Former head of Pobeda Andrey Kalmykov became the general director of Perekrestok

Andrey Kalmykov has been appointed as the new General Director of the Perekrestok retail chain, informs press office X5 group.

It is noted that Kalmykov has been managing large companies for more than 25 years. So, before his new appointment, he held the position of General Director of Pobeda Airlines. Kalmykov also worked as Deputy General Director of Aeroflot, held a post in the Russian Ministry of Transport and headed the largest travel company Sunrise Tour.

The new CEO of the retail chain said he was happy to join X5 and promised to make Perekrestok “the most efficient supermarket chain.”

Previously, Vladislav Kurbatov held the post of general director of Perekrestok. In August, he moved to the position of general director of the Pyaterochka retail chain. Vladimir Sadovin, who had previously been the network’s strategic marketing director, was appointed acting general director of Perekrestok.

Andrey Kalmykov left the Pobeda airline in March 2022. Then he noted that he would remain in Russia and develop other projects. Andrey Yurikov, who previously held the post of deputy general director for engineering and aviation support of the company, was appointed interim general director. In August, it became known that Dmitry Tyshchuk was appointed general director of Pobeda.

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