Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) for retail business issues was appointed

26.02.2014 Dmitry Evgenyevich Yakovlev was appointed to the position of Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Subsidiary JSC VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) for retail business issues since February 19.

Sergey Gusarov, Chairman of the Board of Subsidiary JSC VTB Bank (Kazakhstan): «Dmitry Yakovlev – is a leader who has valuable international experience of doing retail business. In a new position, he will strengthen the
unit of retail business of VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) by taking supervision over solution of strategic issues of this direction, modernization of existing infrastructure, development and implementation of financial products, improvement of principles of customer focus, development of multi-channel business strategy and its implementation in close cooperation with other
divisions of the Bank».

Dmitry Yakovlev works in VTB Group since 2010. He held the position of Vice President, Deputy Head of International Business Office of the Department of Strategy and Development of Retail Business of VTB Group, Bank VTB24 since June 2013. In the period from June 2010 to June 2013 he held the position of
Vice President, Director for Region of International Business Office of the Department of Strategy and Development of Retail Business of VTB Group, Bank VTB24.

Dmitry Yakovlev, Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Subsidiary JSC VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) for retail business issues: «In 2014, we plan to implement the approved Strategy of retail business development of the Bank until 2017. The focus will be on expanding the range of retail products, providing the most attractive conditions for them, as well as segmented approach to different categories of clients. In the medium term, we expect dynamic expansion of business scales, opening of new points of sales and plan to focus on intensive development of relationships with clients».

D.E. Yakovlev graduated from M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. He speaks English and French. His banking career began in 2002 in СJSC «Russian Standard Bank».

For reference:
SO JCS VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) - is 100% subsidiary Bank of the largest Russian VTB Bank OJSC. License of the FSA of the RK No. 1.1.259 dated 22.05.2009.
The Bank was assigned international rating at the «BBB-» / «Stable» forecast level from Standard & Poor’s Agency that indicates its positive and stable financial condition. The branch network of VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) covers 17 cities and amounts to 24 points of sales.
VTB Bank and its subsidiaries form international financial group which conducts its activities in Russian and foreign markets. VTB Group consists of more than 30 banks and financial companies in 20 countries of the CIS, Europe, Asia and Africa. The major shareholder of VTB – is the Government of the Russian Federation (60,9%).