Vladimir Ivanovich Yakunin

Родился 30 июня 1948 г.

Born in 1948.

1972 — diploma of Leningrad Mechanical Institute.

Professional Experience:

• October 2000 — present — Deputy Minister of Transport, the Russian Federation;
• February 2002 — present — First Deputy Minister of Railways;
• October 2003 — present — First Vice President, Russian Railways;
• June 2005 — present — President, Russian Railways.

Artem Davidovich Avestisyan

Born in 1976.

Education

1998 — diploma in Assessments and Evaluations, the Financial Academy of the Russian Federation Government, Finance and Loans.

2001 — postgraduate studentship, the Financial Academy of the Russian Federation Government.

Professional Experience:

• 2000-2003 — lecturer at the Financial Academy of the Russian Federation Government, the Department of Assessments and Evaluations;
• 1997 — founder of the Independent Expertise and Assessment Center CJSC later transformed to the Consulting Group “NEO Centre” in 2004;
• August 2011 — Head of New Business Direction, Strategic Initiatives and Project Agency;
• February 2012 — Chairman of the Russian Society “Leaders’ Club of Business Initiatives”;
• Member of the Board of Directors of Rosagroleasing JSC, member of the Supervisory Board of Rosselkhozbank JSC, member of the Board of Directors of Russian Horsecourse JSC, member of the Supervisory Board of MSP Bank, member of the Board of Directors of RZD;
• Member of the interagency task force to protect rights of entrepreneurs, the Prosecutor-General’s Office, the Social Council of the RF Tax Service, the Council for State and Private Partnership, the Military and Industrial Committee of the Russian Federation Government, the Public Council of the RF President Authorised Representative for Protection of Entrepreneur Rights, the Public Council of the Federal Security Service of Russia, the member of the Expert Council of the Russian Federation Government;
• Director of New Business direction of the independent noncommercial organisation Strategic Initiatives and Project Agency, Chairman of the Russian Society “Leaders’ Club of Business Initiatives”.

Grigory Viktorovich Berezkin

Born in 1966.

Education

1988 — Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Chemistry.

1993 — Ph.D. thesis in Petrochemistry.

Professional Experience:

• 2000-2003 — Cheif Executive Officer of ENS Energo LLC, Kolenergo JSC managing company, Member of the Board of Directors, Kolenergo JSC;
• 2004-2007 — Member of the Board of Directors, RAO Unified Energy System of Russia;
• 2007-2010 — Member of the Board of Directors, First Cargo Company JSC;
• 2008-2011 — Member of the Board of Directors, SG-Trans JSC;
• Since 2006 — Chairman of the Board of Directors, ESN LLC;
• Member of the Management Board, Chairman of the Electric Power Engineering Committee, Chairman of the Independent Directors Committee, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs;
• Member of the General Council, the all-Russia nonprofit organisation “Business Russia”;
• Since 2010 — Member of the Board of Directors, Russian Railways.

Vladimir A. Gusakov

Born in 1960.

Education

1984 — Honors diploma in mathematics, the University of Nations’ Friendship. Translator of English and French.

2003 — The second higher education, diploma in Finance and Loans, Plekhanov Russian Economics Academy.

2008 — The Russian Academy of State Services of the RF President, diploma in Law.

Doctor of Physics and Math, associated professor.

RF Counsellor of State of the 3rd class.

Professional Experience:

• 2004-2007 — Deputy Head of the Financial Markets Federal Service;
• 2007-2009 — President of CenterInvest Securities LLC, President of Group CIG CJSC;
• 2009-2011 — Vice President, member of MICEX Managing Board;
• December 2011 — Managing Director for Corporate Development, October 2013 — Managing Director for Government Relations, Moscow Exchange JSC;
• 2008 — Member of the Supervisory Board, AIZHK JSC, 2009; Member of the Board of Directors, Rosagroleasing JSC (since 2012 — Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rosagroleasing JSC);
• Winner of the National Award “Director of the Year 2011” in the category “Independent Director”. Winner in the category “The Best Independent Director” of ARISTOS-2012 Award;
• Since 2008 — Member of the Board of Directors, Russian Railways.

Dmitry Georgievich Komissarov

Born in 1970.

Education

1992 — Diploma in International Relations, Currency and Loans, Moscow Financial Institute.

Professional Experience:

• 2003 — 2008 — Chairman of the Board of Directors, Transmashholding CJSC;
• 2006 — present — Member of the Managing Board, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs;
• 2007 — present — Member of the Managing Board Office, the Russian Engineering Workers Guild;
• June 2008 — present — Chairman of the Board of Directors, Technological Company JSC;
• Since 2008 — Member of the Board of Directors, Russian Railways.

Igor Arnoldovich Lozhevsky

Born in 1957.

Education

1979 — Diploma of Omsk Polytechnic Institute, 1994 — MBA, Massachusetts University, Boston. Currently working on Ph.D. in Finance at EDHEC Asset Allocation and Risk Management Institute.

Professional Experience:

• 1998 — Councillor in energy policy implementation at the Europe and Central Asia Department, the World Bank, Washington;
• 2001 — Director of International Corporate Financial Administration, Deutsche Bank AG, London;
• 2003 — Co-Leader of the Investment Banking Department, VTB, Moscow;
• 2005 — Chairman of Global Banking Services Administrations and Capital Markets for Russia and CIS, Dresdner Bank, Moscow;
• 2008 — Chief Executive Director, Deutsche Bank Group, for Russia and CIS, Moscow;
• 2013 — Deputy Chairman, Deutsche Bank AG for Eastern Europe, London;
• Significant work experience on the boards of the largest Russian and international companies (Kamaz JSC, FESCO Transport Group, Eurotek Ltd., Russian Regional Development Bank, Bank of Cyprus);
• Mr Lozhevsky is currently an independent director of Aeroflot JSC at which he headed the Strategy Committee (2012 — 2013) and the Audit Committee (2013 — 2014), and also the Independent Director of GeoProMining LLC;
• 2013 — Winner of the National Award “Director of the Year” in the category “Independent Director”.

Hans Hartmut Medorn

Born in 1942.

Education

Diploma in Engineering, the Department of Mechanic Engineering, Berlin Technical University.

Professional Experience:

• End of 1999 — April 2009 — Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Bahn AG, Berlin;
• July 2009 — January 2013 — Chairman of the Managing Board, Member of the Board of Directors, Air Berlin;
• March 2013 — Chairman of the Managing Board, Berlin Brandenbrug Airport;
• Member of advisory boards in Fiege-Stiftung & Co KG, Commerzbank AG;
• Energie-Baden-Wurttemberg AG;
• Honorary Doctor of Engineering Science;
• Since 2011 — Member of the Board of Directors, Russian Railways.

Alexander Nickolaevich Ryazanov

Born in 1953.

Education

1979 — Diploma from Gubkin Moscow Oil and Gas Institute, 1993 — Diploma from All-Union Extramural Financial and Economic Institute.

Professional Experience:

• 2001 — 2006 — Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board, Member of the Managing Board, Gazprom JSC;
• 2007 — present — Chairman of the Board of Directors, Russian Group Company CJSC, Moscow;
• March 2009 — February 2010 — Chairman of the Managing Board Stroytransgaz JSC;
• 2008 — present — Member of the Board of Directors, Russian Railways;
• 2007 — present — Chairman of the Board of Directors, BIOTechnologies CJSC;
• 2010 — present — Member of the Guardianship Board, Moscow State Institute for International Relations (social activity);
• 2011 — present — Cheif Executive Officer, UK Plyuschikha LLC;
• 2012 — present — Member of the Managing Board of Directors, Member of the Independent Directors Register Committee, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs;
• 2013 — present — Member of the Board of Directors, Petrotool LLC.

Vasily Vasilievich Sidorov

Born in 1971.

Education

1993 — Diploma in International Public Law, Moscow State Institute for International Relations, and Diploma in Finance, Business School, Wharton Pennsylvania University.

Professional Experience:

• 2000 — 2003 — First Vice President, Systema-Telekom CJSC;
• 2003 — 2006 — President, Mobile TeleSystems JSC (MTS);
• 2006 — 2010 — Co-Owner of Telekom-Express Group;
• 2010 — present — Managing Partner, Euroatlantic Investments Ltd;
• 2012 — present — Cheif Executive Officer, ARIDA LLC;
• Since 2012 — Member of the Board of Directors, Russian Railways;
• Since 2013 — Member of the Board of Directors, JSC Aeroflot;
• Member of the Expert Council of the RF Government, member of the Advisory Council of Shareholders, VTB Bank JSC.

Alexander Nickolaevich Shokhin

Born in 1951.

Education

1974 — Diploma in Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Ph.D. in economics (1989), professor (1991).

Professional Experience:

• 1995 — present — President of the National Research Institute High Schools of Economics. Head of the Department of Theory and Practical Interaction of Business and Power;
• 2002 — 2005 — Chairman of the Supervisory Board, IG Renaissance Capital;
• 2005 — 2009 — member of the RF Public Chamber;
• 2005 — present — President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs;
• Independent Director of several companies including TMK JSC, member of the Supervisory Board, Alrosa JSC;
• 2008 — present — member of the Board of Directors, Russian Railways.