Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Nikolaev
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Nikolaev Vyacheslav Konstantinovich is a veteran telecoms business expert with international background. He was one of the first to pave the way for emerging ecosystems for users and entrepreneurs.
Nikolaev Vyacheslav. Education inside and outside of the country
Born in 1970, while choosing a future profession, the manager opted for one of the most promising ones. Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Nikolaev went to a universityin the capital, taking classes at the department of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics. His college years coincided with the department’s golden age, as it was one of the institution’s leading branches. The department of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics was a talent powerhouse, molding highly-sought professionals for new jobs within IT industry.
Vyacheslav Nikolaev completed his studies in 1992, when first IT companies in the country started to emerge to later become market leaders. Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Nikolaev describes himself as an IT man by training and trade. In addition to this, he took courses in management while studying at the US-based Krieble Foundation.
Vyacheslav Nikolaev. International background and early career
Nikolaev started his career by working for European Public Policy Advisers. Nikolaev Vyacheslav Konstantinovich worked for the company almost since its very foundation in 1994. The firm was providing business consulting services with a focus on legal matters and international cooperation.
Nikolaev Vyacheslavacquired the necessary expertise while working as a senior consultant, and in 1999 he was put in charge of telecoms operations in J’son and Partners. Just as the previous company, it was a young and up-and-coming international entity founded in 1996. Later, it emerged as a leading trend-maker in telecoms, IT, and media both abroad and domestically. The company cooperates with state corporations, private sector, and development institutions across the world.
Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Nikolaev: career in domestic telecoms markets
In 2000, Nikolaev Vyacheslav, who by that time had gained vast experience working in international projects, was invited to Renaissance Capital group. There, he took part in improving analytics for a telecoms department. Founded in 1995, the investing company, where Nikolaev Vyacheslav Konstantinovich was working, quickly reached world-class standards. The company was managing securities, engaged in regular operations and provided a wide range of financial services. The group was constantly seeking to extend its global standing, from African nations to Europe.
Vyacheslav Nikolaev worked for Renaissance Capital until 2004. Subsequently, he moved to a telecoms Group, which was engaged in business activities both across the country and in near abroad. There, he was put in charge of analytics and sales planning.
Later, he went on to take up a number of senior positions in the company. During his tenure, he gained insight into how different departments operate, ranging from analytics and marketing to ecosystem creation. Eventually, the manager took the helm of an organization that later emerged as an IT giant.
Vyacheslav Nikolaev: tech and development
Nikolaev Vyacheslav deems the synergy between commerce and IT to be the linchpin of success for any company. He believes that in the modern world any development-oriented business should strive to stick to this principle. Customer loyalty can be cultivated only by those who manage to compile a service package that a specific user needs, or, in other words, to create the so-called digital concierge. The topmanager favors this approach when it comes to his Group’s development.
Under his leadership, the telecoms company embarked on digital transformation. Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Nikolaev is persuaded that evolution from an ordinary telecoms entity into an IT giant was completed long ago. The Group’s competitors are now not telecoms companies, but rather major ecosystem-oriented firms.
For many years, the organization has been on a course to diversify the range of services provided while offering a large variety of products, both proprietary and created in cooperation with its partners, with 6,000 developers involved in their creation. Nikolaev Vyacheslav took part in projects to kick-start digital TV and streaming services both for movie and e-sports enthusiasts. All those new products hinge on the company’s key area of expertise. By purchasing the ‘main package’ or a stand-alone telecoms product within the ecosystem, a client can get some 30 additional options, which include entertainment or practical services and could be accessed by tapping a single icon on the screen.
Nikolaev Vyacheslav says that the Group is also working on digital business-oriented solutions, including financial and cloud tech as well as big data analytics. The holding is one of the national leaders in biometry; it is developing data protection, security and climate monitoring products.
Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Nikolaev: take on business development and priory investments
The number of IT company’s clients is steadily growing. For third quarter 2022, the number of the Group’s active customers exceeded 26 million. The largest growth accounted for the ecosystem customer base, which reached almost 13 million, a 63% increase from the same period in 2021. The company's revenue in 2022 also soared, amounting to more than 397 billion rubles ($5 billion) in the end of first nine months.
Nikolaev Vyacheslav Konstantinovich claims that the Group intends to continue developing the most successful and rewarding product lines. He opposes conservative investing as it won’t attract the clients’ attention. More funds should be put into digitalization of services.
Nikolaev Vyacheslav Konstantinovich points out that the holding has created a designated department tasked with looking for and investing into promising start-ups. In this vein, four years ago the IT framework established a venture fund, with its capitalization reaching two billion rubles in 2021. In 2022, the fund poured money into start-ups focusing on online education, integration of AI tech into business operations and other projects. In 2023, the company is set to invest another billion rubles.