People

Andrey Akimov

CEO

In 2009, he graduated with honours from the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering, majoring in Banking and Finance. From 2009 to 2017, he undertook postgraduate training and a master’s degree programme (Economics and National Economy Management and Transport and Technological Complexes of High-speed Highways) at the same university.

In 2017-2019, he studied at the Higher School of Corporate Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, pursuing the course of Euromanagement: Master of Business Administration.

He started his career at the financial department of the Moscow Railways, a branch of Russian Railways (RZhD). From 2010 to 2012, he worked at the Department for the State Regulation of Tariffs, Infrastructure Reforms and Energy Efficiency of the Ministry of Economic Development.

Since 2012, he held different positions at Moscow’s Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development, where he worked on evolving a strategy of developing the railway infrastructure of the Moscow Transport Cluster, led the process of putting the Moscow Central Circle into operation, and managed the Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) project.

Starting from 2019, he worked as the head of the Moscow Central Diameters Directorate (Moscow’s Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development). He was in charge of introducing transportation services between Odintsovo and Lobnya, as well as Nakhibino and Podolsk as part of the MCD project. The Moscow Central Diameters is one of the most large-scale transport projects of the previous decade, connecting 45 districts of Moscow and six cities of the region into a single public transport system.

In 2021, Andrey Akimov was awarded the second-class medal of the Order of Merit for the Motherland by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

Since December 2021, he has been working with Aeroexpress.

Milhail Kovalsky

Chief Operating Officer

In 1991, Mikhail graduated from the Aeromechanics Faculty of the Tsiolkovsky Moscow Aviation Technological Institute.

In 2014, he obtained his second higher education diploma from the State Management University, majoring at Operating Management.

Between 1998 and 2007, Mikhail held various jobs at Domodedovo Airport.

From 2007 to 2009, he worked at the Bazovy Element company.

Between 2009 and 2012, he held various managerial positions at Aeroexpress.

From 2012 to 2017, Mikhail worked at the Moscow-Tver Suburban Passenger Company.

Starting from July 2017, he has been working at Aeroexpress.

Чугункин Михаил Валерьевич

Заместитель генерального директора – коммерческий директор

В 2004 г. окончил Российский Государственный Торгово-Экономический университет по специальности «Финансы и кредит»

В 2008 г. прошел аттестацию ФСФР серий 1,0 и 5,0.

В 2014-2015 гг. получил степень MBA в МГУ им. Ломоносова.

В 2021 г. продолжил образование в Московском государственном строительном университете на кафедре «Промышленное и гражданское строительство».

С 2004 г. развивал корпоративные продажи в Альфа-Банке, инвестиционной компании «Тройка Диалог» и Абсолют Банке.

С 2010 года руководил ипотечным бизнесом сети Центрального федерального округа банка Уралсиб. С 2012 г. возглавил управление продажами всех розничных продуктов через сеть офисов ЦФО в 35 городах.

С 2013 г. в должности управляющего директора департамента сети ВТБ руководил развитием всех направлений розничного бизнеса банка в части сети Московского региона.

В 2018 г. управлял сетью отделений Московского региона в Связь-Банке (ВЭБ).

С 2018 г. возглавлял блок кредитования под залог коммерческой недвижимости компании СимплФинанс (Finteca Holdings), управлял развитием ключевых федеральных и межбанковских проектов группы.

В ООО «Аэроэкспресс» с апреля 2022 г.

Olga Selyanina

Chief HR Officer

In 1997 - graduated from the Management Faculty of the Russian State University for the Humanities.

Began her career as an international department specialist, HR manager, and the Head of HR.

2002 - 2005 - HR Supervisor at Garant Management.

2005 - 2010 - Head of the Personnel Assessment Department and HR Director at Trust National Bank.

2011–2016 - HR Director at Nomos Bank and Otkritie Bank.

Since 2018, she has been employed with Aeroexpress.

ANDREY KOSHKIN

Chief Corporate Governance and Legal Officer

He graduated with honours from MGIMO (Moscow State International Relations Institute) with a degree in International Economics. He worked in the Ministry of Foreign Trade. He took part in an internship and has undergone training in Austria and Germany many times. He was the Head of an Austrian company’s representation office in Russia and a number of other major Russian manufacturing and commercial companies. He speaks German and English.

He has been working for Aeroexpress since 2008.

IVAN FIRSOV

Chief Security Officer

Has higher legal education. In 1986, he graduated from the MIA (Ministry of Internal Affairs) Academy of the USSR. For more than 30 years, he has held various posts in the Moscow MIA Railways Department. He also headed the Department for combating organized crime and terrorist crimes on the railways. He is an honorary member of the MIA and now is a retired police colonel.

He has been working for Aeroexpress since 2007.