JSC Firm "August", the largest Russian manufacturer of pesticides, reports that since July 1, 2021, Mikhail Danilov, who until recently headed the Marketing and Sales Directorate, took over as CEO of the company.
Mikhail Danilov graduated in 1989 from the Moscow Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the D.I. Mendeleev (now - Russian University of Chemical Technology named after D.I.Mendeleev). From 1989 to 1992 he worked as an engineer of the department of the Research Institute "Titan".
He has been working in "August" practically from the moment of its foundation, having started his career in the company in the fall of 1992 as a manager. After 5 years, he was appointed Senior Manager of the Sales Sector. In this position, Mikhail Danilov supervised the implementation of new plant protection technologies and the organization of the provision of pesticides to farmers in the regions of the Volga region and Western Siberia. In 2000, he was transferred to the position of senior manager of the group for the West Siberian region, in 2004 - to the position of lead manager of the sales department.
In 2008, Mikhail Danilov was appointed Director of Marketing and Sales. Under his leadership, sales of the company's products have increased more than 10 times over the past 5 years.
Together with "August" Mikhail Danilov is a participant in all stages of the formation and development of the Russian market of plant protection chemicals, he is known in the industry as an authoritative expert and effective manager. For merits in the field of agriculture and many years of fruitful work, he was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, as well as the Silver Medal "For contribution to the development of the agro-industrial complex of Russia."