FILM.UA Group has introduced the post of operations director into its management structure, with Sergey Molchanov appointed to it; from 2013 till 2017 he occupied the position of CFO for the Group. Just a reminder: Sergey has been working in finance for 16 years, out of which nine in media companies on top positions. Sergey’s considerable experience in finance, construction and management of business processes, law and M&A, global education (ACCA and FCA) in combination with deep involvement in the operations happening in the Group provide Sergey with a vast expertise.
“The main reasons for my transfer from the finance into operations management are the following:
- personal challenge – a wish to grow and develop further not just in finance;
- applying previous expertise and knowledge of the whole group in new directions of activity;
- development of new directions for group activities, which, as I expect, should bring about the increase in the group’s capitalization;
- the impetus for further development of the financial function, which will let new people look at it from a fresh perspective;
- giving a possibility to develop and build a career to my colleagues in finance,” Sergey Molchanov says.
Sergey will concentrate on the development of new directions in the Group’s activities and functions. His area of responsibility will include the following: building an efficient system for corporate finance, working to attract external financing for Group projects, interacting with investors and partners, M&A deals, developing different modes of cooperation with advertisers and sponsors for all group projects and also developing and structuring Group assets in broadcasting and digital resources.
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The post of the Group’s CFO was taken by Inna Nedostup who has worked on the position of FILM.UA Group head of finance for four years. Inna will concentrate on managing all financial resources, Group’s accounting and reporting, its directions and separate companies, financial modeling for projects and cases, planning and control, as well as automating financial and business processes inside the group.
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The group’s new business direction, Broadcasting and digital resources, will be headed by Nariman Guseynov as operations director. Nariman has worked in the media for nine years. He occupied top posts in such companies as MEGOGO, TMM-Ukraine, and Volia; he has Pay TV and digital content expertise, which is unique for our market. The main tasks put before Nariman are the following: managing existing and developing new channels and digital resources, TV programming, and searching for new opportunities to monetize the Group’s content.
“Presently this direction includes Pay TV channels, YouTube channels, and digital platforms, with the total audience amounting to one million people. And this is just the beginning: it is here that we see great prospects for new type content production and new channels for content distribution and monetization. I hope that my experience obtained in major media companies of Ukraine will be useful,” says Nariman.
