How professionals work. Alexey Krainov, CEO of RiotGames in the Russian Federation and the CIS

The heading "How Professionals Work" continues to acquaint the readers of "Megamind" with the working habits of various specialists in the IT market.

And since in today's game development “information technologies” are not less, and sometimes even more than in numerous startups, we decided to invite a fundamentally new guest to our regular heading. Meet Alexei Krainov, the “country manager” in the international classification of Riot Games, which he heads as the general director for the Russian Federation and the CIS.

For those that do not know - Riot Games is the publisher of one of the most popular free-to-play MOBA games today: League Of Legends . Now the final stage of the international tournament in this game is taking place, and on Saturday the long-awaited “Korean” super final will take place, in which SK Telekom T1 and Koo Tigers teams will clash. However, let us return to Alexei's person.
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Alexey says to himself that he represents a classic example of a person who has always loved video games, but never dreamed of working in the gaming industry. Alexey graduated from the USTU in 1998 with honors, and in 2012 received an Executive Education Program at the Harvard Business School.

Alexey’s work experience is very diverse: here is British American Tobacco (National Key Account Manager in Russia and Switzerland), work as a retail marketing director at Adidas, and finally, Alexey was the director of broadband Internet access in the VimpelCom.

Alexey says that in order to get to RiotGames he had to pass 15 interviews-interviews and he tries not to use this experience when hiring new employees in the Russian office of the company. The tasks of Alexey in Riot Games in the position of director: building the strongest team in the games and entertainment market in Russia, as well as developing the phenomenon of League Of Legends in our region.

A word to the professional.

Current Location:
Moscow

Current place of work:
Riot Games, General Director for the Russian Federation and the CIS

Education:
Ural State Technical University, graduate 1998

One word that best describes how you work:
People

How many hours a day do you work?
> 9

Current mobile device:
iPhone 6s

Current computer:
Macbook pro

Without any applications, programs, utilities you can not live?
Gmail, Facebook, WhatsApp

Which life hack helps you save time?
Concentrate on the main thing, cancel all secondary

What kind of to-do manager do you use?
A sheet of paper with tasks for the day

What do you listen when you work?
Dubstep

What are you reading now?
Peppy Long Stocking - daughters out loud

Which book from the last read was remembered the most?
Homer's Odyssey

Do you use e-readers or prefer paper books?
iPad

How long do you sleep?
9 hours

Are you an owl or a lark?
Owl

How do you have breakfast?
2 breakfast: porridge and coffee - the first breakfast; sushi, croissant and coffee - second breakfast

How do you spend your time on the way to work / from work?
I listen to the radio "Maximum"

What advice you have ever been given can you convey to others?
Think of the people first and the results - the second.