OREANDA-NEWS. On 27 August 2009 was announced, that Anatoly Sokolov had been appointed Executive Director – Member of the Management Board of OJSC SOGAZ.

Anatoly Fedorovich Sokolov was born in 1961. In 1984, he graduated from the Kemerovo Institute of Technology and subsequently completed post-graduate studies in the Russian Management Academy. He has undergone training under a Russian program on Market Economy: Small- and Medium-Size Business Development and Support at the Tokyo University (Japan). Ph.D. in Economics.

He started his career at the Cherepovetsks Iron and Steel Complex, subsequently transferring to the Vologda Region committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League. From 1994 to 1995 he represented Uralsvneshtorgbank in the City of Vologda. In 1995, he took charge of the Organizational Directorate of the Metcombank Vologda branch. In 1996, he took up the position of the Director of LLP (OJSC) Metcombank branch in the city of Vologda. Since 2001, he has been General Director of OJSC IC SOGAZ-SHEKSNA (former OJSC IC Sheksna).

From 2002 to 2004, Anatoly Sokolov was head of the North-Western Insurers Union. Since 2001, he has been a member of the Presidium of the All-Russian Insurance Association.

In his new capacity Anatoly Sokolov will be responsible, among other areas, for development of the regional network and regional sales system of SOGAZ. Among his priorities is further integration of SOGAZ Group’s regional network and Sheksna insurance group that merged with SOGAZ in 2009.