Nikolay Grebennikov has been Chief Technology Officer at Kaspersky Lab since the beginning of 2009. This puts him at the heard of technological strategy development, engineering and research operations, and R&D supervision. With Grebennikov in this position, the company has been developing items which have been given top protection ratings in independent reviews, and earned a variety of awards. In 2011 he was ranked in the top 100 Most Powerful Voices in security by i-technology magazine SYS-CON Media. Before his current position, Grebennikov was VP of R&D and Deputy Director of Innovative Technologies at the firm.