Vladimir Kekhman   

General Director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre

Born in 1968 in Samara, Russia. Graduated from the department of foreign languages, the Samara State Pedagogical University, in 1989 and from the St Petersburg State Academy of Theatrical Arts in 2009.

Mr Kekhman has successfully managed companies in various business fields.
In 1997 he created JFC (Joint Fruit Company), the country’s largest Russian-owned fruit producer, trader and distributor, and presently Mr Kekhman is the company’s Chairman of the Board. He has initiated several major development projects.

In May 2007 he was appointed General Director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre.
He has largely invested his personal funds in the reconstruction of the theatre’s building and financed Mikhailovsky Ballet London tour in 2008.

In 2010 he was awarded the national Celebrity Prize for “the revival of the theatre”.
Mr Kekhman is Member of Consultative Council of Russian Federation’s Cultural Ministry.

He is married, has three children.