Kalugin Sergey Borisovich

Kalugin Sergey Borisovich

Biography

Sergey Kalugin was born in Moscow in 1966.

From 1984 to 1986 he served in the Armed Forces of the USSR.

In 1991 he graduated from MV Lomonosov Moscow State University.

1990s

After graduation, he worked as an economist at Incombank AB, then was managing director for investments at Incombank AB, president of the Incom Capital investment and financial company.

2000 - 2009

Since 2000 - General Director of RTR-Signal OJSC.

From 2001 to 2007 - General Director of National Cable Networks OJSC and one of its founders. The company changed several owners: from Suleyman Kerimov it passed to Yuri Kovalchuk, from Kovalchuk to Rostelecom.

Former president of the Komstar operator Sergei Pridantsev, familiar with Kalugin since the late 1990s, noted his entrepreneurial talent: "The NKS was created on the basis of numerous operators, the purchase of which was Kalugin himself. And this purchase was carried out in a very timely manner. "

From 2007 to 2008 - General Director of National Telecommunications OJSC (NTK; controlled by the "National Media Group" Yuri Kovalchuk). At the end of 2008, he left the post of general director. Kalugin explained his decision to leave the post of CEO of NTK (remained a member of the board of directors and a member of the strategy committee), among other things, by the desire to develop "own projects."

In January 2009, he announced the purchase of several Internet projects and the creation of Web Media Holding on their basis.

In September 2009, he returned to the post of General Director of National Telecommunications OJSC. The contract of Sergei Kalugin, valid until the fall of 2012, was terminated ahead of schedule. He did not name the reasons for leaving. After his dismissal, he intended to develop his own projects, for the sake of which in 2009 he had already departed from business.

2013

Appointment as President of Rostelecom

On March 27, 2013, Rostelecom announced its decision to appoint Sergei Kalugin as president of the company. In this post, he replaced Alexander Provotorov, who headed the company since 2010.

A few days before this report, information began to appear in the media that the candidacy of Sergei Kalugin for the presidency of Rostelecom was agreed by the presidential administration.

Waiver of early dismissal compensation

In May 2013, Sergei Kalugin announced that he had refused compensation in case of early dismissal provided for by the labor contract. According to him, this happened at the stage of discussing the labor contract. Speaking about the reasons for the refusal, the president of Rostelecom noted that he simply "did not want."

At the same time, Kalugin added that he would like to participate in the motivation program of the company's management, if one is adopted. Rostelecom then told TAdviser that it was too early to talk about any program.

The previous president of Rostelecom , Alexander Provotorov, after leaving office early, received compensation of more than 200 million rubles. After that, the government talked about the need to limit the amount of compensation to top managers of Russian state-owned companies in the event of early departure or resignation, and Vladimir Putin instructed to prepare appropriate amendments to the laws.

2014

Sergey Kalugin was awarded the Order of Friendship.

2015

Kalugin remained for a second term

The Rostelecom Board of Directors in March 2015 extended the powers of Sergei Kalugin for three years. The roll-call voting results were not announced, the operator did not disclose the terms of cooperation with the top manager.

2017

Leaving Rostelecom

On March 2, the head of Rostelecom Sergey Kalugin left the company. It was assumed that he would go to work in the Ministry of Communications, where he would oversee import substitution and the implementation of the doctrine of information security, a TASS source said.

From the document published by^[1] on the corporate information disclosure portal, it follows that "for conscientious performance of labor duties" in 2016, as well as the achievement of "key performance indicators," Kalugin will receive a premium of 69.6% of Rostelecom's annual salary^[2].

In addition, the Rostelecom board of directors, as part of the option program, decided to pay Kalugin another premium in 2016 "in the amount necessary to acquire 838 thousand 195 shares" of the company. During trading on the Moscow Exchange, the value of one Rostelecom share fluctuated around 79.5 rubles. Thus, the amount of the premium could be about 66.6 million rubles.

As of December 31, 2016, the size of the stake in Rostelecom owned by Kalugin was estimated at 0.2259% of the total number of ordinary shares of the company (approximately 2.575 billion shares). In case of acquisition of a new stake in premium shares, Kalugin's stake may increase by a little more than 0.03 percentage points.

Transition to the Ministry of Communications

On March 31, 2017, the Ministry of Communications announced the appointment of Sergei Kalugin to the post of Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation.

In May, it became known that Kalugin will oversee the development of optical networks in the Far East, industrial Internet and a data transmission system for government agencies, Vedomosti writes.

"A number of issues will be associated with traditional topics for him, such as, for example, the development of optics in the Far East, including the Kuril Islands project, for which he was responsible, working at Rostelecom," said Nikolai Nikiforov, head of the Ministry of Communications. - Also possible are some new directions, such as industrial Internet. "

According to the minister, in general, the department also expects changes in the structure and the redistribution of functions between deputies.

Income for the year 199 million rubles

The income of Sergei Kalugin for 2017 amounted to 199.4 million rubles. (taking into account the income of his wife 201.4 million rubles.). It is known that when leaving Rostelecom, Kalugin received a bonus of 70% of the annual salary and 0.03% of the company's shares. At the end of 2017, Kalugin sold all his 0.28% stake in Rostelecom^[3].

2018: Departure from the Ministry of Communications

In August 2018, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev dismissed Sergei Kalugin from the post of Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications RUSSIAN FEDERATION. The corresponding order was published on the government website. The document indicates that Kalugin was removed from his post at his request.

2022: Joined the Board of Directors of Mother and Child Group of Companies

In March 2022, it became known that Sergei Kalugin joined the board of directors of the Mother and Child group of companies. Former deputy head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications and ex-president of Rostelecom became an independent director.

{{quote 'We are pleased to announce that Sergey Kalugin joined the board of directors of the company as an independent director and express confidence that his extensive experience in managing digital transformation will contribute to the further development of our company, "said Mark Kurzer, CEO of Mother and Child Group of Companies. }}

Former deputy head of the Ministry of Digital Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Kalugin joined the board of directors of Mother and Child Group of Companies

As noted in the group, Sergey Kalugin brings 31 years of experience in the field of economics, finance, telecommunications and digital transformation to Mother and Child.

Kalugin became the seventh member of the board of directors of the Group of Companies. In addition to him, the board includes: Managing Partner of the Mekler & Partners Bar Association Vladimir Meckler, Founder and CEO of Mother and Child Mark Kurzer, Founder of Africa Platform Capital Investment Company Simon Rowlands, CFO SkillBox Vitaly Ustimenko and CFO GAME INSIGHT Tatyana Luk.

On March 7, 2022, it became known that General Russian Direct Investment Fund Director Kirill Dmitriyev left the board of directors of the Mother and Child group. This happened after Dmitriyev and the RDIF itself fell under sanctions USA Great Britain on March 1, 2022. Also later European Union banned co-investment in new projects together with the Russian fund.

By March 2022, Mother and Child Group of Companies includes 46 medical institutions located in 25 regions of Russia.^[4]

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