Board of Directors

Gareth Penny
Gareth Penny

Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2013

Member of the Strategy Committee

Born in: 1962

Nationality: UK

Share in the CompanyPublic Joint Stock Company “Mining and Metallurgical Company “Norilsk Nickel”Go to the glossary’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • Bishops Diocesan College, Cape Town
  • Eton College, UK
  • Oxford, Rhodes Scholar, UK
  • Master of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Track record:

  • 2007 – 2019 — Non-Executive Director at Julius Baer Holding Ltd
  • 2012 – 2016 — Executive Chairman at New World Resources plc, Executive Director at New World Resources NV
  • 2012 – 2016 — member of the Board of Directors at OKD
  • 2016 – 2018 — Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Pangolin Diamonds Corp.
  • 2017 – currently — Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Edcon Holdings Limited
  • 2017 – currently — Member of the Board of Directors at Amulet Diamond Corporation
Andrey Bougrov
Andrey Bougrov

Executive director

Senior Vice President

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2013

Member of the Management Board since 2013

Born in: 1952

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), PhD in Economics

Track record:

  • 1977 – 1991 — Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the USSR
  • 1991 – 1993 — Advisor to the President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • 1993 – 2002 — Executive Director, Member of the Board of Directors — International Bank for Reconstruction. and Development, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, Washington. D.C., USA
  • 2002 – 2004 — Deputy CEO, Investment Department Director, CJSC Interros Holding Company Management Board, Member
  • 2002 – 2003, 2005 — Member, Board of Directors, Power Machines OJSC
  • 2002 – 2009 — Member, Board of Directors, JSC Rosbank
  • 2003 – 2005 — Member, Board of Directors, JSC Russian Utilities Systems
  • 2003 – 2007 — Member, Board of Directors, JSC Open Investments (OPIN)
  • 2004 – 2010 — Managing Director, Member of the Board of Directors, CJSC Interros Holding Company
  • 2004 – 2008 — Member, Board of Directors, JSC RAO Unified Energy System of Russia
  • 2008 – 2011 — Chairman, Board of Directors, ProfMedia Holding
  • 2005 — Member, Board of Directors JSC TGKTerritorial Generating CompanyGo to the glossary-1
  • 2007 – 2008 — Member, Supervisory Board, Advanced Metallurgical GroupPublic Joint Stock Company “Mining and Metallurgical Company “Norilsk Nickel” and its subsidiariesGo to the glossary N.V., Netherlands
  • 2007 – 2009 — Chairman, Board of Directors, Power Generating Company OGKWholesale Generating CompanyGo to the glossary-3
  • 2002 – 2006 — Member, Management Board, Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • 2007 – 2009 — Member, Governing Council, Sustainable Energy Development Autonomous Non-Profit Organization
  • 2008 – 2009 — Member, Commission of Experts under the United Nations General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial system (Stiglitz Commission)
  • 2010 – 2013 — Deputy CEO, Member of the Management Board, Interros Company
  • 2013 – 2014 — Member, Board of Directors , OJSC RusHydro
  • 2013 – 2015 — Deputy CEO for GR and IR, OJSC MMCMining and Metallurgical CompanyGo to the glossary Norilsk Nickel
  • 2013 – 2015 — Vice-President, CJSC Interros Holding Company (2015 — Interros Holding Company LLC)
  • Since 2014 — Member, Board of Directors, OJSC Inter RAO UES (2015 — PJSC Inter RAO UES)
  • June, 2015 — October, 2015 — Vice-President — Government and Investor Relations, MMC Norilsk Nickel
  • 2015 – 2016 — Vice-President, MMC Norilsk Nickel
  • 2015 – 2016 — Member of the Investment Committee, RusHydro Hydroelectric Power Generation Company
  • Since 2015 — Vice-President, Interros Holding Company LLC and member of Non-profit partnership “National Council on Corporate Governance”
  • Since 2016 — Senior Vice President, PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel
  • Since 2016 — Member of the Expert Advisory Board on Corporate Governance, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)
  • Since 2016 — Chairman of the Share Issuers Committee, PJSC Moscow Exchange
  • Since 2018 — currently — Chairman of the Board of non-financial reporting at RUIE, vice-present and Member of the Management Board at RUIE
  • Since 2018 — Member of the Expert Advisory Board on Corporate Governance, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
  • Member of The Bretton Woods Committee, Washington D.C.
  • Member of the Russian Federation Council for Foreign and Defense Policy
  • Member of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs Business Council
  • Member/Vice-President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
  • Member of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Department Advisory Board
  • 2018 — currently — Member of the Advisory Council, Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
Sergey Barbashev
Sergey Barbashev

Executive director

Member of the Board of Directors since 2011

Born in: 1962

Nationality: Russia

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • Moscow Higher School of Militia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR, degree in law

Track record:

  • 2008 – 2018 — CEO and Chairman of the Management Board at Interros Holding Company LLC (Interros Holding Company CJSC until 2015)
  • 2008 – currently — member of the Board at the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation
  • 2011 – currently — Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rosa Khutor Ski Resort Development Company
  • 2015 – 2018 — Branch Director at Olderfrey Holdings Ltd.
  • 2016 – currently — member of the Board of Endowment for Education and Culture
  • 2016 – 2018 — Director at Olderfrey Holdings Ltd.
  • 2018 – currently — Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Security at PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel
Alexey Bashkirov
Alexey Bashkirov

Executive director

Senior Vice-President — Head of Commerce, Business Development, Investor and Public Relations

Member of the Board of Directors since 2013

Born in: 1977

Nationality: Russia

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), degree in International Economic Relations

Track record:

  • 2009 – 2015 — Executive Director, Head of the Investment Department, Deputy CEO for Investments at Interros Holding Company
  • 2009 – 2013 — member of the Board of Directors at The Ski Resort Development Limited Liability Company ‘Rosa Khutor’
  • 2009 – 2014 — member of the Board of Directors at Prof-Media Management
  • 2011 – 2015 — member of the Management Board at Interros Holding Company
  • 2012 – 2014 — member of the Board of Directors at SP Holding, Cinema Park
  • 2014 – currently — member of the Board of Directors at Petrovax Pharm and Zaodno
  • 2015 – 2018 — member of the Management Board, Deputy CEO for Investments at Interros Holding Company
  • 2016 – currently — trustee of the Night Time Hockey League, a non-profit amateur hockey foundation
  • 2016 – 2018 — member of the Board of Directors at iGlass Technology Inc.
  • 2016 – currently — Managing Director at Winter Capital Advisors
  • 2016 – currently — CEO at Translaininvest
  • 2018 – 2020 — CEO, Chairman of the Management Board at Interros Holding Company
  • 2020 – currently — Senior Vice-President — Head of Commerce, Business Development, Investor and Public Relations
Sergey Bratukhin
Sergey Bratukhin

Member of the Board of Directors since 2013

Member of the Strategy Committee, Corporate Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Budget Committee and the Audit and Sustainable Development Committee

Born in: 1971

Nationality: Russia

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, degree in Engineering;
  • Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation, degree in Banking and Insurance;
  • Warwick Business School, degree in Business Management

Track record:

  • 2007 – 2017 — member of the Board of Directors at Dallesprom
  • 2007 – 2014 — member of the Board of Directors at Amur Shipping Company
  • 2011 – currently — President at Invest AG (CIS Investment Advisers LLC)
  • 2014 – 2016 — member of the Board of Directors at AKB International Financial Club
Marianna Zakharova
Marianna Zakharova

Executive director

First Vice-President and General Counsel

Member of the Board of Directors since 2010

Member of the Management Board since 2016

Born in: 1976

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), master’s degree in law

Track record:

  • Marianna joined Interros in 2002 as Deputy Director of Legal Department, and rose to become Director of the department in 2004, position held until 2010. From 2009 to 2010, Mrs. Zakharova also sat on the Board of Directors of Rosbank, and in 2010 became member of the Board of MMC Norilsk Nickel. In 2010-2015, Ms. Zakharova served as Member of the Management Board and Deputy CEO for Legal Affairs at Interros and sat on the Board of Directors of CJSC ProfEstate. Since October 2015 Marianna is First Vice-President and General Counsel of MMC Norilsk Nickel
Roger Llewelyn Munnings
Roger Llewelyn Munnings

Independent director

Member of the Board of Directors since 2018

Chairman of the Audit and Sustainable Development Committee and Member of the Budget Committee

Born in: 1950

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • The University of Oxford, M.A. (Hons) in Politics, Philosophy and Economic;
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Track record:

  • 2003 – 2011 — Member of the Board of Directors, Russo — British Chamber of Commerce (Russia and UK)
  • 2005 – 2014 — Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Association of European Businesses in the Russian Federation (Russia)
  • 2008 – 2014 — Chairman of Audit Committee Institute in the Russian Federation
  • 2011 – 2014 — Member of Advisory Board, Oracle Capital Group
  • 2012 – 2013 — Independent Director, JSC SUEK
  • 2009 – 2016 — Member of the Board of Trustees, John Smith Trust
  • 2009 – 2014 — Member of the Board of Directors, Moscow School of Political Studies (now Moscow School of Civic Education)
  • 2010 – 2016 — Member of the Board of Directors, Wadswick Energy Limited
  • 2010 – currently — Independent Director, Chairman of Board Audit, Finance and Risks Committee of PJSC JFC Sistema
  • 2011 – currently — Chairman of the Board of Directors, Russo — British Chamber of Commerce (Russia and UK)
  • 2013 – currently — Advisory Council Member, International Business Leaders Forum Autonomos Non-Profit Organization
  • 2013 – currently — Member of the Board of Trustees, Kino Klassika Limited
  • 2013 – currently — Member of Non-profit partnership «National Council on Corporate Governance»
  • 2015 – currently — Independent Director, Chairman of Board HR — Compensation Committee of PJSC LUCoil
  • 2017 – currently — Member of Council of National Representatives, Association of European Businesses in the Russian Federation (Russia)
  • 2017 – currently — Director, 3 Lansdown Crescent Limited
Stalbek Mishakov
Stalbek Mishakov

Non-executive director

Member of the Board of Directors since 2012

Member of the Corporate Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Budget Committee

Born in: 1970

Nationality: Russia

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), degree in International Law;
  • University of Notre Dame (USA), Master’s degree;
  • Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry, PhD in Economics

Track record:

  • 2010 – 2018 — advisor to the CEO at RUSAL Global Management B. V.
  • 2018 – 2019 — Sector Lead at RUSAL Global Management B. V.
  • 2012 – 2015 — member of the Board of Directors at Open Joint Stock Company MMC Norilsk Nickel
  • 2013 – 2018 — deputy CEO at EN+ Management
  • 2013 – 2016 — member of the Board of Directors at United Company RUSAL Plc
  • 2015 – currently — member of the Board of Directors at Public Joint Stock Company MMC Norilsk Nickel
  • 2019 – currently — Sector Lead at Joint Stock Company RUSAL Management
Robert Edwards
Robert Edwards

Independent director

Member of the Board of Directors since 2013

Chairman of the Corporate Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and member of the Audit and Sustainable Development Committee

Born in: 1966

Nationality: UK

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • Camborne School of MineA mining location for the extraction of ores.Go to the glossarys, degree in Mining Engineering

Track record:

  • 2013 – 2014 — Senior Advisor at Royal Bank of Canada (Europe) Capital Markets
  • 2013 – currently — CEO at Highcross Resources Ltd
  • 2014 – 2018 — non-executive Director at GB Minerals Ltd
  • 2016 – 2016 — Non-Executive Chairman at Sierra Rutile Limited (SRX)
  • 2018 – currently — Member of the Board of Directors, Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited
  • 2018 – currently — Director, Scriptfert New Zealand Ltd
Sergey Volk
Sergey Volk

Member of the Board of Directors since 2019

Member of the Budget Committee

Born in: 1969

Nationality: Ukraine

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • 1998 — The University of Texas at Austin (Masterʼs degree, Business management, Financial specialization)

Track record:

  • 2013 – 2016 — Consultant in consulting and business projects
  • 2016 – currently — Senior banker of Sberbank of Russia
  • 2018 – currently — Member of Supervisory Board, Mercator d.d. (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
  • 2019 – currently — Member of the Board of Directors, Fortenova Grupa d.d. (Zagreb, Croatia)
Maxim Poletaev
Maxim Poletaev

Member of the Board of Directors since 2019

Chairman of the Strategy Committee, member of the Corporate Governance, Nomination, and Remuneration Committee

Born in: 1971

Nationality: Russia

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • 1993 — Yaroslavl State University, specialty — Accounting and business analysis

Track record:

  • 2013 – 2018 — First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, PJSC Sberbank of Russia
  • 2018 – currently — Advisor to President, PJSC Sberbank of Russia
  • 2019 – currently — Chairman of the Board of Directors, Fortenova Grupa d.d. (Zagreb, Croatia)
  • 2019 – currently — Member of the Board of Directors, United Company RUSAL Plc
Vyacheslav Solomin
Vyacheslav Solomin

Non-executive director

Member of the Board of Directors since 2019

Member of the Audit and Sustainable Development Committee

Born in: 1975

Nationality: Russia

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • 1996 — Far Eastern Federal University, specialty — World economy

Track record:

  • 2014 – 2018 — CEO, JSC EuroSibEnergo
  • 2011 – currently — Director, YES ENERGO LIMITED
  • 2018 – currently — Executive Director, En+ Management LLC
  • 2018 – currently — Director, En+ Holding Limited
  • 2018 – currently — Director, United Company RUSAL Plc
Evgeny Shvarts
Evgeny Shvarts

Independent director

Member of the Board of Directors since 2019

Member of the Strategy Committee

Born in: 1958

Nationality: Russia

Share in the Company’s authorised capital: 0%

Education:

  • 1982 — Lomonosov Moscow State University, specialty — Biology/Zoology and Botany
  • 1987 — Institute of Geography of the Academy of Sciences USSR (Candidate of Geographical Sciences)
  • 2003 — Institute of Geography of the Academy of Sciences (Doctor of Science)

Track record:

  • 1993 – currently — Member of the Board of the Charity Foundation, Biodiversity Conservation Centre (BCC)
  • 2007 – 2016 — Director of Department for Conservation Policy, WWF Russia
  • 2016 – 2018 — Director for Conservation Policy, WWF Russia
  • 2018 – 2019 — Director for Conservation Policy of Department for Conservation Policy, WWF Russia

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