Management

Sergei was appointed Public Relations and Communications Director at SUEK in February 2007.

Career

Sergei’s early career was spent with the Soviet Union Association of Friendship Societies. From 1984 to 1990, he worked for the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, subsequently joining the USSR President’s Press Office. He was later a political consultant and commentator. His roles also included advisor to the Chairman of the All-Russian State Television and Broadcasting Company and, in 2001, Chief of Staff of the Department of Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Between 2004 and 2006, Sergei was Vice President of the National Reserve Bank. He was then appointed Deputy General Director of the National Reserve Corporation.

In 2014, he was elected to the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. He was also appointed Chairman of the Commission on Development of the Real Sector of the Economy of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.

Education and qualifications

Sergei is a graduate of the Institute of Asian and African Countries at Lomonosov Moscow State University. He holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Paul Maguire was appointed Chief Financial Officer of SUEK in November 2021.

Career

Paul has a wide experience in finance, having served in senior financial roles in Russia and the European Union for the past 20 years.

In his earlier career, Paul worked as an auditor and management consultant in Dublin with BDO. Then he worked for four years as the Chief Financial Officer of Flemings Bank Moscow.

Paul spent 13 years in the Alfa Group in Russia, initially as Finance Director with Alfa Bank, and then in the oil and gas company, TNK-BP, where he played a key role in the successful integration and development of the planning, performance management and accounting systems of the joint-venture. In his last role in TNK-BP, he was the Senior Vice President Finance-Controller. This role included responsibility for the Enterprise-wide Risk Management, Ethics and Compliance.

After developing for five years his own privately established business, in August 2021 Paul joined SUEK as Chief Financial Officer of SUEK AG, and in November was appointed Chief Financial Officer of SUEK Group.

Education and qualifications

Paul is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, having qualified in 1992.

Career

From 2007 to 2009, German worked at SUEK as project manager, supervising the activities of Far Eastern Energy Company.

From 2009 to 2011, he held the position of Investment Director at Yenisei Territorial Generating Company (TGC-13).

From 2012 to 2013, he served as Procurement Director of Sibirenergoengineering, was involved in the supply of equipment and materials for DPM projects.

In July 2014, German moved to SGC as Deputy Director for Resource Support, and in October 2014 he took up the role of Director for Resource Support.

Since September 2021, German has been General Director of SGC.

Education and qualifications

German holds a Master’s degree in Management from National Research University Higher School of Economics.

Oleg started working as the HSE Director at SUEK in December 2020.

Career

From 1995 to 2005, Oleg worked for various positions at Schlumberger in Russia, the CIS and Turkey, from HSE Administrator in Western Siberia to HSE Director for Russia.

In the period 2005–2007, Oleg was Drector of the HSE Department at TNK-BP Management.

From 2008 to 2020, he served as Head of the Industrial Safety Department at Gazprom Neft.

Throughout his career, he held the following public positions: Deputy Head of the Industrial Safety Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, a member of the Scientific and Technical Council of Rostechnadzor and the Scientific and Technical Council of Rosprirodnadzor, Member of the Working Groups on the administrative reform of the control and supervisory activities of the Government of the Russian Federation ’regulatory guillotine’ on industrial safety and on fire safety and emergency situations.

Education and qualifications

Oleg studied Occupational Safety at the Academy of Labour and Social Relations and graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in Environmental Safety. He also obtained an MBA from the Higher School of Economics with a degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Darren Nicholls has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of SUEK’s Coal Division since October 2021.

Career

Mr. Nicholls has nearly 40 years’ experience in coal mining, starting literally “at the coal face.” For the last 11 years he served Glencore Coal Australia in various management positions, including the role of Director of Underground Operations. Mr. Nicholls also brings a wealth of international experience coupled with a very strong practical application to coal mining.

Education and qualifications

Mr. Nicholls has the 3rd Class, 2nd Class and 1st Class Mine Managers qualification in Australia.

Alexey was appointed General Counsel in August 2021.

Career

Alexey joined SUEK in 2006. In 2009, he became Deputy General Counsel of SUEK, in charge of legal support of international operations, mergers, acquisitions and financing. Later, he held the positions of CEO at SUEK LTD, Board Chairman of SUEK AG, Mergers and Acquisitions Director at SUEK.

Before joining SUEK, Alexey served as a Head of contracts department of a large oil company and worked as a General Counsel for several industrial Russian companies.

Education and qualifications

Alexey graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in Jurisprudence in 1996.

Bruno Roch was appointed Chief Commercial Officer SUEK in October 2021.

Career

Bruno Roch served as Executive Director for Goldman Sachs from 2005 to 2012 and Commodities Trader for Trafigura from 2012 to 2020. Mr. Roch joined SUEK in March 2020 as Head of Proprietary Trading. In February 2021 he was promoted to Head of Trading of the Combined Commercial Function.

In addition to his Chief Commercial Officer role, Mr. Roch will continue to serve as Executive Director and Chairman of the Board SUEK AG.

Education and qualifications

Mr. Roch holds a BA (hons) in Business Administration with German from Middlesex University in London.

Evgeniy Yutyaev was appointed Chief Operations Officer of the Coal Segment in May 2020.

Career

Evgeniy’s career in mining began at the Oktyabrskaya mine in 1995, where he worked as Overman, Assistant Section Foreman, Head of Mining Operations, Head of the Economic Department, Deputy General Director for Economics - Chief Economist, Deputy Chief Engineer for Production, Chief Engineer.

In 2007-2008, Evgeniy worked as Director of the Kirova mine of SUEK-Kuzbass (in the town of Leninsk-Kuznetsky).

2008-2011 – Deputy General Director - Technical Director of SUEK-Kuzbass. From 2011 to May 2020, Evgeniy Yutyaev headed SUEK-Kuzbass.

Education and qualifications

In 1993, Evgeniy graduated with honours from Kuzbass Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Underground Mining, qualified as Mining Engineer.

From 1993 to 1995, he studied at the Academy of Languages and Economics (Germany). Candidate of Science (Engineering).

Vladimir Dolgopolov was appointed Director of Vanino Bulk Terminal (JSC Daltransugol) in November 2018.

Career

Vladimir started his career as a mechanic for the repair and maintenance of transshipment machines in the Second Stevedoring Company in Saint Petersburg. Then he continued his career as a senior mechanic of the conveyor repair group of the Chief Mechanic Service in Rosterminalugol, where he worked since 2005 till 2008.

He has been employed at Vanino Bulk Terminal since June 2008, starting as a senior engineer. From December 2008, he worked as the Chief Mechanic, from February 2010, he was appointed Technical Director.

Education and qualifications:

In 2002, he graduated from Saint Petersburg State University of Water Communications with a degree in mechanisation of handling operations.

Andrey Fyodorov was appointed General Director of JSC SUEK-Krasnoyarsk in 2007.

Career

From 1982 to 1991, Andrey worked as Overman at the Berezovsky open pit, production association Krasnoyarskugol in Sharypovo (in 2003, the Berezovsky open pit joined SUEK). He worked at the mine for over 20 years, rising from Overman to Chief Engineer of the enterprise. In 2005, he was invited to JSC SUEK-Krasnoyarsk to occupy the position of Technical Director. Since 2007, Andrey has served as General Director of JSC SUEK-Krasnoyarsk.

Andrey Fyodorov has the honorary title of the Honoured Miner of the Russian Federation, Honorary Worker of the Fuel and Energy Complex; Full Companion of the Miner’s Honour. He was awarded the golden badge of the Union of Coal Manufacturers.

Education and qualifications

Andrey graduated from Moscow Mining Institute in 1982 majoring in Physical Processes of Mining Practice. Candidate of Science (Engineering).

Yuri was appointed CEO of SUEK AG in March 2007.

Career

Between 1999 and 2003, Yuri worked in the sales department of an export division of Kuzbassrazrezugol. After a one year break, he returned to the coal mining industry as a lead manager in SUEK’s sales department.

In 2005, he continued with SUEK AG as a lead trader for the Atlantic region. In March 2007, he became CEO of the company.

Education and qualifications

Yuri graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University where he majored in Accounting and Auditing.

His career began at Sorsk Molybdene Combine Works (currently, Sorsky GOK LLC). From 1987 until 1998, Alexey held the position of Opencast Mining Head, then, up to the year 2000, Production Director of Sorsky GOK LLC.

In January 2000, in the crisis, Alexey was appointed Head of OJSC Zhirekensky GOK, where he held the position of General Director until October 2001.

In 2002, Alexey became Head of SUEK representative office in Chernogorsk, and after its transformation to the company's branch, was appointed Branch Manager in 2003.

Alexey Kilin is the author of scientific papers in the area of blasting operation innovation, and, since 2005, the full member of the Russian Academy of Mining. Since the establishment of the regional industrial association LLC SUEK-Khakasia in the Republic of Khakassia in 2007 engaged in the extraction and enrichment of coal, Alexey has been at its head.

He has been awarded the medal of the Order of National Merit of I and II degrees, is Full Companion of the Miner’s Honour and the Honorary Worker of the Fuel and Energy Complex.

Education and qualifications

Alexey graduated from Krasnoyarsk Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals named after M.I. Kalinin, majoring in Technology and Overall Mechanization of Surface Mining; Mining Engineer, Candidate of Science (Engineering).

Valeriy Kuletsky was appointed General Director of JSC Razrez Tugnuisky of Tugnuisky Washing Plant LLC in 2016.

Career

From 1981 to 2008, Valeriy held various positions at mining enterprises of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2008, he moved to the Russian Federation and was appointed Deputy Executive Director for Operations of OJSC Razrez Tugnuisky. From April 2011 to 2016, he acted as Executive Director of OJSC Razrez Tugnuisky and Tugnuisky Washing Plant LLC.

Valeriy is Full Companion of the Miner’s Honour; in 2014, for work achievements and a significant contribution to the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation, he was awarded the medal of the Order of National Merit of II degree. In 2016, Valeriy was awarded the medal for Distinguished Service to the Republic of Buryatia.

In 2012, he was recognized as the Best Director according to the results of JSC SUEK’s production competition.

Education and qualifications

Valeriy graduated from Ekibistuz Engineering and Technical Institute named after Academician Saptaev majoring in Surface Mining; Candidate of Science (Engineering).

Anatoly Meshkov was appointed General Director of SUEK-Kuzbass in May 2020.

Career

Anatoly began his career in 1996 at the 7 November mine in Leninsk-Kuznetsk in Kemerovo region, where he worked as a mining foreman, an assistant to the chief of the site, a deputy chief of the site, a shift supervisor in mine.

In 2003, he was appointed deputy director for production at the Komsomolets mine. In 2007 Anatoly took up the post of director of the Krasnoyarskaya mine. From 2010 to 2012, he worked as the director of the Kotinskoye mine. From 2012 to 2019, he held the position of Deputy General Director – Technical Director of JSC SUEK-Kuzbass.

Education and qualifications

He graduated from the Siberian Metallurgical Institute with a degree in underground mining of mineral deposits. Candidate of Technical Sciences.

Evgeniy Romanov was appointed CEO of JSC Urgalugol and JSC Primorskugol in 2020.

Career

Evgeniy began his career at the Ural Electrochemical Plant, where he held various engineering and managerial positions.

From 1995 to 1998, he served as Advisor to the Deputy Management Board Chairman, Corporate Clientele Deputy Head, Vice President of OJSC ONEXIM-Bank. In 1998, he was appointed Vice President of JSCB Rosbank (in 2000, Rosbank annexed ONEXIM Bank).

In 2000-2001, Evgeniy held the position of Advisor to the First Deputy CEO at RJSC Norilsk Nickel. From 2001 to 2004, he was Deputy CEO and CEO of Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company. In 2004-2008, he served as First Deputy Director, Head of the Mining and Metallurgical Directorate at the Transpolar Division of OJSC Norilsk Nickel.

From 2008 to 2010, Evgeniy was in charge of various units at Rostec State Corporation. In 2008, he took over as CEO at OJSC VSMPO-Avisma Corporation and served until 2009. In 2010, Evgeniy was appointed CEO of OJSC Russian Technologies-Metallurgy.

From 2011 to 2015, he headed OJSC Rosenergoatom Concern. In 2011, he was also elected to the Board of Governors at the World Association of Nuclear Operators.

Education and qualifications

Evgeniy Romanov graduated from Ural Polytechnic Institute (now part of the Ural Federal University) with a degree in Semiconductor and Electrovacuum Engineering (diploma qualification – Engineer - Mechanic of Electronic Engineering).

Alexey Rykovanov has been General Director of JSC Murmansk Commercial Seaport since November 2019.

Career

From 2004 to 2009, he worked as Deputy General Director for Capital Construction at OJSC Posyet Commercial Port.

In 2009, he was appointed Managing Director of LLC Mechel Engineering — OJSC Dalvostniiproektugol.

In 2011-2014, Alexey was Branch Director of LLC Mechel Engineering — Dalniiproekt. In February 2014, he began working as Deputy General Director for Capital Construction — Development Director of JSC Murmansk Commercial Seaport.

Since November 2019, he has been General Director of JSC Murmansk Commercial Seaport.

Education and qualifications

Alexey graduated from the Siberian State Industrial University with a degree in Industrial and Civil Engineering. He upgraded his qualification in the “Finance, money circulation and credit” sphere and he finished a training course “Management in the innovation sector”.

Career

Georgy Tsinoshkin’s career is inextricably linked to the coal industry and the only company – JSC Razrez Kharanorsky, where he has been working for more than 30 years. Initially he worked as Zonal Surveyor; in 2 years, Georgy became Chief Surveyor, while seven years later – Deputy Director for Production. In 2006, he was appointed Head of JSC Razrez Kharanorsky. Georgy is Full Companion of the Miner’s Honour, has the silver Miner of Russia badge, the honorary title of Honoured Miner of the Russian Federation.

Education and qualifications

Georgy graduated from Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute majoring in Mine Surveying. In 2006, he received another degree in Economics and Management in Chita State Technical University.