Igor Komarov

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Igor Komarov
Игорь Комаров
Komarov in 2012
Presidential Envoy to Volga Federal District
Assumed office
September 7, 2018
Preceded byIgor Panshin (acting)
Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education
In office
July 10, 2018 – September 7, 2018
Director General of Roscosmos
In office
January 21, 2015 – May 24, 2018
Preceded byOleg Ostapenko
Succeeded byDmitry Rogozin
Personal details
Born (1964-05-25) May 25, 1964 (age 59)
Engels, Saratov Oblast, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia

Igor Anatolyevich Komarov (born 25 May 1964) is a Russian industrialist, financier and manager. He served as Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District from 18 September 2018 (acting from 7 September to 18 September). In March 2014, he was appointed the head of the United Rocket and Space Corporation (ORKK). Komarov served as Director General of the State Corporation for Space Activities "Roscosmos" between 21 January 2015 and 24 May 2018.

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[1]

Biography

Komarov was born in Engels, Saratov Oblast in 1986 and graduated from the Moscow State University. MV Lomonosov with a specialty "economist".

From 1992 to 2002, he worked in credit and financial institutions in executive positions (Inkombank, National Reserve Bank, Sberbank).

From 2002 to 2008, he was Deputy General Director of OJSC Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel for Economics and Finance.

Since October 2008, he held the position of Adviser to the General Director of the State Corporation "Rostekhnologii", in May 2009 was appointed Executive Vice President of JSC AVTOVAZ, and on August 28, 2009 - appointed President of this company.[2]

On October 1, 2009, Igor Komarov was elected chairman of the Board of Directors of ZAO GM-AVTOVAZ.

On October 16, 2013, Igor Komarov announced his resignation as president of JSC AVTOVAZ. Formally, his departure from the post of president of the car concern, he justified the transition to a new job, the president of the United Space Rocket Corporation.

During his time as President of AvtoVAZ, from 2009 to 2013, Igor Komarov and his team carried out reforms to radically reorganize the car factory.

On October 23, 2013, by the order of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation DA Medvedev was appointed deputy head of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).

In March 2014, the government appointed the head of the United Rocket and Space Corporation.

On January 21, 2015, he headed the Roscosmos State Corporation.

On May 24, 2018, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the General Director of Roscosmos State Corporation was dismissed from office.

From July 11 to September 7, 2018 - Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.[3]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the

UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]

In response to the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 6 April 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Komarov to its list of persons sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 14024.[5]

References

  1. ^ "О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации". Decree No. 688 of 29 November 2018 (in Russian). President of Russia.
  2. За рулём
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  3. ^ Игорь Комаров назначен полпредом Президента в Приволжском федеральном округе / kremlin.ru
  4. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ^ Office of Foreign Assets Control. "Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions." Published 2022-0418. 87 FR 23023