Gleb Sergeyevich Nikitin (Russian: Глеб Сергеевич Никитин; born August 24, 1977) is a Russian
politician
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and statesman. He has the federal state civilian service rank of
1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation
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1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation () is the highest federal state civilian service rank of Russia.
The rank of the 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation was first introduced ...
. He has been
the governor of
Nizhny Novgorod region since 26 September 2018.
Early life
Nikitin was born on August 24, 1977, in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
,
Russian SFSR
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,
Soviet Union
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.
Education
In 1999, Nikitin graduated from the
with a degree in Finance and Credit. In 2004, he graduated from Saint Petersburg State University's faculty of law, with a major in Jurisprudence. In 2007, he defended his thesis at the
, where he was a Candidate of Economic Sciences. In 2008, he graduated from the
.
In February 2012, he graduated with honors from an MBA program. In 2016, he was certified by the Russian Project Management Association SOVNET, as a Certified Project Director of IPMA Level A.
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Career
Saint Petersburg Committee for City Property Management
From 1999 to 2004, Nikitin worked in the Committee for City Property Management of St. Petersburg. He held the posts of leading specialist, head of department, and head of the office of the disposal of state property. At these posts, he oversaw the management of organizations with state participation, corporate governance, and privatization, and conducted an analysis of financial and economic activities of enterprises.
Federal Agency for State Property Management
From 2004 to 2012, Nikitin worked in the Federal Agency for State Property Management
The Federal Agency for State Property Management (Rosimushchestvo) () is a subdivision of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development that manages Russia's federal state property.
History
The agency was formed by a presidential decree, No.314, ...
as the head of the Property Department of commercial sector organizations, as deputy head of the agency, and, from December 2011 to June 2012, as its head. During his time in the agency he implemented a number of major projects. As a member of the board of directors, he represented the interests of the state in such major Russian companies as Rosneft, Transneft
Joint Stock Company Transneft () is a state-controlled pipeline transport company headquartered in Moscow, Russia. It is the largest oil pipeline company in the world. The company is operating over of trunk pipelines and transports about 80% ...
, RAO UES
OAO RAO UES (OAO Unified Energy System of Russia; or ) was an electric power holding company in Russia. It controlled about 70% of Russia's installed electric capacity, 96% of its high-voltage grid and over 70% of its transmission lines. In add ...
, OJSC Aeroflot
PJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines (, ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( or ; , , ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. Aeroflot is headquartered in the Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, with its hub being Sheremetyevo Interna ...
, OJSC НПК, Uralvagonzavod
UralVagonZavod () is a Russian machine-building company located in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.
It is one of the largest scientific and industrial complexes in Russia and the largest main battle tank manufacturer in the world. Etymology
The name ''У ...
, OJSC Concern VKO, Almaz-Antey
JSC Concern VKO "Almaz-Antey" () is a Russian state-owned company in the arms industry, a result of a merger of Antey Corporation and NPO Almaz, unifying some of the national military enterprises, in particular, the developers of anti-airc ...
, Energia, OJSC Sovcomflot
Sovcomflot () is Russia's largest shipping company, and one of the global leaders in the maritime transportation of hydrocarbons, as well as the servicing and support of offshore exploration and oil and gas production.
History
In 1973, the Gover ...
, and OJSC Alrosa
Alrosa () is a Russian group of diamond mining companies that specialize in exploration, mining, manufacture, and sale of diamonds. The company leads the world in diamond mining by volume. Mining takes place in Western Yakutia, the Arkhangels ...
.
He represented the interests of the Russian Federation as a shareholder of enterprises. He provided for the development and implementation of an inter-agency portal for the interaction of state bodies, enterprises, and members of the management bodies of joint-stock companies. He took an active part in the implementation of the reform of management systems of organizations with public participation and the development and implementation of new tools and institutions in the field of corporate governance.
He actively participated in the largest public offerings of shares of Russian companies, including the IPO
An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors. An IPO is typically underwritten by one or more investment ...
of Rosneft
PJSC Rosneft Oil Company ( stylized as ROSNEFT) is a Russian integrated energy company headquartered in Moscow. Rosneft specializes in the exploration, extraction, production, refining, transport, and sale of petroleum, natural gas, and pet ...
in 2006 and the privatization of VTB Bank
VTB Bank (; formerly known as ''Vneshtorgbank'', , lit. 'International Trade Bank') is a Russian majority state-owned bank headquartered in various federal districts of Russia; its legal address is registered as St. Petersburg. As of 2022, ...
in 2011. He supported projects to create vertically integrated
In microeconomics, management and international political economy, vertical integration, also referred to as vertical consolidation, is an arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is integrated and owned by that company. Usually each ...
structures for companies with state participation, the formation of United Shipbuilding Corporation and United Aircraft Building Corporation. In 2007-2012, he participated in the implementation of large mergers and acquisitions, including Transneft and Transnefteprodukt, Sovcomflot, and Novoship.
Ministry of Industry and Trade
In July 2012, Nikitin was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, in June 2013, becoming the first deputy under Denis Manturov.World Trade Organization
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; coordinated the implementation of principles of the best available technologies; ensured the activities on the application of measures of non-tariff regulation; and coordinated deputy ministers on interactions with foreign countries and international economic, sectoral, and regional organizations.
Nikitin was a member of the collegium of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation[Composition of the Collegium of the Military-Industrial Commission Of the Russian Federation in the version of Presidential Decree No. 628 of September 10, 2014](_blank)
government.ru and was a representative of the Government of the Russian Federation in the Russian tripartite commission for the regulation of social and labor relations.[Full list members of the Russian tripartite commission on regulation of social and labor relations as of January 1, 2014](_blank)
government.ru In addition, he organized interactions with the supervisory board of the state corporation Rostek, and the Industrial Development Fund.
Along with this, Nikitin coordinated and gave instructions on issues of state policy in the sphere of development and use of information technologies in public administration. He also coordinated the introduction of information technologies to the Ministry such as technical regulation, standardization, metrology and ensuring the uniformity of measurements; preparation of technical regulations; formation of a system that confirmed the quality of Russian products; foreign economic relations regarding technical regulations and standards; ecology and environmental protection; and technology that monitored the labor and employment markets. Nikitin promoted the principles of Open Government
Open government is the governing doctrine which maintains that citizens have the right to access the documents and proceedings of the government to allow for effective public oversight. In its broadest construction, it opposes reason of state a ...
within the Ministry of Industry and Trade. He took part in the development of the domestic composite industry and in the issue of import substitution in Russia. Under his initiative, methods of project management that enhance the efficiency of industrial enterprises were developed.
Nikitin was one of the proponents of the bills "On Industrial Policy" and "On Standardization in the Russian Federation", and represented them before the deputies of the State Duma
The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly (Russia), Federal Assembly of Russia, with the upper house being the Federation Council (Russia), Federation Council. It was established by the Constitution of Russia, Constitution of t ...
.[The State Duma adopted the law on industrial policy in the first reading](_blank)
// Rossiyskaya Gazeta. - 12/19/2014. He participated in the development of the Industrial Development Fund and the necessary legal acts for the organization of its work. The industrial policy bill was adopted by the State Duma on December 16, 2014, and as early as December 31, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin
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signed the Federal Law "On Industrial Policy in the Russian Federation" No. 488-ФЗ.[ rg.ru/2015/01/12/promyshlennost-dok.html Federal Law of the Russian Federation of December 31, 2014 No. 488-FZ "On Industrial Policy in the Russian Federation"](_blank)
// Rossiyskaya Gazeta. - 12.1.2015.
Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
On September 26, 2017, by decree of the Russian president Nikitin was appointed as the acting governor of the Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...
region "before the appointment of a person elected by the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region". In December 2017, he joined the political party United Russia
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.
References
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1977 births
Living people
1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation
Governors of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration alumni
Saint Petersburg University of Economics and Finance alumni
United Russia politicians
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation alumni
Saint Petersburg State University alumni