The presence of women in politics and business is always of interest to the public and excites its imagination. And the weaker floor at the helm of companies attracts doubly attention.
One of such strong women, an “iron perfectionist”, as she calls herself, is Olga Alexandrovna Pleshakova, ex-general director, chairman of the Board of Directors of Transaero Airlines.
Unfortunately, the airline has now ceased operations. The Transaero website is not functioning, and the video from the rally in support of the company (dated November 15, 2015) is the last post on Twitter posted by Olga Pleshakova.
Biography
Born December 12, 1966 in the capital of the Russian Federation - the city of Moscow. She graduated from the Moscow Institute of Aviation (specialty "Aviation weapons"), received a candidate minimum.
Back in school, the union of Olga and Alexander (the son of Tatyana Anodina, widow of the Minister of Radio Industry of the USSR) was born. In 1986, she married him, while still a student at the Moscow Aviation Institute.
Currently, Alexander and Olga Pleshakova are the parents of two charming daughters, Tanya and Natasha.
In 1990, Olga’s husband organized the first privately owned airline company Transaero in the USSR. So began her career as the first female airline leader in Russian history, Olga Pleshakova, whose biography proved that a woman in aviation can reach unprecedented heights.
Career
In the period 1992-1993. held the position of senior technology expert at Transaero Airlines. In 1992-1993 Olga Pleshakova worked as a senior technology expert at Transaero. Then, for 2 years, she held the position of the head of the service department on board airliners and grew to the head of the service department.
The company became more successful, and with it our heroine grew up the career ladder. And by 2001, Olga Pleshakova was the general director of Transaero. And in 2015, she received the post of chairman in the Board of Directors.
Management Approaches
During her career, Olga Pleshakova established herself as a successful leader: the number of shipments, and, consequently, revenue increased tenfold.
The unconventional approach to airline management ensured not only profitability, but also Transaero’s fame both in broad and narrow circles: for a long time it was the main carrier of the Ministry of Defense employees, it developed not always profitable, but exotic destinations (for example, Brazil), the menu food on board was also unusual, social transportation was carried out, he sponsored helping children with cancer, etc.
A special attitude towards passengers has always been manifested: there were cases when, during a serious malfunction, Olga Pleshakova personally went to people in the waiting area and explained the situation, reassured them.
Achievements
- 2009 - a leader in the transport category among managers of Russia.
- 2010 is the best among the leaders of aviation companies.
- 2011 - in the top three in the rating of TOP-100 in the magazine "Expert".
- 2012 - winner in the nomination “The Most Influential Woman of the Country” (category “Business”) by rating from RIA Novosti, Ekho Moskvy radio station and Ogonyok magazine.
- 2012-2013 - in the list of fifty most influential business women in the world according to US magazine Fortune (the only representative from Russia).
In addition, Olga Pleshakova is a laureate of such awards as Olimpia (nomination “Impeccable business reputation”), “Person of the year”, “Business leader of the Commonwealth of Independent States”, etc.
She has written a large number of publications on the subject of civil aviation. Together with other authors, she published a monograph on society and the state.
Olga Pleshakova received the following awards:
- Honored Worker of Transport of the Russian Federation.
- Medal "In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow."
- Order of Honor and Valor.
- Order of Merit (France) and others.
Transaero today
Currently, the government declared bankruptcy of one of the country's largest air carriers - Transaero. This is a serious loss not only for the airline industry, but also for former passengers. There is an opinion in the media that this catastrophe could have been avoided if the state had not previously turned its back on the implementation of the problems of the entire civil aviation industry.