Shvetsov Nikita

Shvetsov Nikita

Biography

Education

In 2004 he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Electronic Technology (MIET).

In 2011, he received a Management Technology for Innovation certificate at the European School of Management and Technology business school.

Career

2002: Developer at StarForce Technologies

He began his career in 2002 as a developer at StarForce Technologies. He worked there until 2004.

2004: Working in Kaspersky Lab

In 2004, he began working as a viral analyst at Kaspersky Lab.

In 2006, he became a senior developer at Kaspersky Lab.

Since April 2014, he worked as Acting Director for Research and Development of Kaspersky Lab.

Nikita made a significant contribution to the development of the product portfolio for both corporate customers and end users. As a result of his team's work, the company's products won a number of prestigious awards from independent test laboratories, which largely determined their success in international markets.

2018: Head of IT Management at Raiffeisen Bank

Nikita Shvetsov will take the post of head of the information technology directorate and will join the board of Raiffeisen Bank. This was reported to TAdviser on December 3, 2018 by representatives of the bank. One of Nikita's priorities in this role will be the development of a digital transformation program and the strengthening of the information technology directorate.

As specified in the financial organization, on December 3, 2018, he will join the bank's team as an adviser to the chairman of the board in order to take the post of head of the IT directorate on December 25. The appointment will enter into force after approval of his candidacy for a seat on the board by the Bank of Russia.

All aspects of transformation, including strategy, project experience and technology, should be aimed at sustainable business growth, "said Nikita Shvetsov. - I am pleased to join the Raiffeisen Bank team to contribute to the dynamic development of the company.

We are making a strategic bet on the digital transformation of the bank as a key factor in the development of products and services for our customers, "said Sergey Monin, Chairman of the Board of Raiffeisen Bank. "I am glad that Nikita will become part of our team and I am sure that his experience in shaping the strategy of both technological and product development will help him make a great contribution to the future of Raiffeisen Bank."

As the head of the information technology department, Nikita will be replaced by Andrei Popov, who leaves Raiffeisenbank and will continue his career outside the RBI Group (Raiffeisen Bank International).

2020: TAdviser Interview

In April 2020, in an interview TAdviser CIO Raiffeisen Bank , Nikita Shvetsov told why Raiffeisen Bank tripled the number of IT specialists, what difficulties it faced and how it borrows the engineering practices of leading technology companies. More details here.

2021: Leaving Raiffeisen Bank

In early October 2021, Nikita Shvetsov resigned as IT Director of Raiffeisen Bank.