Sberbank announces the appointment of Senior Vice President and CTO of Sberbank Group David Rafalovsky as Head of the Technology Block.
In this position, he will carry out strategic management of Sberbank Group’s technology functions.
Prior to joining Sberbank, Mr Rafalovsky spent 20 years at Citigroup Inc (US). He started his career at Citi as a Lead Solutions Architect and worked his way up to the position of Global Head of Finance & Risk Infrastructure Technology and Deputy Head & CTO of Global Functions Technology Services.
First Deputy Chairman of Sberbank’s Executive Board Lev Khasis:
“David clearly demonstrated his abilities as an effective manager and energetic leader, he was able to successfully kick-off the technological transformation of the Sberbank Group within a tight timeframe. In his new role, he will be responsible for functional management of core technology infrastructure, enterprise architecture, and operations areas that are strategically important to the Group. I congratulate David on his appointment and wish him every success. I am confident that he will deliver on the tasks at hand.”
Senior Vice President of Sberbank Nikita Volkov will become Deputy Head of the Technology Block for Sberbank’s projects. Mr Volkov will report directly to David Rafalovsky.