Media: Mikhail Volkov will become the head of the Russian Post

The government agreed on the candidacy of Mikhail Volkov as the new head of the Russian Post, transmits RBC citing a source close to the company. This information is also confirms Kommersant, citing a source in the government.

Volkov, who now holds the post of head of the National Lottery, will become the new CEO instead of Maxim Akimov. According to a source close to the Russian Post, Akimov independently decided to leave the company “for personal reasons.”

Another interlocutor noted that Alexei Skatin, who from February 2020 to September 2021 was a member of the board of Russian Post and an adviser to the CEO, was also considered for the position of the new head.

Akimov was Deputy Prime Minister in 2018-2020. In 2019, he became a member of the board of directors of the Russian Post, in February 2020 he became the head of the postal operator.

Volkov in 2017 took the position of Deputy General Director for Operational Management of Russian Post, in 2019 – Deputy General Director for Operational Management and Retail.

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