Education:

- Cherepovets Higher Military Engineering School of Radio Electronics (1989);

- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (1998).

Professional activity:

Since 2003, he has been the General Director of Moskabel-Fujikura company. Under his leadership, the company has become one of the leaders in the optical cable market in Russia, and in recent years has also entered foreign markets.

From 2002 to 2003 Gladkikh headed Moskabel-Emal (part of Moskabelmet Group).

From 1996 to 2002 he worked as Deputy Marketing Director and then as Director of Enameled Wire Production in Moskabelmet (Moskabelmet Group of Companies).

From 1989 to 1996, he served in the Russian Armed Forces as an officer in various command positions.

Also, from 2015 to the present time, Gladkikh has headed the section Telecommunication cables and data transmission cables in the Electrocable Association.