

Ivan Tavrin decided to leave MegaFon

On April 27, 2016, Ivan Tavrin decided to resign as CEO of PJSC MegaFon"" in order to focus on the development of current and new business projects, as well as work on the boards of directors of USM Holdings, of which he is a shareholder, and its member companies. At a meeting on April 27, 2016, the Board of Directors of MegaFon accepted the resignation of Ivan Tavrin. He will leave the position of CEO on April 29, 2016.

2019: Purchase of a stake in the tower company "Vertical" from Baring Vostok

On December 16, 2019, it became known about the acquisition of Ivan Tavrin a stake in the tower company "" from Vertical. The latter, as a Baring Vostok result of the transaction, completely left the number of shareholders of the second largest independent mobile tower operator in. Russia Read more. here

2021: Ivan Tavrin - shareholder of "Cian.ru"

In mid-October 2021, it became known about the appearance of the ex-head of MegaFon Ivan Tavrin among the shareholders of the service for the sale and lease of real estate "Cian.ru." Read more here.

2023: Being sanctioned in the US

In December 2023, Ivan Tavrin and related companies were under maximum US sanctions. In particular, Kismet Capital Group Kismet Telecom Infrastructure LLC, Kismet Capital Group LLC and Kismet Consulting LLC were included in the sanctions list.

Marital status

Married.