Member of the Board of Directors of "Evraz Group S.A."
A graduate of the Moscow Physical-Technical Institute (Honors), PhD in Physics and Mathematics.
Prior to 1992, successfully engaged in scientific research, led a large laboratory in the Institute of High Temperatures, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, then became a commercial director.
Founder and for 14 years unchallenged leader "Evraz Group S.A.", one of the leading vertically integrated steel and mining companies in Russia.
Bureau member of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
Enjoys fishing, swimming, tennis.
About the Company
"Evraz Group S.A." is one of the largest vertically-integrated steel and mining businesses with operations mainly in Russia. In 2005 the company "Evraz Group S.A." produced 13.9 million tons of steel.
The main company "Evraz Group S.A." include three leading Russian steel plants: Nizhnytagilskii, West Siberian and Novokuznetskii metallurgical plants. In 2005, "Evraz Group S.A." acquired "Palini and Bertoli" in Italy and "Vitkovice Steel" in the Czech Republic.
Fast-growing mining business, "Evraz Group S.A." includes the following mining companies: "Evrazruda", Kachkanarskii and Vysokogorskiy GOK, the coal company "Neryungriugol", as well as investments in the coal mine "Raspadskaya" and the company "Yuzhkuzbassugol."
"Evraz Group S.A." also owns and operates the Nahodkinskim commercial sea port in the Russian Far East.
As a socially responsible company, "Evraz Group S.A." on an ongoing basis, sponsors projects in the field of enlightenment and education, creative art, other socially important programs.
Special attention and support of "Evraz Group S.A." provides the development of local professional sports. For several years, the company is the main sponsor of scheduled international judo tournaments "Grand Prix" and "President's Cup of the Russian Federation." Developed and successfully implemented sponsorship programs for the hockey club "Metallurg" (Novokuznetsk) and soccer team "Metallurg-Kuzbass". Longstanding support for the volleyball club "Uralochka-NTMK", is the foundation of Russian women's team, allowed the team to become the winner of the European Championship and World Grand Prix.
Even more important, "Evraz Group S.A." attaches to the development of sports and physical education, providing financial assistance to sports organizations and institutions of municipalities in the choosing of the company.
