“CTC Media” has appointed a new CEO – RBC

The new General Director of” CTC Media “Vyacheslav Murugov

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The new general director of the “CTC Media” was the former genprodyuser holding Vyacheslav Murugov, who left the post in 2014. It will replace Julian Slaschova, of resignation which became known on Thursday

The new CEO of CTC Media Holding appointed Vyacheslav Murugov producer, the company said. Murugov replaced as Julian Slaschova, the impending retirement which, citing sources told the newspaper “Vedomosti” on 26 May. The first working day Murugova new position -. May 30

The report states that Slaschova leaves “CTC Media” in connection with the termination of business restructuring. Under the deal, 75% stake in the operating assets of the company CTC Media, Inc. sold to a group UTH Russia (parent company holding YUTV Alisher Usmanov and Ivan Tavrina). The last step was the restructuring of the reorganization of the American corporation CTC Media, Inc. for the purpose of payments to shareholders and delisting of shares from the NASDAQ stock exchange, states the report.

To work in the “CTC Media” Murugov came in 2005. Three years later he took over as General Producer and General Director of the company CTC. Murugov produced the TV series “Kadetstvo”, “Father’s Daughter”, “Peter Perfect”, “Ranetki”, “Voronin”, “Kitchen” sketch show “6 shots”, “Give youth!” And others. In 2014 Murugov He left both posts, retaining the post of director general adviser. Murugova successor to the post of general director of CTC became Elmira Makhmutova. She worked in the “CTC Media” to the end of March 2016. After the dismissal of her responsibilities shifted to Slaschova and new genprodyuser Holding Face Blank.

It was assumed that after the STS Murugov be headed by a joint venture of the National Media Group (NMG) and “CTC Media” on the production of content, writing “Vedomosti”. In May 2015 the first Murugov became co-owner Art Pictures Vision Rudovsky Dmitry and Fedor Bondarchuk (the main shareholder is LMWH). The company is engaged in producing films. Among its projects – “Duhless”, “Company 9″, “Stalingrad” and other information about the share Murugova in Art Pictures Vision system “SPARK-Interfax” no.. It does not exceed 10%, wrote the agency “Interfax”. Murugov held in the company as General Producer, the report says, “CTC Media».

Calls RBC Murugov did not answer.

Juliana Slaschova led the holding in August of 2013. From holding reports, it follows that its total remuneration for the years 2013-2015 amounted to approximately $ 4.6 million (including options). Prior to joining CTC Media Slaschova led communications agency “Mikhailov and Partners.” During the work Slaschova holding CTC Media has launched Love, made a re-branding channel “Pepper” (it was closed at the end of 2015, is now broadcast “Che” in its frequency). CTC Media also acquired video Caramba TV producer (according to “Kommersant”, the amount of the transaction amounted to 150 million rubles.).

Business restructuring “CTC Media” has occurred due to the amendments to the law “On Mass Media”, in according to which foreign shareholders own the banned more than 20% in the capital of the Russian media. 75% of “CTC Media”, which belonged to the Swedish MTG Holding and other foreign companies in December 2015 for $ 200 million acquired structures Alisher Usmanov and Ivan Tavrina. Tavrin, as the message “CTC Media” led “CTC Media” board of directors.

In May 2016, “CTC Media” held a delisting from the New York Stock Exchange NASDAQ. The sole shareholder of a previous legal entity CTC Media holding company remained Telcrest, which is owned by Yury Kovalchuk and other shareholders bank “Russia”. Through CTC Media Telcrest owns 25% of “CTC Media”. This package is frozen because of the sanctions against Kovalchuk and the bank “Russia”.