Pavel Pivovarov has been appointed first deputy chairman of the board and an executive director. Previously, Mr. Pivovarov was the club's deputy general director. 

Zenit's chairman of the board has also taken the decision appoint Togrul Mammadov as chief of staff, Mr. Mammadov was formerly advisor to the general director of management at Gazprom Investment South. During the 2011/12 season he was the head of the supervisory board of CSKA hockey club. 

The management structure will also include Maxim Mitrofanov, who has been appointed to the position of advisor to the chairman of the stadium and for sports infrastructure. 

Vadim Parkhach will be head of finance, having previously been deputy CFO of the Russian Football Union. 

Elena Eremeeva will head up the club's audit and internal controls. Previously, she served as director for economics and finance at Zenit and has held the position of CFO of the RFU.