VKontakte marketing director Alexander Volodin left the company

Marketing director of the VKontakte social network, Alexander Volodin, as Kommersant reported, left the company following the general and technical directors of VK Marina Krasnova and Alexander Tobol. This information was confirmed by the press service of the company.

According to TASSAlexander Volodin plans to join the new project of Marina Krasnova and Alexander Tobol, who left the company the day before.

“VKontakte Marketing is the best team on the market and will continue to be so. During this time, we have implemented hundreds of projects, which is only worth the launch of VK NFT, which launched the development of web3 in the social network. I wish the team good luck and never stop, ”the portal quoted Mr. Volodin as saying. vc.ru.

By data “Kommersant”, the reshuffle in the company is associated with a divergence of views on the further development of “VKontakte” between its own management and the parent holding VK. The departure of employees will change the entire management system of the social network: the operational management will be transferred to a certain collegial body, which will include managers of VKontakte and VK groups.

Mr. Volodin joined VK in 2015 as Director of Development and Partnerships at Odnoklassniki. In 2020, he became the director of development and communications for the unified video platform VK. In 2021, he took the position of marketing director for VKontakte.

July 3 in the press service of VK reportedthat the CEO of the social network “VKontakte” Marina Krasnova and Vice President for Technology and Development of VK Alexander Tobol are leaving the company. Since that moment, VKontakte has been managed by a special management team of VK top management representatives and VKontakte management representatives.

Read more about the departure of key top managers from the company in the material “”VKontakte” will be handed over on command”.

Polina Motyzlevskaya