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WikiExperts.us
KMGi Group is an online advertising Internet company that includes WikiExperts. History Founded in 1997 in New York City by Alex Konanykhin, Nikolai Mentchokov, and Elena Gratcheva as an advertising agency. The company later shifted focus to work primarily on website design. The company name is based on the initials of the founders' last names. The company's first headquarters were located in the Empire State Building. At that time, many of the company's employees were Russian. The company began with 35 employees based in one physical location, but has since moved to the use of a virtual office, using employees from different countries instead of just one location. Webmercials In 1998 KMGi introduced the use of Macromedia’s Flash Technology for online advertising. Alex Mentchoukov, the agency's chief creative officer, created a way of using vector-based graphics for Web advertisements without using as much bandwidth as pixel-based graphics. From this work, KMGi became one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Konanykhin
Alex Konanykhin (born Alexander Pavlovich Konanykhin () September 25, 1966) is an entrepreneur and former banker. He started his career by founding a private bank in Russia towards the end of communist rule. Konanykhin is sometimes spelled as Konanykhine. Konanykhin and his wife left Russia in 1992, and seven years later were granted political asylum in the United States. The asylum grants were reversed in 2004, but reinstated in 2007. He spent his business career largely in the United States, being a citizen of Italy, Russia, and Argentina. He has founded companies including KMGi Group and TransparentBusiness. Early life Konanykhin studied at the Department of Space Research at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology to pursue a career in engineering. Constable, Pamela.Russian Pair in Custody, Accused of Embezzlement. Washington Post, June 29, 1996 In 1986, he was expelled from MIPT for running a small business during his summer vacation.William Norman Grigg, "Cozy with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |