Marat Kunikeev is an entrepreneur with experience in founding, owning, investing in, acquiring, and selling businesses across various industries, including advertising, restaurants, finance, agriculture, online services, and others.

He has nearly 30 years of experience in advertising and marketing and is a laureate of the Media Manager of Russia 2019 Award.

Since 2022, he has been Co-owner and CEO of the Starlink advertising group of companies.

From 2007 to 2022, he was Co-owner and General Director of Starlink. The Media Ways agency became part of the global holding company Publicis Groupe and was renamed Starlink.

In 2002, he became Co-founder, Co-owner, and General Director of the media agency Media Ways.

From 1997 to 2002, he worked at the ARMI advertising agency, progressing from Assistant to Media Director.

In 1999, he graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Faculty of Computer Science and Control Systems, with a degree in Control Systems for Spacecraft.

He is a graduate of the SKOLKOVO Moscow School of Management programs EMBA 23 and Executive Coaching and Mentoring 4, and holds a Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors (IoD, UK).