QIWI Appoints Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
NICOSIA, CYPRUS – January 30, 2024 – QIWI plc (NASDAQ and MOEX: QIWI) ("QIWI" or the "Company"), an innovative provider of cutting-edge fintech and digital marketing services, today announced the appointment of Alexey Mashchenkov as the Director of the Board of Directors ("the Board") and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Elena Nikonova as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 29, 2024.
Following the registration of the sale of Russian assets consolidated under JSC QIWI to Fusion Factor Fintech Limited, Mr. Andrey Protopopov resigned as the Director of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of QIWI plc.
Mr. Alexey Mashchenkov, previously the CFO of QIWI plc, was appointed as the Director of the Board and the successor CEO, and Elena Nikonova, previously his deputy, was appointed as the CFO of the Company, effective January 29, 2024. The new appointments ensure continuity in the management team and facilitate a smooth transition to the next stage of the Company's strategy.
Mr. Alexey Mashchenkov has served as QIWI Chief Financial Officer since November 2021. Prior to joining QIWI, he most recently served as Deputy CEO of Russian Fishery and Group CFO of Russian Standard. Mr. Mashchenkov has over 20 years of experience in a variety of finance and investment management roles, with both private, and public companies and a track record of successful financing, Μ&Α, and restructuring transactions. Mr. Mashchenkov graduated from St. Petersburg State University and holds an ΜΒΑ from INSEAD.
Ms. Nikonova has over 15 years of experience in finance. Ms. Nikonova joined QIWI in 2010 as Deputy of Head of IFRS Department, and was appointed Deputy CFO, Financial Reporting in 2019. Ms. Nikonova started her career at Ernst & Young, where she worked from 2005 to 2010 holding different positions in the audit department. Ms. Nikonova graduated from Novosibirsk State University in 2005 with a degree in Management. She presently attends ESCP for the EMBA program and is a member of the FCCA.
Sergey Solonin, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of QIWI plc, commented:
"On behalf of the members of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Andrey for his contribution to the Company's development and wish him all the best in his new venture.
I am pleased to welcome Alexey in the Board of Directors and as the CEO of QIWI at this pivotal moment. Alexey's deep understanding of our industry and strategic acumen have made him an excellent fit for this position.
And Our new CFO, Elena, with no doubts has proven herself over the years, demonstrating steadfast commitment to excellence and remarkable expertise.
I am convinced that the vast experience and strong track record of our team will continue to navigate QIWI towards future with confidence and in the best interests of our shareholders."
Alexey Mashchenkov, CEO of QIWI plc, commented:
"I am honored to accept the position of CEO at QIWI. With the support of our talented team and the Board members, I believe we have all the potential to embark to the new chapter of expanding our presence on the ever-evolving global markets.
We have completed a very complicated divesture of Russian assets and now we look forward to the new opportunities. I am committed to fostering the environment of collaboration, creativity, and accountability within our organization. It is our priority to create shareholder value and over time secure the sustainable and profitable growth of the business."
About QIWI plc.
QIWI Global is an innovative provider of cutting-edge fintech and digital marketing services. We stand at the forefront of fintech innovations to facilitate and secure the digitalization of payments. Our mission is to create adaptive fintech solutions that connect companies and millions of people in a changing world. We offer a wide range of products under several directions: payment and financial services for merchants and B2C clients across various digital use-cases, services in marketing automation and advertising technologies and several other investments in rapidly growing fintech businesses in the MENA, SEA, and EU.
QIWI's American depositary shares are listed on the NASDAQ and Moscow Exchange (ticker: QIWI). For more information, visit qiwi.global.
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QIWI 任命首席執行官兼首席財務官
塞浦路斯尼科西亞——2024年1月30日——尖端金融科技和數字營銷服務的創新提供商QIWI plc(納斯達克和MOEX:QIWI)(“QIWI” 或 “公司”)今天宣佈任命阿列克謝·馬申科夫爲董事會(“董事會”)和首席執行官(CEO),埃琳娜·尼科諾娃爲首席財務官(CFO),自 2024 年 1 月 29 日起生效。
在登記向Fusion Factor Fintech Limited出售在QIWI股份公司下合併的俄羅斯資產後,安德烈·普羅託波波夫辭去了QIWI plc董事會董事兼首席執行官的職務。
曾任QIWI plc首席財務官的阿列克謝·馬什琴科夫先生被任命爲董事會董事兼繼任首席執行官,前任副手埃琳娜·尼科諾娃被任命爲公司首席財務官,自2024年1月29日起生效。新的任命確保了管理團隊的連續性,並促進了公司向下一階段戰略的平穩過渡。
阿列克謝·馬什琴科夫先生自2021年11月起擔任QIWI首席財務官。在加入QIWI之前,他最近擔任俄羅斯漁業副首席執行官和俄羅斯標準集團首席財務官。Mashchenkov先生在私營和上市公司的各種財務和投資管理職位上擁有超過20年的經驗,在成功的融資、微型和Α以及重組交易方面有着良好的記錄。馬什琴科夫先生畢業於聖彼得堡國立大學,擁有歐洲工商管理學院的微ΒΑ學位。
尼科諾娃女士在金融領域擁有超過15年的經驗。尼科諾娃女士於2010年加入QIWI,擔任國際財務報告準則部門副主管,並於2019年被任命爲財務報告副首席財務官。尼科諾娃女士的職業生涯始於安永會計師事務所,從2005年到2010年,她在安永會計師事務所工作,在審計部門擔任過不同的職位。尼科諾娃女士於2005年畢業於新西伯利亞國立大學,獲得管理學學位。她目前在ESCP就讀EMBA項目,並且是FCCA的成員。
QIWI plc董事會主席謝爾蓋·索洛寧評論說:
“我謹代表董事會成員感謝安德烈對公司發展的貢獻,並祝願他在新的事業中一切順利。
在這個關鍵時刻,我很高興歡迎阿列克謝加入董事會並擔任QIWI的首席執行官。阿列克謝對我們行業的深刻理解和戰略敏銳度使他非常適合擔任這個職位。
我們的新任首席財務官埃琳娜多年來毫無疑問地證明了自己的實力,展現了對卓越和卓越專業知識的堅定承諾。
我堅信,我們團隊的豐富經驗和良好的往績記錄將繼續帶領QIWI充滿信心地走向未來,這符合我們股東的最大利益。”
QIWI plc首席執行官阿列克謝·馬申科夫評論說:
“我很榮幸接受QIWI首席執行官的職位。在我們才華橫溢的團隊和董事會成員的支持下,我相信我們有潛力開啓在不斷變化的全球市場擴大業務的新篇章。
我們已經完成了對俄羅斯資產的非常複雜的剝離,現在我們期待着新的機會。我致力於在組織內營造協作、創造力和問責制的環境。創造股東價值並隨着時間的推移確保業務的可持續和盈利增長是我們的首要任務。”
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QIWI Global是尖端金融科技和數字營銷服務的創新提供商。我們站在金融科技創新的最前沿,以促進和保護支付的數字化。我們的使命是創建自適應金融科技解決方案,將不斷變化的世界中的公司和數百萬人聯繫起來。我們在多個方向上提供廣泛的產品:爲各種數字用例的商家和B2C客戶提供支付和金融服務,營銷自動化和廣告技術服務,以及對中東和北非、東南亞和歐盟快速增長的金融科技業務的其他幾項投資。
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