Brovko Vasily Yuryevich

Brovko Vasily Yuryevich

Vasily Yuryevich Brovko (February 6, 1987, Zhukovsky (Moscow region)) - director for special assignments at the state corporation Rostec.

Biography

Born on February 6, 1987 in Zhukovsky (Moscow region)^[1]a child, he played football professionally.^[2] In 2005 he graduated from the class with a mathematical bias of Lyceum No. 14.

In 2009 - Department of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy, Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov.^[2], majoring^[2] Political PR and Public Relations.

2004: Youth Magazine Sreda.org

In 2004, while studying in his second year of university, he created his first media project - the youth magazine Sreda.org, at different times political columnists and lecturers of which were Nikita Belykh, Alexey Volin and Valery Fadeev.

2006: Producer O2TV

In 2006, he took the post of producer of the political and entertainment blocks of the O2TV TV channel. During his work on the channel, he produced more than 15 television programs. Among them - "Political League"^[3]"Conversation without rules," "Black and White" and others.^[4]

2007: GRK "Mayak"

In 2007, at the invitation of the Deputy General Director of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company Sergey Arkhipov, he moved to the post of Director of the Directorate of Prime Time Broadcasting of Radio Programs of the Mayak State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.^[4]

2008: Founding of the Apostle Agency

In January 2008, he founded and became the general director of the Center for Strategic Communications "Apostle Media"^[4] (since January 2012, in connection with the rebranding, the name has been changed to "Apostle"), specializing in Internet projects, PR and television production.^[5]

In September 2008, together with journalists Andrei Kolesnikov and Tina Kandelaki, he launched the Unreal Politics project on the Internet^[6] For six months of its existence on the network, more than 5 million people have watched the political show^[7]which at the end of 2009 the rights to Unreal Politics acquired the REN TV channel.^[8] Together with the channel's management, Vasily Brovko oversaw the preparation of four issues of^[9] program^[7], after which, together with the company "Apostol," which was engaged^[10] production, left the project. In 2010, the first start-up in the history of the media business, which switched from Runet to federal television, bought the NTV channel from REN TV.

At the end of 2008, he launched the Post TV Internet channel^[4], within the framework of which the programs "Old Men Have No Place Here" were launched with Zakhar Prilepin^[11] and "Fantastic Breakfast" with Dmitry Glukhovsky, "Face.ru Video Version" with Irena Ponaroshku, "Men's Games" with Oleg Taktarov and "Real Sport" with Victoria Lopyreva.^[4]

In 2008-2009 he worked as the creative director of the magazine "Russian Pioneer." In 2008, together with a journalist from the pool of the President of the Russian Federation, the editor-in-chief of the magazine Russian pioneer"" Andrei Kolesnikov, he promoted the publication, in particular, organized a series of events with the participation of Russian media players and the political establishment. Among the regular participants of the Pioneer Readings are TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak, Deputy Prime Minister, of the Russian Federation Vladislav Surkov actor Ivan Okhlobystin, head of the TV channel Russia Today Margarita Simonyan and others. "^[12]

From April to December 2009, he was the general director of the niche social network for representatives of the Face.ru^[13][14]

From October 2009 to January 2012, Vasily Brovko was the co-producer of the Infomania program, which the Apostol company produced for the STS channel.^[13] In 2010, the program received a special prize of television critics "TEFI" for an experiment in the field of convergence of television and the Internet.^[15] held. Infomania was nominated twice for TEFI itself.

2010 - promotion on the Internet of the program "+ 100500" by Maxim Golopogosov^[7].

In 2011, as part of the management of the Apostol Media holding, he was engaged in the production of the weekly program Moscow 24/7 about the "life of ordinary Muscovites" for the TVC channel.^[16] The program was nominated for the TEFI award^[17]

TV projects (production of programs):

• "The right choice" for the TV channel "Seven" (2010 - 2011)
• "Food for Strength" for the TV channel "Seven" (2010-2011)
• Russia in numbers "for the TV channel" Seven "(2010-2011)
• Daily and weekly show for the Russian lottery "Gosloto"
• "Infomania" for the STS TV channel (October 2009 - January 2012)
• "Moscow 24/7" for the TV Center channel (2011)

2011: Founding of AM-Invest

In March 2011, in partnership with Tina Kandelaki, he founded the investment company AM-Invest, which finances Internet startups, develops software and creates educational computer programs for schools, and became its CEO. According to Vasily Brovko, he and the Apostol team have previously worked on creating software, including several platforms related to financial management in educational institutions.^[18]

In October 2011, in the framework of cooperation with FC Anji, he worked on the Concept for the Development of Youth Football in Dagestan, which includes the training of the coaching staff and the creation of infrastructure throughout the republic, and also organized the presentation of one of the most expensive football strikers in the world, Samuel Eto'O^[17].

In 2011-2012, together with Tina Kandelaki, he launched the national educational project "Smart School^[17]," which includes regular holding of the All-Russian educational forum "Smart School," trips to regional schools and the work of the network project "Умная-школа.рф." The latter is an open discussion platform for exchanging views on the problems of the education system and building feedback with representatives of the Public Chamber, the State Duma and the Government of the Russian Federation. In November 2011, the portal received the Runet Prize in the nomination Science and Education.

January 2012 - the launch on the Internet of the political talk show "Flight from Kamikaze." The host of the program, which appears on the YouTube channel, is the popular video blogger Dima Kamikaze (kamikadze_d), produced by Tina Kandelaki.

In February 2012, he rebranded the Apostle Media Center for Strategic Communications^[19] new Apostle brand was created by Hunt^[20]

2013

Conflict with Alexei Navalny

On March 22, 2013, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on the conflict between Alexei Navalny, then a member of the Aeroflot board of directors, and management over a contract worth 64 million rubles to promote the airline's brand on the Internet, in particular, the production and placement by Apostol of videos about the company's activities. According to Navalny, Apostol did not fulfill its obligations under the contract, which was also concluded without a tender. Representatives of the "Apostle," in turn, said that all "contractual obligations" are fulfilled in full and on time. " The same opinion was shared by a source close to Aeroflot of the Vedomosti newspaper^[21]

On the same day, Alexei Navalny commented on and expanded the content of the Vedomosti publication in his blog.^[22] In response to this, on March 22, 2013, in his column on the Echo of Moscow website, the general director of Apostol Vasily Brovko denied Navalny's arguments. In particular, he pointed out that on the official Aeroflot channel on YouTube^[23] at that time 52 videos were posted, which received a total of 6.7 million views. The video channel created by Apostol for the air carrier ranked seventh in the ranking of video channels of all world air carriers, ahead of the Air France, Lufthansa and Emirates accounts in popularity.^[24]

In addition, in his publication of March 22, 2013, Alexei Navalny announced that the rebranding of Rostec carried out by the Apostle in December 2012 was an unnecessary and useless measure. In response, Brovko said that the "Apostle" managed to "significantly" increase the representation and recognition of the corporation in the information field. Thus, [the Rostec Information Favorability Index from September to December 2012 increased from 10.9 thousand to 29.5 thousand points.^[24]

On March 27-28, 2013, a supporter of Alexei Navalny^[25], Ruslan Leviyev, published two parts of the post "Apostle Media - Kings of Art."^[26][27] In it, the blogger accused Apostol of artificially overstating the popularity of video channels of client companies using bots. Alexei Navalny posted links on his blog.^[28]

On June 5, 2013, an article by Vasily Brovko "Navalny - President of Bots"^[29] was published in the Vzglyad online newspaper^[30]which he accused Alexei Navalny and his like-minded people of a "planned information attack" on the Apostol company in order to "collapse the information favorability index." The reason for this statement was a significant increase in negative comments about the company by Internet users. At the same time, according to Brovko, bot messages accounted for 65% of the total number of negative reviews.

Head of Communications at Rostec

As the general director of Apostol, Vasily Brovko launched the process of changing the positioning system of Rostec State Corporation in Russia and abroad. Under his leadership, the State Corporation was rebranded, all the components of the brand were updated: name, logo, slogan, all visual elements. The first media site was created, which publishes news about the Russian industry in six languages. Rostec has social media accounts and a YouTube channel with unique multimedia content.

Rebranding in December 2012 of the state corporation Rostec.^[31] branding The cost of^[32] holding's contract with the State Corporation amounted to $1.5 million. The British agency Winter, headed by Ilya Oskolkov-Tsentsiper, a group of designers led by Hazle McMillan, was involved in the work on the project. Rostec's website was developed by the creative agency SomeOneElse.

After the completion of the first stage of changes, Vasily was invited by the executive director of the State Corporation Sergei Kulikov to continue working in the Rostec team.

On December 5, 2013, Vladimir Brovko was appointed head of the communications service of the state corporation "Russian Technologies." The decision to appoint Vasily Brovko was made by Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov. The head of the communications service began his duties on December 5, 2013.

According to Sergei Chemezov, the appointment decision is in line with Rostec's strategy to enter the global market.

leaders who associate their professional growth with the development of Rostec should come to the team. Vasily Brovko is one of the most promising Russian media managers who has implemented successful media projects for the largest companies from various areas of the economy. This is in line with Rostec's strategy to promote the corporation's brand on the principle of information openness, "he added

Later it was reported that for 3 years Vasily built a comprehensive architecture of the corporation brand, built a holistic image of the corporation for external and internal audiences. In accordance with the plan to increase the investment attractiveness of holding companies, including by increasing the capitalization of brands and their perception as the world's leading leading companies in the market of high-tech products, a number of brands of the corporation's largest holding companies, such as Kalashnikov Concern, KRET, Technodinamika, Schwabe, Tekhmash, etc. has been developed and introduced. The representation of the corporation in the information field has grown significantly. Vasily also built a unified system of press services, quality standards and launched the main communications tools.

In 2015, the independent Swiss company Assessa estimated the value of the portfolio of Rostec brands at 31.2 billion rubles.

One of the key areas of work of the Rostec communications service was the policy of information openness. In accordance with it, the corporation has formed a vertically integrated external communications system.

Rostec's reputation in foreign media has been significantly strengthened. Work was carried out to increase the transparency and accessibility of the corporation's financial statements through the release of a specialized annual report.

2014: IT Curator at Rostechnologies

By July 2014, Vasily Brovko headed the Rostec communications department in "," information technology and Rostec analysts^[33]this position, he implemented the transition to a service model in IT corporations through the creation and development of an internal IT -integrator to optimize and increase the efficiency of the corporation's IT expenses - RT-Inform, developed a standard for information analytical support of the corporation's management bodies, and also took part in the development of standards of the Rostec Annual Report.

In 2014, Vasily Brovko headed the board of directors of RT-Inform with the aim of creating an internal IT integrator to optimize and improve the efficiency of the corporation's IT expenses. During this time, RT-Inform's revenue increased from 40 million to almost 2 billion rubles, while it was possible to reduce the total cost of IT services.

2015: Director, Communications, IT and Strategic Research, Rostec

In 2015, Vasily Brovko was appointed Director of Communications, IT and Strategic Research at Rostec. As part of the project team, he participated in the development and integration of the Rostec Strategy 2025.

2016: Director-at-Large of Rostec

In October 2016, Vasily Brovko was appointed Director-at-Large of Rostec State Corporation. The corresponding decision was made by the CEO of the corporation and approved by the Supervisory Board of Rostec.

"Vasily Brovko was faced with the task of forming a holistic image of Rostec and global promotion of the brand in Russia and abroad. This corresponded to the stage of development of the State Corporation, at which integrated holding companies were formed by industry, requiring the creation of strong competitive brands and the introduction of an information openness policy. In addition, Vasily Brovko implemented great work to change the IT function in the corporation, as well as integrate and agree on a new Rostec strategy until 2025. At this stage, the tasks have been completed as a whole. The new front of Vasily Brovko's work will no longer be associated with functional, but with project management, which meets the needs of Rostec at a new stage of development, "said Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec.

As Director-at-Large, Vasily Brovko is responsible for the implementation of special projects in various industries. These projects are mostly integrated development projects.

In 2016, Vasily Brovko was elected chairman of the board of directors. NCI As of October 2016, he was also the chairman of the board of directors of "" and RT-Inform a member of the board of directors. Within the Central Research Institute "Electronics" framework of this position, Vasily was responsible for projects to create a unified electronic educational environment and a Unified state Information System (), health care UNIFORM STATE HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM implement a deployment project, and global IT infrastructure as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup also engaged in information and analytical support of the corporation's management bodies.

As a member of the Board of Directors of RT-Expo, he oversaw the participation of Rostec in key civil exhibitions and events, such as Innoprom, SPIEF, CIPR, Biotechmed.

In addition, Vasily was responsible for the project to create an educational and urban project on the basis Tula of "," Octavas the creation of a competence center for industrial design and other projects.

2017: As part of the working group of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation

In the spring of 2017, Vasily Brovko became a member of the working group of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation in the direction of "Digital Economy." The composition of the working group was approved by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Vasily Brovko, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Center for Informatization LLC, became a member of the working group of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation in the direction of Digital Economy, the order on the creation of which was approved the day before by the head of the Russian state, Vladimir Putin. The text of the document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

The following will also be engaged in the "digitalization" of the Russian economy under the President: assistants to the head of state Andrei Belousov and Igor Shchegolev, deputy head of the Expert Department of the President of Russia Leonid Osipov, first deputy head of the government apparatus Maxim Akimov, general director of Rosatom Alexei Likhachev, head of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications Nikolai Nikiforov, head of Rospotrebnazdor Anna Popova, as well, as well president of PJSC Rostelecom Mikhail elecom Oseevsky oseevsky.

2019: Head of Architecture Council on 5G

In the summer of 2019, Vasily Brovko, Director-at-Large of Rostec Group of Companies, together with Boris Glazkov, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives of PJSC Rostelecom, headed the newly created Architectural Council for 5G. Read more here.

2020: As part of the working group "Digital Region" at the ANO "Digital Economy"

In April 2020, Vasily Brovko, Director-at-Large of Rostec State Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NCI, joined the working group of the federal project "Digital Region" under the organization "Digital Economy." This was reported on April 14 by BARS Group.

2021

Deputy Head of the Committee for the Implementation of National Projects "Rostec"

For April 2021 - Director-at-Large of the State Corporation Rostec, as well as Deputy Head of the Committee for the Implementation of National Projects in the State Corporation. His responsibilities include the formation of comprehensive projects and proposals for the participation of State Corporation organizations in the implementation of national projects. He oversaw the work of the Rostec project office on the federal project "Digital Technologies," including the preparation of roadmaps for end-to-end digital technologies.

Within the framework of his position, he is responsible for the implementation of the Agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation on the development of fifth-generation mobile communication networks. He is co-chairman of the 5G Architectural Council, created in order to implement this Agreement.

For April 2021, Vasily Brovko is a member of the board of directors of Tsifromed, the Octava cluster, which opened in 2018 and became the flagship project for the revitalization of industrial enterprises and urban transformation, and RT-Expo; as well as the chairman of the board of directors of companies:

• NtechLab, working in video analytics and facial recognition;
• electroacoustic plant Octava"" in, Toole exporting products to, and USA Europe countries Asia the Pacific region;
• BARS Group.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Spectrum

Rostec State Corporation on August 20, 2021 informed TAdviser about the formation of a national vendor of telecommunications solutions for 4G, 5G and the next generations of communication. The specially created company was called "Spectrum" and will implement the roadmap for the development of 5G and will provide mass production. Vasily Brovko, Director-at-Large of the Corporation, will become the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Spectre. Read more here.

2023: The court sentenced to 8 years in prison the administrators of telegram channels in the case of extortion from Brovko and his wife

The Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow on May 29, 2023 sentenced each of the three former administrators of Telegram channels to eight years in a maximum security colony in the case of extortion of 470 thousand rubles from TV presenter Tina Kandelaki and her husband Vasily Brovko.

"The court decided to recognize Alexei Slobodenyuk, Yevgeny Moskvin and Vladislav Malushenko guilty under Art. 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (" Extortion ") and appoint each eight years in prison in a maximum security colony and a fine of 500 thousand rubles," the court said.

The prosecutor asked to appoint each of them just such a term of imprisonment.

According to the plot of the prosecution, the defendants in 2020 united in an organized group to extort money from public persons, for which they acquired the Telegram channels "Project" Scanner "and Riddle, distributing powers and engaging in the placement of defamatory publications and extortion of money for their removal.

The accused published information defaming the honor of the director-at-large of the Rostec state corporation Vasily Brovko and his wife Tina Kandelaki. Brovko's assistant asked channel administrators to remove the defamatory posts. In response, a demand was received for the payment of 470 thousand rubles, otherwise the accused threatened to continue publishing. Brovko initially agreed to pay the required amount, but after that the defaming publications continued. Then the victim wrote a statement to law enforcement agencies, a criminal case was initiated. During the trial, the defendants pleaded guilty and asked for forgiveness from Brovko and his wife.

Awards and titles

• 2009 - victory in the competition of the publication "Action" "Young People of 2009" in the nomination "Media."^[34]
• 2012 - II place in the ranking of "Young Media Managers of Russia" according to the online publication Infox.ru.^[35]
• 2012 - The President of the Russian Federation was thanked.
• 2016, 2018 - Marked by Letters of Thanks from the President of the Russian Federation.
• 2017 - The President of the Russian Federation was thanked.
• 2017 - Medal "For Valiant Labor" for active participation in the projects of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia and on the occasion of the 30th anniversary.
• 2018 - Medal for a special contribution to the development of the Tula region.
• 2018 - Gratitude of the Mayor of Moscow.
• 2019 - Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the second degree (for a special contribution to the organization and holding of the World Cup).
• 2021 - Gratitude to the President of the Russian Federation for his great contribution to the strengthening of Russian statehood and active social activity.

Marital status

Married to Tina Kandelaki (as of April 2021), no children.

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