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Tieto appoints Andrey Konev Head of Digital Transformation and Consulting Services in Russia and CIS countries
Tuesday 06. October 2009 - In 2008, Tieto announced its growth plans and ambitions for Russia. As a part of its plan to execute the strategy, Tieto has invited Andrey Konev (born in 1975) to join Tieto as the Head of Digital Transformation and Consulting Services (DTC) in Russia and the CIS countries.
Mr Konev`s main responsibilities in the new role include leading DTC business in Russia, with a focus on sales, offering and business development. The DTC offering includes Digital Service Design (DSD), Customer Interaction management (CIM) and consulting services. He is also responsible for managing co-operation with Microsoft and other partners.
Mr Konev graduated from St-Petersburg State Electrotechnical University, with an emphasis on applied mathematics. In 2001, Andrey received an MBA degree from Imperial College Management School, one of the leading business schools in the United Kingdom. He has a solid background in international business and for the past years worked as Director for Partner Programs and Strategy at Microsoft Russia, where he was responsible for cooperation with 7 500 partners in Russia.
The Country Manager of Tieto Russia and CIS, Tuomo Summanen says: “The appointment of Andrey Konev will improve our strong co-operation with and commitment to Microsoft in Russia. We are excited to work with someone who knows the local business so well and is trusted by other companies. For Tieto, Mr Konev’s understanding of digital business and his innovative way of thinking open up new business opportunities for accelerated growth and business with both western and Russian enterprise customers operating in Russia and other CIS countries.”
“I’m glad to join one of the strongest European IT service companies. This is the right moment for Russian companies to seriously delve into business-process optimization, which creates tremendous market opportunities for the advanced business-models Tieto has adopted from the European markets. I will make sure that Tieto DTC in Russia builds strong value propositions that serve the needs of our customers and accelerate the modernization of Russian business,” says Andrey Konev.