Georgy Kononov has been appointed the Operating Director and a member of the Management Board of Detsky Mir Group. He replaced Sergey Li in this position and officially assumed the position of Operating Director of Detsky Mir Group on March 1, 2022. G. Kononov will be responsible for the further development of various formats of stores and sales channels of the Group, increasing the efficiency of the use of retail space, as well as for the introduction of modern technologies and acceleration of digital transformation.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, G. Kononov held the position of Director of the Retail Development and Support Department of Detsky Mir Group of Companies. Prior to joining Detsky Mir, he held the position of Director of the Department for the development of retail formats of the M. Video and Eldorado brands.