Kireev Alexey Alexandrovich

CEO of Data Processing and Automation Center JSC. The company was established to deploy technical equipment for filtering internet traffic, which plays a key role in enabling the state to restrict Russian citizens’ access to uncensored information. Alexey Kireev simultaneously serves as CEO of Gradient JSC (a subsidiary of Rostelecom PJSC), which controls two major players in the internet censorship market — Data Processing and Automation Center JSC and RDP.RU LLC. Data Processing and Automation Center JSC was established to implement the measures stipulated by the Federal Law on the Sovereign Russian Internet [Runet]. Data Processing and Automation Center JSC is engaged in the deployment of internet traffic filtering systems. The company serves as a systems integrator, combining disparate computer systems into a unified whole. According to a journalistic investigation, in 2020 the company became a supplier of traffic filtering technical equipment intended for use by the General Radio Frequency Center — a state-owned company subordinate to Roskomnadzor [2]. The contract provides for the supply, installation, and subsequent operation of technical equipment designated as technical equipment for countering threats (TSPU). The contract value for 2020 (the first stage of system creation and equipment supply) amounted to 56.5 million USD (based on the exchange rate at the time this list was published). For the period 2022–2024, nearly 325 million USD (based on the exchange rate at the time this list was published) were allocated. Throughout this period, the company carried out the required work, and following the completion of TSPU deployment, it is regarded as the most likely contractor for its modernization.