Baranov Denis Sergeevich

CEO of Positive Technologies JSC. The company produces software used for remote management of technical equipment employed to block content deemed undesirable by the state. This software forms part of the Kontinent hardware-software complex manufactured by Security Code LLC. Denis Baranov concurrently serves as CEO of Positive Group PJSC (TIN: 9718077239). This holding company controls Positive Technologies JSC and is subject to EU sanctions. Positive Technologies JSC is the primary operating company of the Positive Group, directly engaged in the development, implementation, and sale of various tech products and services. The company produces software used for remote management of technical equipment employed to block content deemed undesirable by the state. This software forms part of the Kontinent hardware-software complex manufactured by Security Code LLC. It is a major company with revenue of 322 million USD and net profit of 62 million USD (based on the exchange rate at the time this list was published), employing over one thousand personnel (latest available data is for 2021). The company belongs to a group controlled by the holding company Positive Group PJSC (TIN: 9718077239), which is subject to EU sanctions. The company itself has been under US sanctions since 2021 in connection with its alleged collaboration with Russian intelligence services in malicious attacks against the United States.