Marat Hovhannisyan is the former vice-governor of St. Petersburg, who became famous throughout the country after the corruption scandal surrounding the construction of the Zenit-Arena football stadium. The disgraced official was caught stealing 28 million rubles.
Biography: early years
Marat Melsovich Hovhannisyan was born on August 15, 1970 in Chisinau. His childhood years passed in Moldova. Marat studied at a school with a physical and mathematical bias, which he graduated with a gold medal. He continued his studies at the Polytechnic Institute of Chisinau. In 1992, Hovhannisyan received a diploma in engineering engineer.
After graduation, Marat moved to Moscow. There, he began to work by profession in various commercial structures, which at that time were actively developing.
Career
In 2004, Hovhannisyan took the helm of the Concord group of companies. It included several structures that specialized in information technology and construction. Among the well-known and large-scale projects of Concord are the construction of the Moscow City retail and hotel complex and the restoration of the buildings of the Moscow Kremlin. Hovhannisyan stayed in this post until 2010.
After leaving Concord, Hovhannisyan headed the North-Western Directorate for Reconstruction, Construction and Restoration. At that time, the key brainchild of that structure was the second scene of the legendary Mariinsky.
In 2012, he received his second higher education with a degree in Management and Expertise in the Field of Cultural Heritage and Restoration. A year later, Marat became vice-governor of St. Petersburg. He became the deputy of George Poltavchenko in the construction sector. Marat worked in Smolny for two years. During this period, he oversaw the construction of a new football arena on Krestovsky Island.
In 2014, Oganesyan was recognized as the best builder of Russia. He was also awarded the Order for the restoration of the Bolshoi Theater. In 2015, he voluntarily left the position of vice governor..
Corruption scandal
In November 2016, Hovhannisyan was detained in the Russian capital. He was accused of fraud. The investigation concluded that during the construction of the Zenit-Arena, Hovhannisyan illegally involved the Theater and Decoration Workshops company and withdrew 50 million rubles through it. This money on securities was intended for the purchase of video panels. According to investigators, the former official put at least 28 million rubles in his pocket.
Hovhannisyan was immediately taken into custody, as he could have an impact on the course of the trial. He did not admit his guilt. And only a year later Marat began to cooperate with the investigation. The trial is still ongoing, and Hovhannisyan continues to sit in the Kresty jail.
