On March 1, 2024, Oleg Fomenko was appointed as the General Director of Merlion Group of Companies. He will replace Sergey Raskolov in this position, who held this post in the company twice – in 2013–2016 and from February 2023. Sergey will continue his leadership activities in the Group of Companies as a member of the Merlion Board of Directors.
Oleg Fomenko is a graduate of Rostov State University of Economics with a degree in "Information Systems in Economics." He has been working in the IT field for over 20 years. Oleg began his career in 2003 in the "NKA-group" project (a manufacturer of laptops under the iRU brand) as a sales manager. He then headed procurement divisions in large federal b2c companies, and since 2017, he headed the telecommunications product procurement department at Merlion. Since March 2023, he has held the position of Director of the unified procurement department of Merlion and Citilink.
"Sergey Raskolov is a significant person for our Group of Companies, and his contribution is very valuable to us. Over the past year, as General Director, he brilliantly fulfilled all the tasks assigned to him within the framework of business transformation in the challenging market realities for IT distribution. As a member of the Board of Directors, Sergey will continue to make strategically important decisions for the further development of Merlion Group of Companies, – says Alexey Abramov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Merlion Group of Companies. – Oleg Fomenko is a strong and experienced leader who knows the industry well and knows how to work with a team. He has proven himself excellently during his time as Director of the unified procurement department of Merlion and Citilink. We look forward to the same (or even better) results from him in his new role."