Akimov Maxims Alekseyevich

Akimov Maxims Alekseyevich

Biography

Maxim Alekseyevich Akimov was born on March 1, 1970 in the city of Maloyaroslavets, Kaluga Region.

He graduated from the Faculty of History of the KSPU named after Tsiolkovsky. 2 years worked as a history teacher in high school. He served in the ranks of the Soviet army.

In 1994-1996, he served as the head of Fynart Audit. He received professional training under the program "Enterprise Value Assessment."

1996: Start of work in the administration of the Kaluga region

In 1996, Maxim Akimov was invited to public service. In 1996-1997, he worked as chairman of the regional commission on the securities market of the Kaluga region;

In 1997-2001 Deputy Director of the Department of Economics and Industry of the Kaluga Region;

In 2001-2004 First Deputy Chairman of the State Property Committee of the Kaluga Region;

In 2004, Minister of Economic Development of the Kaluga Region.

In the spring of 2004, Maxim Akimov was appointed First Deputy City Golova of Kaluga. After the departure of the previous city Golova Valery Ivanov to voluntary resignation in August 2004, Maxim Akimov acted as City Golova of Kaluga.

2004: Mayor of Kaluga

November 14, 2004 was elected the Mayor of Kaluga.

2007: Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region

July 2007 - May 2012 - Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region.

2012: Deputy Head of the Russian Government Apparatus

On May 22, 2012, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation.

2013: Deputy Chairman of the Commission for the Implementation of IT in the OGV

In April 2013, the Prime Minister Russia Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the inclusion of the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government Maxim Akimov in the composition. government commission on the introduction of information technologies in authorities Akimov takes the position of deputy chairman of the commission.

Until that time, the chairman of the IT commission in state bodies Vladislav Surkov had one deputy - Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolai Nikiforov^[1].

2017: Head of the Subcommittee on the Implementation of the Digital Economy Program

In August 2017, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the creation of a Subcommittee on the implementation of the Digital Economy program in the Government. The Subcommittee was headed by First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government Maxim Akimov.^[2]

2018

Appointment as Deputy Prime Minister for Digital Economy

On May 7, 2018, Dmitry Medvedev, at a meeting with the United Russia faction, announced personnel proposals for the leadership of the new government.

Maxim Akimov was appointed Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the digital economy, transport and communications, State Duma deputy Natalya Kostenko said on her Facebook.

On the same day, President Vladimir Putin, who assumed the presidency for the fourth time, issued his first decree, which, among other things, outlined the priorities of Russia's technological development until 2024. Read more here.

Broad powers, including the "digital state," Skolkovo, technology parks, electronic passports, transport and real estate registers

At the end of May, a certificate of the distribution of powers between the deputy prime ministers of the new government was published, the Kommersant newspaper^[3]. According to the document, all issues of the "digital state," including public services, digitalization of public administration, have been transferred to Maxim Akimov. Innovative institutes are also transferred to his block - from Skolkovo to technoparks).

At the same time, almost the first resolution of the White House in the new composition earlier, on May 22, was a document on the transfer of the draft "electronic passport" in the government from the law enforcement sphere to the sphere of public services.

Compared to the previous government structure, Maxim Akimov has broader powers. Earlier, IT and communications were supervised by one Deputy Prime Minister - Arkady Dvorkovich, and the state administration was supervised by another - Sergey Prikhodko. Now all these areas are concentrated in the same hands.

In addition, the entire transport industry, including highways, was in Akimov's powers: earlier there were assumptions that they would be transferred to the "construction" Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko. In addition, Akimov will oversee real estate issues - apparently related to the cadastre and property registers, which were previously managed by Igor Shuvalov.

2019: Chairman of the Innopolis University Supervisory Board

In April 2019, in accordance with government order No. 648-r, the composition of the supervisory board of Innopolis University was changed. The updated composition includes Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov, Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation Konstantin Noskov and Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Ilya Torosov. Nikolai Nikiforov said on his Twitter that Akimov will head the supervisory board. Read more here.

2020

Appointment as General Director of Russian Post

Maxim Akimov has been appointed General Director of Russian Post. This decision was made by the board of directors of the company following the meeting held on February 4, 2020. TAdviser was informed about this by a source.

Also, the appointment of Akimov as the head of the Russian Post on February 4, 2020 was reported by TASS ^[4], RBC and MIA Rossiya Segodnya, citing sources familiar with the results of the meeting.

The press service of the Russian Post officially confirmed the appointment of Maxim Akimov as the general director of the company on the same day.

Maxim Akimov resigned from the board of directors, which he headed, since according to the charter of Russian Post, the general director cannot simultaneously be the chairman of the board of directors, a source told MIA Rossiya Segodnya.

As stated by Russian Post on January 30, 2020, according to the agenda, the following issues should have been considered at a meeting of the company's board of directors:

• on dismissal from the post of General Director of Russian Post;

• termination of the employment contract with the General Director of Russian Post;

• appointment to the position of General Director of Russian Post.

According to the source of MIA Rossiya Segodnya, Maxim Akimov resigned from the board of directors, which he headed, since according to the charter of Russian Post, the general director cannot simultaneously be the chairman of the board of directors. The composition of this council should be formed by the government at a later date. ^[5]

Maxim Akimov will begin his work as general director at the Russian Post, as the company's press service told TAdviser on February 5, 2020. In the newly occupied post, as stated in the organization, he will continue the large-scale transformation of the Russian Post into a postal and logistics company. At the same time, under his leadership, the digitalization of basic services will continue in it to simplify the interaction of customers with the company.

According to Akimov, the Russian Post faces large-scale tasks related to the transformation of the management system for a significant increase in efficiency.

The realities of the modern world require transformation not only in the corporate structure, but also in the business model of the enterprise. Russian Post historically has the highest basic potential, but globalization, the emergence of new online services, the rapid growth of people's involvement in the digital world pose radically new challenges to the company. The company needs to maintain the traditional list of services, making them better, and at the same time develop new types of services, competing for the modern consumer with the growing market of online services. Therefore, we are aimed at creating a highly efficient national company, which we can be proud of not only within Russia, but also in international markets, "said Maxim Akimov

According to RBC sources, the ^[6] and RIA Novosti, Nikolai Podguzov became the first deputy general ^[7] of the company. Formally, Podguzov will be appointed to this position by decree of the general director, a source told RIA Novosti.

In October 2019, Russian Post reported that after reorganization into a joint-stock company, its board of directors appointed Nikolai Podguzov as general director of the company. Russian Post signed a five-year labor contract with him - until 2024.

Head of the Digital Region Working Group at the Digital Economy ANO

Maxim Akimov, General Director and Chairman of the Board of Russian Post JSC, headed the Digital Region working group under the Digital Economy organization. This was reported on April 13, 2020 in the ANO "Digital Economy." His deputy and secretary of the working group was Alexander Zorin, director of regional policy at Digital Economy.

The purpose of the creation of the federal project "Digital Region" is to accelerate the introduction of digital technologies and solutions in Russian regions. An important substantive element of the fedproject will be the concept of a "digital region," that is, the target state of the region as a result of the introduction of digital and platform solutions in its economy and social sphere. The corresponding working group in the organization "Digital Economy" will concentrate on its development.

The working group included more than 40 Russian experts in the development of the digital economy in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, including representatives of leading companies in the digital economy, the expert community, regional and federal executive bodies.

Membership in the Board of Directors of Russian Post

In early December 2020, the Government of the Russian Federation approved the updated composition of the board of directors of Russian Post. It was headed by Assistant to the President of RFMaksim Oreshkin. Maxim Akimov became a new member of the board of directors. Read more here.

Income Information

2019

The declared income of Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov for 2018 amounted to 8.609 million rubles, follows from the information on the income and property of members of the government of the Russian Federation, published in April 2019. This amount is less than a year earlier: in 2017, Akimov earned 9.104 million rubles.

The deputy chairman of the government owns an apartment with an area of ​ ​ 93.4 square meters. m. and a parking space of 15.9 square meters. m. Maxim Akimov also has in free use two residential buildings with an area of ​ ​ 241.9 square meters. m. and 171.5 square meters. m. The first of them is owned by his wife, and the son Maxim Akimov does not own the property, also has the right to use this house.

Of the vehicles, the official has a Volkswagen Tuareg passenger car.

The income of Akimov's wife in 2018 amounted to 156.380 thousand rubles. However, it has more properties. In addition to the aforementioned house, the official's spouse owns three land plots with an area of ​ ​ 2435, 2479 and 7081 square meters. m., as well as a bathhouse. She has no vehicles in her property.

It should be noted that at the end of 2018, the income of Maxim Akimov, who oversees digital development, transport and real estate issues, turned out to be 3.7 times lower than that of the Minister of Digital Development Konstantin Noskov. He declared income for the year in the amount of 31.885 million rubles.

Family

Maxim Akimov is married and has two sons.

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