Ilsur Metshin handed Igor Sivov the insignia “For work and valor for the benefit of Kazan”

(KZN.RU, September 19, Alsu Safina). Igor Sivov, the head of the Kazan Executive Committee, became the general adviser to the president of the International University Sports Federation FISU, which headquarters is based in Lausanne. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, said this today at the Business Monday. The Mayor handed Igor Sivov the insignia “For work and valor for the benefit of Kazan”.

As the Mayor of Kazan noted, the FISU is a special organization for the capital of Tatarstan. “Taking into account those projects that FISU is going to organize in Kazan, and the fact that Oleg Matytsin, the president of the organization, went all the way for the preparation and holding of the Universiade with us since the first day, we could not refuse”, said Ilsur Metshin. He pointed out that Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of Tatarstan, has approved this decision.

The Mayor said that the international volunteer camp, which will be based in the capital of Tatarstan, is among the projects that are now being discussed with the FISU. In addition, the FISU came out with the initiative to create the association of cities, where the Universiade was held, and a training center. “When we started the preparations for the Universiade, we did not know where and how to start. And there are a huge number of cities, which participate in the bidding campaign,” said I. Metshin. He said that, according to the organizers, the headquarters of the Association will also be located in Kazan.

“Our team members have repeatedly demanded in the national and federal levels. At this time, our colleague entered the international orbit”, said Ilsur Metshin. “Sadly, we do not want to farewell”. He thanked Igor Sivov for his work. “It was a brilliant period, large, complex, and responsible, where there was a lot of work”, said the head of the city.

I. Sivov was the deputy general director of the ANO “Executive Directorate of the XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan”. “I, as the chairman of the organizing committee of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Universiade, can say that Igor Sivov was the second after Igor Krutoy”, said I. Metshin. “He is creative, bright, talented, and very responsible. I am confident that these qualities will be shown on a new front work”.

Igor Sivov noted that he worked as the head of the Kazan Executive Committee for 2 years and 8 months. “It was a lifetime for me. What I was, when have come here, and who I now become – it is two different people”, he said. “All, which was in that time, is a lot of experience, which cannot be studied or read in books, it is necessary to pass”. He thanked Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Denis Kalinkin, the head of the Executive Committee, and all employees of the Office of Kazan Executive Committee for their productive collaboration.

For reference

Igor Sivov was born on June 9, 1980 in Kazan.

He graduated from the Academy of Management “TISBI” in specialty “International Relations’ in 2002.

In 2012 he graduated from the Moscow Management School “Skolkovo”, the course “Executive MBA”.

From 2002 to 2008 – the deputy director of the Academy of Management “TISBI” (Kazan) student club

From 2008 to 2011 – the director of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise “Directorate of holiday programs” of Kazan

From 2009 to 2011 – the deputy general director of the ANO “Executive Directorate of the XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan” (part-time)

From 2011 to 2014 – the deputy general director of the ANO “Executive Directorate of the XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan”

Since 2014 – the head of the Office of the Kazan Executive Committee

From September 2016 – the adviser to the president of the International University Sports Federation FISU.

Awards: the Medal “In memory of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan’ (2005), Gratitude of the Mayor of Kazan (2007), the Gratitude letter of the Minister of Youth, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan (2007), the Gratitude Letter of the President of the Central election Commission of the Republic of Tatarstan (2007), the diploma of Kazan (2010), the Gratitude  letter of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan (2008, 2011), the Gratitude letter of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan (2014), the Medal “For service to the Motherland» II degree (2014), the Medal  “XXVII World summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan” (2015), the medal “XXII Olympic winter games and XI Paralympic winter games 2014 in Sochi” (2016), the medal “For valiant labor” (2016), the insignia “For work and valor for the benefit of Kazan” (2016).