{"id":128445,"date":"2022-09-30T18:14:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T17:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=128445"},"modified":"2022-09-30T18:21:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T17:21:13","slug":"aram-karamanukyan-interview-virtus-pro-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/09\/aram-karamanukyan-interview-virtus-pro-ceo","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Meet Aram Karamanukyan, the mysterious new face of Virtus.pro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Virtus.pro-logo-large.png\" alt=\"Virtus.pro logo\" class=\"wp-image-128446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Virtus.pro-logo-large.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Virtus.pro-logo-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Virtus.pro-logo-medium_large.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Virtus.pro-logo.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image credit: Virtus.pro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9277687ca3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>A simple <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP_Aram\/status\/1570759945674719233\">Tweet<\/a> on September 16th announced Aram Karamanukyan as the new CEO of, and investor in, Russian esports organisation Virtus.pro.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768831a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The announcement caught the esports community by surprise, especially due to the low profile with which it was made: an unverifiable Tweet from a brand new Twitter account. His position was confirmed shortly after by a <a href=\"https:\/\/virtus.pro\/en\/articles\/aram-karamanukyan-novyi-ceo-i-investor-virtuspro\">post<\/a> on the Virtus.pro website.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d92776888b9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Karamanukyan is a newcomer to the esports industry through and through. He claims to have previously worked in construction, hospitality and finance in Armenia, before getting in touch with competitive gaming. Encouraged by the advice of a friend and the wish to invest in a sector with high-growth potential, he started to study esports and decided to make his move into the industry.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9277688e4e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>On a personal level, the new Virtus.pro CEO described himself as \u201ca man, Armenian, a businessman, an investor, [and] a father of a 10-year-old girl\u201d when asked to introduce himself.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d92776893e9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The low-profile announcement is in tune with his style, he told Esports Insider. \u201cI\u2019ve never been much of a public figure, which is why I didn\u2019t have an account on Twitter. But in esports, everyone\u2019s used to communicating on Twitter, so I created an account.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768996b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cWe, as I mentioned in my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP_Aram\/status\/1570759947612487680\">second post<\/a>, were planning a nice announcement, with a video, with my introduction and a welcoming speech. The media team insisted on it. But because of the current situation in Armenia, when we are in fact at war and my fellow citizens are dying, I refused.\u201d<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9277689ee9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The war Karamanukyan referenced is the ongoing conflict between South Caucasus nations Armenia and Azerbaijan, which broke out again in September 2022 after a cease-fire agreement mediated by Russia was quickly broken.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67d927768a9e0\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-121458\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/05\/virtus-pro-ceo-sergey-glamazda-departs-organisation\" target=\"_blank\">Virtus Pro CEO Sergey Glamazda departs organisation<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-79226\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/02\/virtus-pro-haval-extension\" target=\"_blank\">Virtus.pro extends partnership with HAVAL<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768b4c4\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t afford to do media when there\u2019s a tragedy around,\u201d Karamanukyan continued. \u201cAt the same time, a public announcement was required that I now own Virtus.pro so that we could compete in international tournaments. And then I decided to just tweet about it \u2014 after all, esports is a digital sport, so this is the most organic announcement, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768ba87\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Attention to his home country is a fundamental pillar of Karamanukyan\u2019s plan of action for Virtus.pro. Under his leadership, Karamanukyan\u2019 says the organisation will seek to connect with the Armenian audience and develop the esports industry in the country of roughly 3 million people.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768c053\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cI am a patriot of my country and I am interested in contributing to the development of Armenian esports. Armenia may seem like a very small country, but the global Armenian diaspora is huge, with 2.5 million Armenians in Los Angeles alone [<em>Esports Insider: according to the US census data <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/election-us-2016-37455372\"><em>reported by the BBC<\/em><\/a><em> in 2016, there are ~215.000 Armenians in LA]<\/em>. And there is still Europe, Russia. It seems to me that through Virtus.pro, through such a big club, I may be able to spark the interest of the Armenian audience and bring it into the ranks of esports enthusiasts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768c5e7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cThis will give the club a new audience of fans. And in the end, this will lead to the development of esports infrastructure directly in Armenia, the emergence of training bases, strong teams, and young talented players inspired by Virtus.pro. And then, after a certain number of years, or decades, we may no longer have to buy foreign esports clubs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768cbb7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>But Karamanukyan\u2019s unwavering and political commitments to his home country Armenia raises questions as to just how distant Virtus.pro will be from its previous Russian ownership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768d16f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Virtus.pro was banned from competing by almost all major tournament organisers after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, owing to the fact it was owned by ESforce Holding, itself a property of Russian technology giant VK Company Limited. With unusually little detail available about the new ownership structure, and Karamanukyan\u2019s background, questions have arisen as to whether the new CEO still had ties to the former Russian ownership.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768d75f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Armenia \u2014 like Azerbaijan \u2014 is a former Soviet republic, and Russian forces maintain an ongoing peacekeeping role in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory. Karamanukyan is yet to voice his stance on the Russia-Ukraine war and has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP_Aram\/status\/1570787417661280256\">deflected questions<\/a> on Twitter when asked. Esports Insider offered him space for him to comment on the subject, but Karamanukyan chose to not express his opinion about it.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768dceb\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>However, Valve and PGL approved the return of the Virtus.pro brand to their tournaments following the ownership change after Virtus.pro shared documents with the developer and other tournament organisers, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/csgo\/sources-esl-and-blast-reviewing-virtus-pro-leadership-changes-1938167\/\">media reports<\/a>, lending credibility that a satisfactory transfer took place. The organisation told Esports Insider that an Armenian company operated by Karamanukyan obtained 100% of Virtus.pro.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768e26e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The new CEO said he\u2019s still getting acquainted with the esports industry and getting in touch with other organisations\u2019 managers. Meanwhile, Virtus.pro is searching the market for an agency to internationally represent the organisation on the commercial level. \u201cWe are waiting for offers,\u201d said Karamanukyan. Virtus.pro will also look for opportunities to enter franchised leagues and to expand its physical structure.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927768e7e6\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cThere is a separate area where my experience in [construction] will be used. I\u2019m talking about the development of the offline presence of Virtus.pro in the world. 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