Svetlana Ivannikova resigned her position of LiveJournal Russia CEO to be replaced by Ilya Dronov.

Also, Anton Nosik, former director of LiveJournal-owned SUP Media, will return to the company to take up the post of media director, lenta.ru reported.

Ilya Dronov joined LiveJournal in February 2007 and has carried out a number of roles including a user-interface specialist and creative director. In September 2008 he took up the position of Director of Products Development, followed by his promotion to LiveJournal Russia CEO in November 2011.