Nikitin Andrei Sergeyevich

Nikitin Andrei Sergeyevich

Biography

Andrei Sergeevich Nikitin was born on November 26, 1979 in Moscow, but almost from birth until the age of 16 he lived in the city of MiassChelyabinsk region.

In 1996 he entered the State University of Management (GUU), which he graduated in 2001. Then he entered graduate school in the department "theory of organization and management." In 2006 he defended his thesis on economics on the topic "Strategy of organizational changes as an instrument of effective management (theoretical and methodological aspect)" and received a Ph.D. in economic sciences.

In 2007 he graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics with an MBA advanced training course.

From 2002 to 2004, he worked as Development Director at Neftegazinvest Investment Company.

In 2004-2007 he was the general director of Steklonit Trading House LLC.

2002, the Board of Directors of the STEKLONiT plant in Ufa was looking for opportunities for development, and I was invited to the post of General Director of Trading House STEKLONiT LLC, which at that time consisted of one person, i.e. from me. We put together a good team and we managed to ensure a high pace of development. During this time, we have grown 13 times! When the second Tverstekloplastic plant appeared, the appointment of me as General Director of RUSKOMPOSIT Management Company became logical. I am proud that during this period STEKLONiT has become a leader in the production of composite materials, fiberglass, geosynthetics, and we started with very small production.

From 2007 to 2009, he worked as General Director of STEKLONiT Management LLC.

Since 2009, Andrei Nikitin has been the General Director of RUSKOMPOSIT Management Company LLC.

Member of the Federal Intersectoral Council, Chairman of the Committee on Youth Entrepreneurship of Delovaya Rossiya LLC.

Coordinator of the project "Quality of roads of Russia" LLC "Business Russia."

Member of the public commission of the Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor).

Since 2007, he has been an assistant professor at the Department of Theory of Organization and Management of the GUU.

Published six scientific papers. Participates in scientific conferences, round tables, seminars on current management problems.

2011: CEO of ASI

July 27, 2011 Andrei Nikitin was elected general director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI).

2017: Governor of Novgorod Region

On February 13, 2017, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed interim governor of the Novgorod region.

According to the election results on September 10, 2017, he was elected head of the region.

October 14, 2017 took office as Governor of the Novgorod Region.

2025: Appointment as Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia

February 7, 2025 announced the appointment of Andrei Nikitin as the new Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia. The corresponding order was signed by the head of the Cabinet of Ministers Mikhail Mishustin.

What exactly Nikitin will do in the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, the department does not specify. At the same time, earlier in February 2025, Dmitry Bakanov, who oversaw the digitalization of transport in the ministry, moved from the post of Deputy Minister of Transport and was appointed General Director of the state corporation Roscosmos. Experts interviewed by Kommersant also say that the former Novgorod governor will deal with the development of digital technologies.

Later, the Ministry of Transport confirmed to Interfax that Nikitin would be responsible for the digital transformation in the department. He will coordinate the activities "on the informatization and automation of the transport complex of Russia." The Department of Digital Development is directly subordinate to Andrei Nikitin, the press service of the ministry said.

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Фото: Press Service of the President of Russia

Bakanov, being deputy minister, was engaged only in digitalization and, in theory, the Ministry of Transport needs a person associated with this topic. As far as Andrei Nikitin will be ready to take on this direction, it is difficult to say. Perhaps the department will still redistribute powers, - Mikhail Blinkin, scientific director of the HSE Institute of Transport, told the publication.

According to Vedomosti, citing its sources, Andrei Nikitin can become the curator of the field of unmanned technologies, he has the necessary experience to work in this direction.

In the Novgorod region, headed by Andrei Nikitin, they created the Ushkuynik research and production center. There they developed drones on fiber, which are used in a military operation, the source of the publication specified.

According to political scientist Konstantin Kalachev, the resignation of Andrei Nikitin cannot be called "so sudden." The expert recalls the episode during the meeting of the ASI Supervisory Board on January 23, 2025.

There is one technical question, I would like to discuss with you, - then Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the governor of the Novgorod region (quoted by Kommersant).

Awards

He was awarded the medal "For Valiant Labor" from the government, Moscow has the gratitude of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. of the Russian Federation

Hobby

I devote my free time to travel. I love countries with a rich history, which I myself know and love very well. But the most striking impressions leave places where wildlife is represented in its almost pristine beauty - Africa, Australia and our Kamchatka, Urals, North of Russia, the Far East.

Family

Married, no children.