Maxim Azarov

Chief Product Officer

Maxim Azarov joins Rambler from Google, where he held the position of Product Manager and was responsible for the development and performance of selected Google products in the Russian and CIS markets since 2007. Between 2005 and 2007, Maxim was software architect at SMSC (Standard Microsystems) and was responsible for the planning, definition and execution of software development projects for the company's silicon chips. Prior to that, Maxim was Team Leader at computer software producer Digital 5 in New Jersey where he managed the design and implementation of software for networked consumer electronics devices.

Maxim Azarov holds an MBA in Product Management from the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, USA. Maxim also holds a Master of Sciences degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and a PhD in Physics of Atmosphere and Hydrosphere from the Central Aerologic Observatory of the Russian Federation.