MOSCOW, July 3 VKontakte CEO Marina Krasnova and CTO Alexander Tobol will leave the company, according to a social media post.
«VKontakte CEO Marina Krasnova and VK Vice President for Technology and Development, VKontakte CTO Alexander Tobol have decided to leave the company and pursue their own project,» the statement said.
From July 3, the social network will be managed by a collegial body consisting of representatives of VK top management and VKontakte management. They will be responsible for operational processes, making strategic decisions and developing new areas, the company explained.
As VK CEO Vladimir Kiriyenko noted, the updated management format reflects how most key decisions are made » In contact with».
According to him, this approach has proved its effectiveness and will allow the social network to continue to grow its audience, as well as create and improve services for users.
According to the results of the Brand Analytics study, which were at the disposal of , the social network «VKontakte» retains leadership in Russia both in terms of content volume and in terms of the number of authors, despite their slight decline since last fall.