Iron perfectionist Olga Pleshakova

The presence of women in politics and business is always of interest to the public and stirs up her imagination. And the weaker sex at the helm of companies attracts attention doubly.

One of such strong women, "iron perfectionist" as she calls herself, is Olga Aleksandrovna Pleshakova, ex-general director, chairman of the board of directors of Transaero.

Unfortunately, at present the airline has ceased its activity. The website "Transaero" does not function, and the video from the rally in support of the company (from November 15, 2015) is the last record in "Twitter", which was placed by Olga Pleshakova.

Biography

She was born on 07.12.1966 in the capital of the Russian Federation - the city of Moscow. She received higher education at the Moscow Aviation Institute (specialty "Aviation Armament"), received a candidate minimum.

Back in school, the union of Olga and Alexandra (the son of Tatyana Anodina, widow of the USSR radio industry minister) was born. In 1986, she married him, while still a student at the MAI.

Currently, Alexander and Olga Pleshakova are the parents of two charming daughters of Tanya and Natasha.

In 1990, Olga's husband organized the first private company in the USSR engaged in air transportation "Transaero". So the first woman-head of the airline in the history of Russia, Olga Pleshakova, whose biography proved that a woman in aviation can reach unprecedented heights, began her career.

Career

In the period 1992-1993. She held the position of senior technology expert at Transaero. In 1992-1993 years. Olga Pleshakova worked as a senior technology expert at Transaero. Then for 2 years she took the position of the head of the service department on board airliners and grew up to the head of the service department.

The company was becoming more successful, and along with it, our heroine grew up on the career ladder. And by 2001, Olga Pleshakova - General Director of Transaero. And in 2015, she became chairman in the Board of Directors.

Approaches to leadership

In the period of work Olga Pleshakova has established itself as a successful leader: the number of carriages, and accordingly, the revenue increased tenfold.

The non-standard approach to the management of the airline ensured not only the profitability, but also the popularity of Transaero in both broad and narrow circles: for a long time he was the main carrier of the Ministry of Defense employees, mastered not always lucrative but exotic destinations (for example, Brazil), the menu Food on board was also unusual, social services were made, sponsored in helping children with cancer, etc.

There was always a special attitude towards passengers: there were cases when, during serious disruptions, Olga Pleshakova personally went out to the people in the waiting area and explained the situation, calmed them down.

Achievements

• 2009 - the leader in the transport nomination among Russian managers.
• 2010 - the best among the leaders of aviation companies.
• 2011 - in the top three in the TOP-100 rating in the magazine "Expert".
• 2012 - the winner in the nomination "The most influential woman in the country" (category "Business") by rating from RIA Novosti, Ekho Moskvy radio station and Ogonyok magazine.
• 2012-2013 - in the list of fifty most influential women of business in the world according to the US magazine Fortune (the only representative from Russia).

In addition, Olga Pleshakova is a laureate of such awards as "Olympia" (nomination "Impeccable business reputation"), "Person of the Year", "Leader of business of the Commonwealth of Independent States", etc.

Wrote a large number of publications on the subject of civil aviation. Together with other authors, she published a monograph on society and the state.

Olga Pleshakova received the following awards:

• Honored worker of transport of the Russian Federation.
• Medal «In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow».
• Order "For Honor and Valor".
• Order of Merit (France) and others.

Transaero today

At present, the government has declared bankruptcy of one of the largest air carriers of the country - the company "Transaero". This is a serious loss not only for the aviation industry, but also for former passengers. In the media there is an opinion that this catastrophe could be avoided if the state had not previously turned its back on the problems of the entire civil aviation industry.