Andrey Panov
Andrey Panov, born 1975, Moscow. Charges: Article 159 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Fraud (committed by a group, on an especially large scale or with deprivation of the right to…); “The case of Andrei Panov on fraud”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Office workers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 159 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Fraud (committed by a group, on an especially large scale or with deprivation of the right to housing)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he, together with an unidentified group of people, is accused of fraud in connection with a contract with the American company Bain in 2019 to develop a marketing strategy for Aeroflot. The investigation is currently paused.
Latest event
May 1, 2022 — persecution begins
The case of Andrei Panov on fraud
Criminal case
The case of Andrei Panov on fraud
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
From 2003 to 2010, he was the Editor of the Finance department in the Vedomosti newspaper and the website's Deputy Editor-in-Chief. In 2010, he began working as a consultant for an international consulting company Bain & Company. Eventually, Panov became a project manager and a partner in the Moscow office of the company. There, he was an expert in aviation, financial, educational, and digital practices. Among other projects, in 2014, he participated in the development of a strategy and the launch of the first Russian low-cost airline Pobeda. On December 26, 2018, Andrei Panov was appointed Deputy CEO for Strategy and Marketing at PJSC Aeroflot. There, he participated in the development of a strategy for a group of airlines—Aeroflot, Pobeda, Rossiya, and Aurora. Immediately after the war began, he resigned from the company and left Russia, publishing several anti-war statements. On April 12, 2022, his article in the Financial Times called on Russian business leaders and top managers to resign and sabotage the war "by delaying or ignoring every deal or contract that supports the military invasion or Russian propaganda." The next day, a criminal investigation was initiated against him. Panov is currently outside of Russia. On May 18th, the court ruled to arrest him in absentia
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 159 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.