Nikolay Ermakov Appointed to the Position of Detsky Mir Chief Technical Officer

Moscow, Russia, 9th December 2020 – Detsky Mir Group (“Detsky Mir” or the “Company”, MOEX: DSKY), Russia’s largest specialized omnichannel children’s goods retailer, announces the appointment of Nikolay Ermakov as Chief Technical Officer and Member of the Company’s Management Board.

Nikolay brings more than 16 years of experience in information technology, digital transformation and product development. Prior to joining Detsky Mir, he worked at X5 Retail Group, where he built several dozen cross-functional teams and introduced Agile product development. During his tenure with X5 Retail Group, Nikolay improved SLA for critical business systems, established centers of excellence in technology, reduced reliance on outsourcing, as well as introduced DevOps practices for development teams and set up from scratch a development center at Innopolis (Republic of Tatarstan), building a strong team. Before that, he held roles as director of software development at Gett and Rambler & Co.

Nikolay Ermakov graduated with high honors in Computer Software Engineering from Moscow’s National University of Science and Technology (MISiS). He is currently completing his Executive MBA at the IMD Business School, Switzerland. 


As CTO of Detsky Mir Group, Nikolay will be responsible for boosting Detsky Mir’s IT capabilities and driving its digital transformation and new product development. 

Maria Davydova, CEO of PJSC Detsky Mir, said: “I am really delighted to welcome Nikolay to our team. I am confident that his wealth of relevant experience and expertise will help take the Detsky Mir IT team to new heights, driving the delivery of most ambitious projects and the continued successful development of our technology platform and online business support.”

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