Deputy General Directors
In line with the main lines of business, FPC’s governance structure comprises nine Deputy General Directors, the Corporate Secretary, and a number of business units reporting directly to the General Director.
To ensure the balance of the top-level governance processes and to set up a single centre of responsibility for the organisation and provision of transport services and a single centre of responsibility for the development of financial and business operations, marketing operations, business and product portfolio, the following positions were included in FPC’s structure:
- First Deputy General Director for Operations, whom four Deputy General Directors report to: Deputy General Director for Transport Support, Deputy General Director for Business Development and Operations, Deputy General Director for Transport Management, and Deputy General Director for Maintenance Services
- First Deputy General Director for Business Development and Economics, whom three Deputy General Directors report to: Deputy General Director for Economics and Finance, Deputy General Director for External Relations and Legal Affairs, and Deputy General Director for Marketing and Sales
Valery Veremeev
First Deputy General Director for Business Development and Economics
Year of birth: 1976
Education
Graduated from the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT) with a degree in Automated Systems and Information Technologies.
Graduated from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a degree in Public and Municipal Administration.
PhD in Economics.
Experience
From 2003 to 2005, he was Deputy Head of the Economic Forecasting and Strategic Development Department at Russian Railways.
From 2005 to 2006, he was First Deputy Head of the Economic Forecasting and Strategic Development Department at Russian Railways.
From 2006 to 2010, he was Head of the Corporate Structure and Reform Department at Russian Railways.
From 2010 to 2012, he was Head of the Economic Environment and Strategic Development Department at Russian Railways.
From 2012 to 2015, he was Advisor to the President of Russian Railways.
From 2015 to 2018, he was Deputy General Director for Strategy and Development of Freight One.
Since September 2018, he has held the post of First Deputy General Director of FPC.
Alexey Zhigunov
First Deputy General Director, Head of the Operations Section
Year of birth: 1979
Education
Graduated from the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT) with a degree in Railway Operation and Logistics.
Graduated from the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering with a Mini MBA IIM.
Graduated from the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering with a degree in Corporate Management.
Experience
Started his career in railways in 2001.
From 2010 to 2012, he served as Deputy Head of the Transport Management Department and Head of the Situation Centre at FPC.
From 2012 to 2014, he served as Head of the Transport Management Department at FPC.
From 2014 to 2016, he acted as Head of the Passenger Transport and Logistics Centre at FPC.
From 2016 to 2018, he was Deputy General Director and Head of the Transport Management Department.
Since July 2018, he has held the post of First Deputy General Director of FPC.
Igor Beloguzov
Deputy General Director for Transport Management, Head of the Transport Management Department
Year of birth: 1971
Education
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Railway Engineers with a degree in Railway Operation and Logistics.
Experience
Started his career in railways in 1993.
From 2009 to 2010, he worked as Head of the Moscow–Passazhirskaya Station of the Moscow Railway Station Work Organisation Centre of the Oktyabrskaya Directorate of Traffic Management at the Central Directorate of Traffic Management, a branch of Russian Railways.
From 2010 to 2011, he served as Head of the Passenger Transport Management Unit of the Transport Management Department at FPC.
From 2011 to 2012, he worked as Head of the Railway Station Management Unit of the Moscow–Kursk Railway Station Work Organisation Centre of the Moscow Directorate of Traffic Management at the Central Directorate of Traffic Management, a branch of Russian Railways.
From 2012 to 2015, he served as Head of the Innovative Development Unit of the Technical Policy Service at the Central Directorate of Traffic Management, a branch of Russian Railways.
From 2015 to 2018, he served as Head of the Moscow Railway Station Work Organisation Centre of the Oktyabrskaya Directorate of Traffic Management at the Central Directorate of Traffic Management, a branch of Russian Railways.
Since December 2018, he has been Deputy General Director and Head of the Transport Management Department at FPC.
Marina Zhegulina
Deputy General Director for Marketing and Sales
Year of birth: 1984
Education
Graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute (State Technical University) with a degree in Economics and Management at Enterprises.
Graduated from the Institute of Business Studies under the Government of the Russian Federation with a degree in Company Management.
Experience
Started her career in 2005.
From 2010 to 2017, she was Marketing Director at the law firm Legal and Tax Advice on the CIS Countries Law VEGAS LEX.
From February to July 2017, she was Advisor to the General Director of FPC.
From July to December 2017, she served as Head of the Customer Experience Centre at FPC.
Since December 2017, she has held the post of Deputy General Director of FPC.
Stanislav Zotin
Deputy General Director for Maintenance Services
Year of birth: 1979
Education
Graduated from Saint Petersburg State Transport University with a degree in Water Supply and Drainage (in 2001) and in Railway Operation and Logistics (in 2006).
Graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics in Saint Petersburg where he completed RZD Holding’s Corporate Modular Educational Programme Executive MBA of the Stockholm School of Economics.
Graduated from the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering with an MBA in Railway Operation and Logistics.
Experience
Started his career in railways in 1998.
From 2010 to 2011, he was Head of the Saint Petersburg–Moskovsky carriage site of the Northwest Branch of FPC.
From 2011 to 2013, he was Deputy Head of the Northwest Branch of FPC.
From 2013 to 2015, he was First Deputy Head of the Northwest Branch of FPC.
From 2015 to 2016, he was Head of the Northwest Branch of FPC.
Since 2016, he has held the post of Deputy General Director of FPC.
Alexander Muslovets
Deputy General Director for Economics and Finance
Year of birth: 1977
Education
Graduated from Far Eastern State Transport University with a degree in Economics and Management at Railway Transport Enterprises.
Graduated from the Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation with an MBA in Finance.
Obtained an MBA from the University of Navarra (IESE business school).
PhD in Economics.
Experience
Started his career in railways in 1999.
From 2004 to 2005, he headed the Finance Department at the Moscow–Ryazan Division of the Moscow Railway, a branch of Russian Railways.
From 2005 to 2009, he was First Deputy Chief Accountant at the Moscow Railway, a branch of Russian Railways.
From 2009 to 2010, he served as Deputy CEO of the Federal Passenger Directorate, a branch of Russian Railways.
Since 2010, he has held the post of Deputy General Director of FPC.
Oleg Nikitin
Deputy General Director for External Relations and Legal Affairs
Year of birth: 1957
Education
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Railway Engineers with a degree in Railway Operation.
PhD in Technical Sciences.
Experience
Started his career in railways in 1979.
From 2003 to 2006, he was Head of the Passenger Service Department at Russian Railways.
From 2007 to 2008, he served as Deputy Head for Passenger Services at the Oktyabrskaya Railway, a branch of Russian Railways.
From 2008 to 2010, he was First Deputy CEO of the Federal Passenger Directorate, a branch of Russian Railways.
Since 2010, he has held the post of Deputy General Director of FPC.
Lyudmila Paristaya
Deputy General Director for Human Resources and Social Development
Year of birth: 1960
Education
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Railway Engineers with a degree in Railway Operation.
Experience
Started her career in railways in 1983.
From 2006 to 2009, she was Deputy Head of the Human Resources and Social Development Department at the Federal Passenger Directorate, a branch of Russian Railways, and Head of the Executive Personnel Office.
From 2009 to 2010, she served as Head of the Agents Network Department at the Federal Passenger Directorate, a branch of Russian Railways.
From 2010 to 2012, she was Head of the Human Resources and Social Development Department at FPC.
Since 2012, she has held the post of Deputy General Director of FPC.
Alexander Petrunin
Deputy General Director for Business Development and Operations
Year of birth: 1958
Education
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Railway Engineers with a degree in Electrification of Railway Transport.
Experience
Started his career in railways in 1977.
From 2009 to 2011, he was Chief Engineer at the Traction Rolling Stock Repair Directorate of Russian Railways.
From 2011 to 2012, he served as Deputy Head of the Technical Policy Department at FPC and headed the Engineering Office.
From 2012 to 2013, he was Deputy Chief Engineer at FPC.
Since 2013, he has held the post of Deputy General Director of FPC.
Boris Suvorov
Deputy General Director for Safety and Security
Year of birth: 1967
Education
Graduated from the Moscow Higher Combined-Arms Command School with a degree in Command and Tactics, Motorised Rifle Troops.
Graduated from the Moscow Presidential Academy of Public and Municipal Administration with a degree in Public and Municipal Administration.
Experience
From 2004 to 2009, he was Assistant Director at Federal Road Agency.
From 2009 to 2010, he served as Head of the Transport Safety Department at the Federal Road Agency.
From 2010 to 2013, he served as Advisor to the Chairman of the Management Board at the State Company Russian Highways.
From 2013 to 2016, he served as Deputy Chairman At-Large of the Management Board at the State Company Russian Highways.
Since 2016, he has held the post of Deputy General Director of FPC.
Konstantin Torubarov
Deputy General Director for Transport Support
Year of birth: 1962
Education
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Railway Engineers with a degree in Carriage-Building and Rolling Stock.
Experience
Started his career in railways in 1983.
From 2006 to 2009, he served as Deputy Head of the Moscow Regional Directorate for Customer Service at the Federal Passenger Directorate, a branch of Russian Railways.
From 2010 to 2015, he was Head of the Moscow Branch of FPC.
Since 2015, he has held the post of Deputy General Director of FPC.