Alexander Medvedev
Alexander Medvedev | |
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| Born | August 14, 1955 Sakhalin Oblast, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Energy executive, sports official |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Known for | Deputy Chairman of Gazprom; Director General and President of Zenit Saint Petersburg; founding president of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) |
Alexander Ivanovich Medvedev (, ; born 14 August 1955) holds the position of Deputy Chairman on the Management Committee of the Russian energy corporation Gazprom. Since February 2019, he has also been serving as the director general and president of the football team Zenit, based in Saint Petersburg.
Between 2006 and 2014, Medvedev was the Director-General of Gazprom Export, the export arm of Gazprom. He participates as a member of both the Coordination Committee of RosUkrEnergo and the shareholders' committee for Nord Stream AG. Moreover, he was the founding president of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), a role he fulfilled from 2008 until his resignation in 2014.
Background
After completing his studies at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1978, Medvedev worked at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations until 1989. Subsequently, he took on leadership roles at Soviet-owned financial institutions in Vienna, including serving as director of Donau Bank AG and managing director of its subsidiary Inter Trade Consult GmbH. There has been speculation regarding his potential ties to the KGB during this timeframe, similar to other executives within Gazprom.
Medvedev was at the helm of Austria’s IMAG Investment Management & Advisory Group GmbH during two periods: from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1998 to 2002. In addition, he held the vice presidency at Moscow’s Eastern Oil Company between 1997 and 1998. Since August 2002, he has occupied senior leadership positions at Gazprom Export as well as serving as Deputy Chairman on Gazprom’s Board of Executive Directors.
From 2008 until 2014, Medvedev was president of the KHL and concurrently leads the SKA Saint Petersburg hockey club. He also represents Russia on the Council of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
In December 2008, Medvedev projected that Gazprom’s market capitalization might reach $1 trillion by 2014. The following year, he showed interest in acquiring a franchise within the NHL; however, negotiations reportedly faltered due to concerns within the league regarding Russian ownership.
Medvedev has been instrumental in managing Gazprom’s intricate network of intermediaries such as RosUkrEnergo, Centrex Group, Gazprom Germania, and YugoRosGaz, playing a key role in shaping Gazprom’s export policies.
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- People from Sakhalin Oblast
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology alumni
- Kontinental Hockey League
- Gazprom people
- FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian football chairmen and investors
- Soviet bankers