Rybnikov, remaining the vice president - the director of the Volga branch of Rostelecom, in a new position is responsible for ensuring effective interaction of Rostelecom and VolgaTelecom in the course of creation of the united company and also for solving of tasks, connected with this consolidation in the Volga Federal District.
Igor Rybnikov was born on July 5, 1961 in the village of Pyazhiyev Selga Prionezhsky of the Region of Republic of Karelia. In 1984 graduated from the Leningrad highest military engineering college of communication of Leningrad Soviet (specialty conductive communication). In 2004-2006 got additional higher education according to the MBA program in Moscow Technical University of Informatics and Communications (specialty "Management of the Companies in Infokommunikation").
In the communications industry works since 1992 – in the beginning as the engineer, then the lead engineer and the chief of service linearly - cable constructions of the Territorial production center of long-distance communications and television No. 23. In 2001-2003 held positions of the chief of TUSM-3, the director of Territorial Department No. 3 of Northwest branch of Rostelecom.
In 2005 it is appointed the deputy CEO – the director of the Volga branch of Rostelecom. Since August, 2010 – the vice president – the director of the Volga branch of Rostelecom. Since December 1, 2010 started fulfillment of duties of the deputy CEO of VolgaTelecom.