Changes in the Management Board of AO UniCredit Bank
Following the appointment of Mikhail Alekseev, Chairman of the Management Board of AO UniCredit Bank, as deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, on 6 October 2020 the Supervisory Board of the Bank nominated Kirill Zhukov-Emelyanov as acting Chairman of the Management Board of AO UniCredit Bank starting from October 12 2020, with his further appointment as Chairman of the Management Board, subject to approval by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. Currently member of the Management Board in charge of Corporate and Investment Banking, Kirill will formally start his new position following the regulatory approval of his appointment.
Gianfranco Bisagni and Niccolò Ubertalli, CoCEOs Commercial Banking, CEE stated: “Mikhail Alekseev has successfully led UniCredit Bank Russia for more than a decade, significantly contributing to its leading role in the country’s economic development, leaving his mark. We would like to thank him for the fruitful collaboration over the years and sincerely wish him all the best for his career and his future professional endeavors.” They added: “We congratulate Kirill on his nomination and wish him every success in this new position. His nomination is a great example of the Group’s talented pool and our effective succession planning.”
CV Kirill Zhukov-Emelyanov
Member of the Management Board
Kirill Zhukov-Emelyanov started his career in 1994 with UniCredit Bank (former International Moscow Bank) in the field of corporate finance.
From 1999 he managed credit business of Bank Austria Creditanstalt Russia. Following its merger with International Moscow Bank in 2001, he held executive positions at corporate banking division of International Moscow Bank. From 2003, he was responsible for the development of the regional network and corporate business of International Moscow Bank, and then of UniCredit Bank. In December 2008 he was appointed Member of the Management Board responsible for corporate and investment banking business and private banking of AO UniCredit Bank.
He graduated in International Economic Relations from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University).