General Director of JSC "NTV Broadcasting Company" Vladimir Kulistikov: biography

Kulistikov Vladimir Mikhailovich is a well-known journalist and media manager. His life is a progressive way up, he went through all the steps of the career ladder, reaching the top level.

Childhood and youth

May 20, 1952 in the family of Soviet specialists working in Germany at a joint venture to extract uranium, a son - Vladimir Kulistikov. The biography of the boy in his childhood was not much different from the many Soviet children. He studied well at school and was able to enter the most prestigious university in the country.

Best start

In 1969, Kulistikov entered MGIMO at the Faculty of International Journalism. The future media manager always felt a craving for knowledge and read a lot, and he showed great ability to learn foreign languages. He speaks five languages fluently: English, French, German, Serbo-Croatian and Arabic. Having received the best education, Kulistikov gets the opportunity to realize his potential in various fields of activity.

Good Soviet career

Upon graduation from MGIMO in 1975, Vladimir Kulistikov does not go directly to work in the field of journalism, but starts working in the Ministry of Foreign Trade. This was a great start to a career for a young specialist. After working for three years in the ministry, Vladimir decides to change the field of activity, he is attracted by science, and he goes to the Institute of Scientific Information of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR as a research fellow. For seven years he is engaged in European law, defends his thesis on legal means of settling international conflicts, confidently goes up the career ladder.

However, in 1985, he decided to return to journalism and came to the magazine "Novoye Vremya" as an observer. The publication covered the events in the world, differing in the relative freedom of expression by the authors of their opinion. Kulistikov came to the "New time", when on the wave of perestroika journalism became a very interesting activity. He worked in the publication for 5 years and went from correspondent to deputy editor-in-chief. These were the years of the magazine's immense popularity, so Vladimir Mikhailovich gets invaluable experience in large media, he does not only work as a reporter, but also as a manager.

In 1990, Kulistikov works in his immediate specialty - he becomes his own correspondent in Moscow, the Arab newspaper Al-Hayat ("Life"). The times were not easy, especially from the economic point of view, and the journalist decides to test himself in business. He becomes an adviser-adviser for the advertising of the president of the commercial company "Russky Dom", in these years the turnover of the company reaches $ 200 million per year. Despite the successes in real business, the Kulistikov does not part with journalism, but is looking for new platforms for self-actualization.

Life on the radio

In 1993 Savik Shuster, the chief editor of the Moscow bureau, leads Vladimir to the radio station Freedom. For three years, the Kulistikov works on radio, mastering a new field for himself. He starts with a correspondent, then becomes a commentator, and in 1993 he creates his weekly program "Liberty Life", in which live coverage of the events of the day. Here, the talent of a journalist is fully manifested: he is able to give news brightly, gives accurate and witty comments on events. He also shows the ability to manage a creative group and good managerial qualities. He quickly escalates the scale of the program, it is not enough for him to be the head of the program, the Kulists again go in search of a new one.

Television is the business of life

In 1996, Vladimir Kulistikov came to NTV as deputy editor-in-chief of the information service. Here he begins to work under the guidance of Oleg Dobrodeyev, with whom the journalist has developed friendly relations, subsequently they will repeatedly cooperate on different channels. Also, Vladimir Mikhailovich runs his own program "Hero of the Day", it is an interview with some interesting person. In the studio, Kulistikov was visited by many political and public figures, representatives of culture and art. Journalist for a year of work in the program showed himself as a man of boundless erudition, with subtle humor and a sharp tongue.

At NTV, Vladimir Mikhailovich found the best place for growth and realization of his career and creative plans. In 1997, he became the chief editor of the information service and began to implement his numerous plans, while not forgetting about the main task that the founders assigned to him - raising the ratings and attracting advertisers. Here, Kulistikov was interested in working in business, he will apply management techniques to the media and achieve high results. In 2000, he became deputy general director of NTV, continuing to head the information service.

In the fall of 2000, Kulistikov left NTV for the first time to become chairman of the board of the Russian news agency Vesti. This short absence in the life of a TV journalist showed him how much he loved this sphere and how successful he was in it. When the leadership changes at NTV in 2001, Kulistikov returns to NTV as editor-in-chief of the television company, and also as a member of the board of directors.

In 2002, the journalist has a contract with NTV, and he changes his place of work, leaving for VGTRK as deputy to Oleg Dobrodeev, chairman of the VGTRK. For two years, Kulistikov passes all career steps in the television company and becomes the first deputy general director of VGTRK and director of information programs, for him, news is still the most important thing.

The best project is NTV

From 2002 to 2004 NTV is constantly changing personnel, scandals are developing between the team, the company's management and investors. The TV company needs a man who could bring everything back to normal. Also, all parties agree that not a new manager is needed, but a person familiar with the problems and concept of NTV and well versed in the news, and the best solution for the television company is Vladimir Kulistikov. NTV became for him a place of realization of plans and significant achievements. In the period from 2004 to 2015, Kulistikov works as the general director of the television company, and during this time he was able to bring her back to the position of leader. NTV in these years produces many new programs that have high ratings: "Pure recognition", "Program-maximum", "Profession - reporter." Vladimir Mikhailovich does not hide that he faced the task of extracting the maximum profit from the channel, and he successfully solved it. The changes led to the closure of some programs: "Schools of Slander", "Today at Midnight", "Real Politics", "Sunday Evenings". The Director-General was accused of removing information programs from the grid, replacing them with entertainment. But at this time Kulistikov receives government awards: the Order of Merit for the Fatherland 2 and 3 degrees, the Order of Honor.

Kulistikov Vladimir Mikhailovich - born manager

Managing people in a large creative team is not easy. Significant heights in this art reached Kulistikov Vladimir Mikhailovich. The nationality and sexual orientation of his employees, as a manager, did not interest him, he said that he always chose employees for their professional qualities, everything else did not matter. Colleagues on NTV speak very warmly of their former leader. Vladimir Takmenev notes that the TV company has acquired a new face, high-ranking programs appeared in the grid: "Country and World", "Central Television", "New Russian Sensations". Tatiana Mitkova says that she and her colleagues were lucky that they were taught to work and think such a professional as Vladimir Kulistikov. Vadim Glusker notes that their leader differs in encyclopedic knowledge and flawless leadership talent.

Unexpected turn: resignation

In October 2015, everyone was struck by the sudden news - Vladimir Kulistikov leaves NTV. He said that he leaves the company for health reasons, that there is no underlying reason for this event. But at this time the channel was a lot of difficulties: several journalists leave the channel, disagreements with investors, growing pressure of the authorities, economic crisis, so it becomes more difficult to implement plans for Kulistikov. And he decides to leave NTV. And in a few days he becomes an adviser to the general director at VGTRK Oleg Dobrodeyev. History repeats itself, perhaps, the continuation follows.

Family and Children

Many journalists hide details of their private lives, so does Vladimir Kulistikov. Dmitri's son, as is known, went in the footsteps of his father, today he works as a correspondent for VGTRK "Russia". About his wife, Margarita Viktorovna Kulistikova, no details are unknown.