Yandex Group Managing Director Tigran Khudaverdyan. File photoMOSCOW, March 16 Due to EU sanctions, Tigran Khudaverdyan is leaving the board of directors and the post of deputy CEO of Yandex N.V., as well as his positions in the Dutch subsidiaries of the company. This was reported on the website of the Yandex company.
"Yandex" announces that Tigran Khudaverdyan is leaving the board of directors and the post of Deputy General Director of Yandex N.V., as well as his positions in the Dutch subsidiaries of the company", the publication says.
It is emphasized that the company has a strong management team, based on which the board of directors will consider changes in the management structure. It is added that until April 15, the duties of the general director of Yandex LLC will be performed by Elena Bunina. According to the chairman of the board of directors of Yandex N.V. John Boynton, the company is surprised that the EU restrictions have affected Khudaverdyan. He expressed regret that his colleague could no longer hold the position entrusted to him.The expert said that he would save Yandex from defaultAccording to the company, neither it nor the subsidiaries of the group of companies appear on the sanctions lists of Western countries. Khudaverdyan took the position of managing director of the Yandex group of companies in 2019, on March 15 he was appointed CEO of Yandex » in Russia. Arkady Volozh continues to be the leader of the group.
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