Svetlana Volikova
Director of Risk Management and Internal Control
Business and Management
X5 Retail Group
Russian Federation
Biography
Svetlana joined the X5 team in 2007, and has held managerial positions within several of the Company's business units since then. From August 2012, she had worked as Karusel's CEO, before being appointed Chief Corporate Audit Officer in July 2014. In 2016, the Corporate Audit Department was transformed into the Audit, Risk and Compliance Department. In 2017 the Audit, Risk, and Compliance Department was divided into two separate divisions: the Risk Management and Internal Control Department, and the Internal Audit Department. Svetlana was appointed as the head of Risk Management and Internal Control Department, with responsibility for development of the Company's internal control systems, monitoring and evaluating risks at a company-wide level, as well as monitoring the financial, business, and economic activities of X5.​ She reports directly to the CEO X5. ​ Svetlana graduated from the ISG Business School (Institut Supérieur de Gestion, France) in 1996. Before joining X5, she worked as a manager at Auchan and Danone.
Research Interest
Business and Management
