Gogichaty Merab Avtandilovich

Gogichaty Merab Avtandilovich

Biography

Born in 1978

In 2002 he graduated from the North Caucasus state Technological University (since 2012 -), North Caucasus Federal University (SKFU) an engineer in the field of "."Industrial electronics

In 2014 he graduated from Samara stateeconomic the University, Master in Management.

2002: Start of employment at Istok

He began his career in 2002 as an electronic engineer at OJSC Istok.

2003: Work in the Communications and Telecommunications Industry

From 2003 to 2011, he worked with the communications and telecommunications industry, and went from a system engineer to the head of the technical department. Since 2011, he continued his career in the field of information technology in the financial sector.

2011: Volga Bank of Sberbank of the Russian Federation

From 10.08.2011 to 28.02.2013 - Director of the Technical Facilities and Telecommunications Department of the Branch of the Joint-Stock Commercial Savings Bank of the Russian Federation (OJSC) Volga Bank.

2013: Managing Director of the IT unit of the Volga Bank of Sberbank of the Russian Federation

From 01.03.2013 to 28.07.2015 - Managing Director of the IT block of the Volga Bank of Sberbank of the Russian Federation.

From 28.03.2013 to 30.12.2016 - Member of the Management Board of the Volga Bank of Sberbank of the Russian Federation.

2015: Regional Director of the Volga Bank of Sberbank of the Russian Federation

From 29.07.2015 to 30.12.2016 - Regional Director - Head of the Department of Technical Means and Telecommunications "West" of the Centralized Infrastructure of OJSC Sberbank Russia"."

2017: Managing Director of Sberbank-Service

From 09.01.2017 to 02.04.2018 - Managing Director of Sberbank-Service LLC.

2018: Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Ak Bars Bank

From 03.04.2018 to 06.11.2018 - Director of the Operational and Technological Directorate of PJSC AK BARS Bank.

Since 07.11.2018 - Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of AK BARS BANK. He oversaw the directions for information technology support, operating activities and cash and cash circulation of the Bank.

According to the information at the beginning of 2023, under the leadership of Merab, the bank increased the maturity of its architectural function in IT, introduced monitoring of IT infrastructure and business metrics, IT processes were certified according to the ISO\IEC 20,000 standard, and a situational center for responding to IT incidents was created.

2023: VP Infrastructure and Application Services VK

VK (formerly Mail.ru Group) on January 27, 2023 announced the appointment of Merab Gogichaty as vice president for infrastructure and applied services.

Merab Gogichaty is responsible for developing the technical infrastructure and ensuring the uninterrupted operation of the company's services. The appointment is consistent with VK's strategy to strengthen the company's place in the Russian market.

Awards

He was awarded an honorary certificate of Sberbank of Russia PJSC "For Merits in the Development and Improvement of Banking."