Mikhail Aslanovich Pogosyan is general director of the United Aircraft Corporation.
Education
In 1979 he graduated with honors from the aircraft manufacturer faculty of the Moscow Aviation Institute and started his career at the engineering plant named after Physician organization Sukhoi (now known as the Joint-stock company Sukhoy Design Bureau) where continues to work to this day.
Career
He is a Russian national of Armenian descent. He started as a designer engineer and then held the posts of the First Deputy Chief Designer (1992-1998), Chairman of Directors Board of the Design Bureau (1995-1999) and, eventually, General Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau (starting from May 1999). On 31 January 2011, he was appointed general director of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).
Membership
Russian Academy of Sciences.