Rambler Media Appoints Maxim Azarov as Chief Product Officer and Pavel
Rogozhin as Chief of Product Development
Rambler Media Limited
RAMBLER MEDIA APPOINTS MAXIM AZAROV
AS CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER AND PAVEL ROGOZHIN AS CHIEF OF PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
Rambler Media Limited (RMG.LN) (“Rambler” or the “Group”), the operator
of one of Russia’s most popular internet brands, is pleased to announce
the appointment of Maxim Azarov as the Group’s new Chief Product Officer
(“CPO”) and the appointment of Pavel Rogozhin as the Group’s Chief of
Product Development (“CPD”) with immediate effect.
As Rambler’s CPO, Maxim’s primary objective will be to continue to build
an active and loyal internet audience by adapting Rambler’s range of
products to the ever evolving needs of Russian internet users. As
Rambler’s CPD, Pavel will be focused on creating a unified and advanced
development platform further ensuring Rambler’s technological leadership.
Maxim Azarov joins Rambler from Google, where he held the position of
Product Manager and was responsible for the development and performance
of selected Google products in the Russian and CIS markets since 2007.
Between 2005 and 2007, Maxim was software architect at SMSC (Standard
Microsystems) and was responsible for the planning, definition and
execution of software development projects for the company's silicon
chips. Prior to that, Maxim was Team Leader at computer software
producer Digital 5 in New Jersey where he managed the design and
implementation of software for networked consumer electronics devices.
Maxim Azarov holds an MBA in Product Management from the Isenberg School
of Management, University of Massachusetts, USA. Maxim also holds a
Master of Sciences degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and a PhD in Physics of
Atmosphere and Hydrosphere from the Central Aerologic Observatory of the
Russian Federation.
Pavel Rogozhin joined Rambler in November 2008 as Head of its
Communication Products. Since then, Pavel contributed to upgrade
Rambler’s mail services as well as launch new services such as Rambler’s
open social networking platforms MyRambler and Virtus. Pavel also has a
solid experience of the internet having successfully managed internet
events and consulted on the launch of several start up projects in
Russia. Pavel holds a degree in Electronic instruments and devices from
the Tambov Institute of Instrumentation.
Olga Turischeva, the Group’s Chief Executive Officer
commented: “We are delighted to welcome Maxim to Rambler and to appoint
Pavel to a new role. Both of them are part of a new breed of Rambler
managers, whose focus is to develop high quality and innovative products
at the heart of our corporate brand values, thus unifying our product
strategy with our users in mind, and strengthening Rambler’s position as
a leading internet portal in Russia. We also intend to encourage
innovation by allowing our employees to develop new ideas and fulfill
their goals within Rambler”.
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ABOUT RAMBLER MEDIA
Rambler Media is an internet media and services group which operates or
has interests in leading Russian language internet brands including the
Russian open portal 'Rambler.ru', on-line newspaper 'Lenta.ru', product
comparison website 'Price.ru', internet catalogue and navigation system
'Top 100' and contextual advertising company 'Begun'. Rambler Media’s
shares are traded on AIM, the junior market of the London Stock Exchange
under the symbol 'RMG'.
For more information on Rambler Media, visit our corporate website at www.ramblermedia.com.
