Kruglova Ekaterina

Kruglova Ekaterina

Biography

Graduated from faculty of sociology of MPGU of Lenin, received MBA degree in MMVShB Mirbis.

Ekaterina Kruglova started a career in media industry in 2002 as the analyst of directorate on development of NTV Plus company.

2003: Current Events

In 2003 passed into Afisha company to a position of the analyst of department of the business analysis. During the period from 2005 to 2010 held positions of the director of the business analysis and the deputy CEO in a command Nikolay Moliboga. After merger of companies Afisha and Rambler in 2010 was appointed to a position of the chief executive of the united company where it worked till May, 2013.

2013: The Deputy CEO in RBC

In December, 2013 it is appointed the deputy CEO of RBC holding under the leadership of Nikolay Moliboga. The zone of its responsibility includes management of financial directorate (together with Maria Erlands), legal department, IR (investment relations) and administrative department.

Derk Sauer: "I am very glad that Katya joined a command of RBC. In the media market she is known as the professional with fine work experience in Afishi and Ramblera consolidated company and other companies. I am convinced, Katya will help us to accelerate process of restructuring of RBC which we endure now".

2016: Criminal case about Panov and Karetsky's deprivation of shares in one of RBC companies

On April 29, 2016 the Main Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow brought criminal case according to Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the fraud committed by organized group or in especially large size, the sanction — imprisonment up to 10 years) according to the statement of the former shareholder of Byte Telecom (managed a data processing center, it was controlled by RBC) Alexander Panov for deprivation it and Yaroslav Karetsky of 25% of stocks of the company. It is said in the notification on criminal case. In the resolution on criminal proceedings it is said that the cost of 25% of stocks of BT was $13.4 million.

According to Panov who is familiar with documents of the investigation, the group of people whom law enforcement agencies will check for participation in crime, includes the CEO of RBC Nikolay Molibog, his first deputy Ekaterina Kruglova and other persons. According to Panov, assets of BT at the time of the beginning of investigation belong to the telecom operator of Rekonn, and the group of people which possible participation will be checked was specified in his statement.

Materials on matter in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were transferred by the State Office of Public Prosecutor, follows from the reply of supervisory authority to Alexander Panov. The State Office of Public Prosecutor established that from 2009 to September, 2014 Panov and Karetsky owned on 12.5% of stocks of BT Ltd, the remained 75% belonged to offshore Karuta Investments. At the disposal of RNS there is a document signed by Molibog according to whom 75% of Byte Telecom as of September 23, 2014 belonged to RBC through offshores Karuta Investments, Gattico Holding, Halvertson Holdings and Pintolexa Holdings. The director of Karuta was Derk Sauer, Panov specified.

On August 29, 2014 Farida Karimova, working allegedly as the only shareholder of BT, signed and reported for registration to the authorities of UFNS of Russia for Moscow decisions on reorganization of BT Ltd in Investproyekt LLC, dismissal of the CEO of BT Igor Selivanov and appointment of to this position and also the transfer act of property from Byte Telecom Ltd to Investproyekt LLC, the document says. Then Investproyekt was attached to Drok LLC registered in the Republic of Tatarstan, "in the place of mass registration of legal entities and not performing the actual activity", the State Office of Public Prosecutor^[1] set^[1].

"With respect thereto the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation as Article 37 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation check materials on the facts of fraudulent activity concerning the property belonging to you (to Panov. — RNS) and to Karetsky Ya. V. and also illegal education (reorganization) of the legal entity are sent to Investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation", the document says.

Panov claims that Karimova liquidated several legal entities who were earlier entering into RBC.

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