Tuesday, September 16, 2014

General Director of “VKontakte” can become Andrew Rogozov – BFM.Ru

He heads the development of social networks

The new general director “VKontakte” can become the head of the development department of social network Andrei Rogozov. This was a source close to the shareholders “VKontakte”, ITAR-TASS reported. Read also: Mail.Ru got absolute control over “VKontakte»

At the moment as CEO “VKontakte” vacant. Pavel Durov stepped down April 21, 2014. Procedure for approval of his successor was delayed due to a conflict of shareholders of the social network. September 16 it became known that Mail.ru Group has become the full owner of “VKontakte”. Group bought for 1.47 billion dollars 48% stake in the social network from the fund UCP Ilya Sherbovich.

The founder of “VKontakte” Durov has lost control over the social network as a result of the purchase of its shares (12%) Ivan Tavrin, head ‘ Megaphone “(this mobile operator as Mail.ru Group, under the control of USM Holding Alisher Usmanov). After a while, the “package Durov” Mail.ru Group was sold for nearly $ 345 million dollars. As a result, Durov decided to go abroad. According to him, Russia is incompatible with the internet business.

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