OREANDA-NEWS. Mail.Ru Group Limited today announces the appointments of First Deputy General Director and Director for Strategy and Development.

The appointments are made as part of the integration of VKontakte into Mail.ru and aimed at strengthening the core management team. As such Dmitry Sergeev, who previously held the position of VKontakte's COO, will become the First Deputy General Director of Mail.Ru Group.

Boris Dobrodeev will remain the CEO of VKontakte and will also take the position of Mail.Ru Group's Director for Strategy and Development.

Dmitry Grishin, CEO and Co-Founder of Mail.Ru Group commented on the appointments:

"I am sure that the vast experience of Dmitry Sergeev and Boris Dobrodeev, and the management of the recently consolidated VKontakte, will be very beneficial for our management team. I wish Boris and Dmitry great success with their new positions."