Lev Khasis to step down from Sberbank Exec Board
Sberbank announces that its Supervisory Board has considered a request from First Deputy Chairman Lev Khasis, who has decided to conclude his work on the board in order to pursue his own projects.
The supervisory board has agreed to relieve him of his position effective June 1, 2022, after which Mr Khasis will continue to work with Sber as a consultant and will become president and chairman of the board of directors of the e-commerce holding that will be established by Sber.
The units, divisions, and subsidiaries currently supervised by Lev Khasis will be transferred to Alexander Vedyakhin and Kirill Tsarev, first deputy chairmen of the executive board, other members of the executive board, or placed under the direct supervision of Herman Gref, CEO and chairman of the Sberbank Executive Board, by June 1, 2022.
Lev Khasis joined Sberbank in 2013 as first deputy chairman of the executive board and has significantly contributed to its development. Under his leadership, major projects were implemented to transform Sber in the areas of technology, centralization of operational and service functions, increasing the efficiency of business processes, cybersecurity competences, marketing, communications, and the implementation of Sber’s foreign market strategy.
Mr Khasis was involved in the creation of dozens of new products, services, and subsidiaries for Sber in both the financial and non-financial industries. He was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation and the Order of Friendship for his contribution to banking in Russia.
Lev Khasis, first deputy chairman of the executive board, Sberbank:
“My decision to end my tenure on the Sberbank Executive Board was made and agreed with Sberbank CEO Herman Gref many months ago. It was based on a balance of my professional and personal priorities. Now that Sber’s Strategy 2023 is being successfully implemented, it is time to announce this decision and implement it.
“I am grateful to Herman Gref for the honor of being part of his amazing team, the Sber team, and for the opportunity to work with such bright, professional, fantastic, and endlessly supportive people.
Herman Gref, CEO and chairman of the executive board, Sberbank:
“Lev Khasis is one of the leaders who built the Sber we know today, a modern company with a diversified business model. Lev pioneered the transformation of Sberbank into a technology company and did a lot to improve the efficiency of our organization, create new services and products, increase our customer centricity, and develop Sber’s corporate culture.
“I am certain that our partnership with Lev in his new position will benefit Sber a lot.”