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Ilya Berdnikov was appointed new general director of Auchan

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Ilya Berdnikov has been appointed the new general director of the Auchan retail chain, as reported by the Kommersant newspaper, citing its own source.
Berdnikov has served as executive director at the Federal Property Management Agency since December 2024, and previously headed a department at X5.
On September 17, 2026, Auchan and other foreign assets were transferred to the temporary management of JSC L.E.V.

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Ilya Berdnikov has served as executive director at Rosimushchestvo since December 2024, and in 2020–2022 he headed one of the X5 departments. On September 17, 2026, Auchan and other large foreign assets were transferred to the temporary management of JSC L.E.V. Management".

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Ilya Berdnikov was appointed new general director of the Auchan retail chain. This was reported by the Kommersant newspaper (Kommersant), citing its own source.

The publication noted that the company’s press service did not promptly answer journalists’ questions. They were also unable to contact the CEO himself. Kommersant clarified that Berdnikov has been holding the post of executive director at the Federal Property Management Agency since December 2024. In 2020–2022, he headed one of the X5 departments.

On September 17, 2026, Auchan and other large foreign assets were transferred to the temporary management of JSC L.E.V. Management”, registered less than two years ago. According to a media source, the former general director of Auchan, Asya Balabai, will retain her functions and continue to manage the business, and Berdnikov will take control of the company.

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