Sparrow Johnathan (Jonathan Sparrow)

Sparrow Johnathan (Jonathan Sparrow)

Biography

He received a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University, where he studied at the Department of Studies of Russia and Eastern Europe.

By 2014, Jonathan Sparrow has lived and worked in Moscow for almost 25 years.

In 1994, he took the post of sales and marketing director at the Russian representative office of the American Millicom International Cellular, where he worked until 1996.

1998: Head of Communications and High Technology at Accenture Russia

In 1998-2003 headed the communications and high technology department of the Moscow branch of Accenture.

2003: CEO of Nokia Networks in Russia

In 2003, he was appointed to the post of CEO of Nokia Networks in Russia.

In 2007, he became the head of the department for work MegaFon with. Nokia Siemens Networks

2013: Qualcomm VP

In 2013, he took the position of vice president at Qualcomm, where he was responsible for the company's activities in Russia, Turkey and Eastern Europe.

In addition, Jonathan worked as an adviser at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.

2014: Vice President of Cisco in Russia and the CIS

Since August 2014, Jonathan Sparrow began working as vice president of Cisco in Russia and other CIS countries. In his work, he plans to pay special attention to the further development of relations with local government agencies, partners and customers of Cisco, as well as the general management of the company's activities in Russia/CIS.

In May 2019, Jonathan Sparrow in an interview with TAdviser spoke about plans to develop the company's business and production in Russia, as well as how it works in the difficult conditions that have developed in the country for foreign vendors.

2024: Advisor at Aquarius

In August 2024, it became known that Aquarius had attracted Jonathan Sparrow to manage the company. As the representative of the group clarified to Vedomosti, Jonathan Sparrow is an adviser to the shareholders of the holding company AK Holding, which also includes the Aquarius group of companies. This is a new position in the holding, Sparrow's entry into work does not in any way affect the structure or the staff of the holding and its member companies, the representative of Aquarius emphasized.