Biography
Evgeny Melnikov is a veteran of the Magnit retail chain, but there is practically no information about his activities in the public domain. It is known that in 2009 he headed the information security department, and a few years later he became the head of the department of the same name.
In 2018, after the founder of Magnit, Sergei Galitsky, sold his stake to VTB Bank and management changed in the retail chain, Melnikov headed the Directorate for Information Technology and Information Protection, his friend told TAdviser.
As CIO, Melnikov replaced Boris Sopelnik, who had worked in this position since December 2016.
2018: Joining the Board of Magnit
On October 17, 2018, the board of directors of Magnit announced the election of Yevgeny Melnikov to the board.
We are pleased to welcome Evgeny Melnikov to the Management Board of PJSC Magnit. He heads the Information Technology and Information Protection Directorate. Evgeny has been working at the company for more than 10 years and has extensive experience in the field of information technology. We are confident that his participation in the Board will have a positive impact on the future of the company. IT is a strategically important area for retail, - said Olga Naumova, General Director and Chairman of the Board of Magnit |
Simultaneously with the entry of Melnikov, the deputy general director of Magnit Ilya Sattarov dropped out of the board, who decided to leave the company.