Vladimir Khanumyan

Vladimir Khanumyan (; born November 16, 1957, in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR) is a Russian media executive. He managed the media assets of several leading Russian companies: CTC Media, , AFK Sistema, and Gazprom Media. He is a member of the .

Biography Vladimir Khanumyan was born in Tbilisi on November 16, 1957. After graduating from Tbilisi State University in 1979, he started his professional career as a journalist in local newspapers “Molodezh Gruzii” (“Georgian Youth”) and later “Vecherni Tbilisi” (“Tbilisi Evening”). In 1985 he was promoted to a managing position, and later served as a deputy chief editor.

In the 1990s Vladimir Khanumyan pursued his career in Russian media industry serving as top executive for the leading television companies.

The biggest part of his career (starting 1996) was dedicated to one of the largest entertainment TV Holdings in Russia – CTC Media, an American TV company established by an American entrepreneur Peter Gerwe. Vladimir Khanumyan worked as a commercial director, later in 1997-1998 he was CEO of CTC Moscow TV channel, then led CTC Regions – a holding company that monitored and controlled CTC Media's regional assets.

After resignation Khanumyan established a joint venture with Sony Entertainment Television that operates three Sony channels in Russia and CIS countries.

Awards Vladimir Khanumyan holds Russian media industry award “Media Manager of Russia” which he got in 2007 while being Chief Operating Officer of CTC Media. In 2014 he was rated the fifth top Russian executive in media industry by Russian Managers’ Association and Kommersant Publishing house.