Leadership

Andrey Oleynik joined Basic Element in 2010 as the Managing Director of Agribusiness. Andrey has extensive experience in the sector having previously worked as an Executive Director at the Guta Group and heading the asset management department in the agricultural sector of the Russian Asian Investment Company from 2006-2009. He has held a range of senior management positions in companies such as SoySpectrum, AgroInvest, Stavropol Fat and Oil Plant, SouyzContract and was Deputy Chairman of V/O Prodintorg.

Andrey Oleynik graduated from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys in 1994. He has a diploma in Management and Marketing from the Lavanium International Management Center and is currently undertaking an MBA program at the University of Durham in UK.

Andrey Elinson joined Basic Element in August 2007 as a Director of Corporate Governance and Internal Control.

Before joining the company, he worked for Deloitte & Touche CIS where from 1997 he led various consulting projects and audits at Russian and international companies and subsequently headed an advisory group on financial investigation and economic disputes. From 2004, he supervised the establishment of effective internal control and risk management systems.

Andrey Elinson graduated with honors from the Russian Government's Finance Academy with a degree in Accounting and Auditing. He is a U.S. Certified Public Accountant and a U.S. Certified Fraud Examiner. He holds a Certificate in Company Direction and a Russian certificate in auditing.

Andrey Elinson is a member of the Board at the Russian Institute of Internal Auditors and co-chair of Quality commission at the Russian Institute of Professional Accountants.

Marina Kaldina has worked at Basic Element since 2001. Until 2007 she headed law department of the company, since 2007 to March 2009 held the position of Advisor to the Chairman of Supervisory Board.

Prior to Basic Element, Marina Kaldina worked in the American law firms Steptoe & Johnson и Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, headed EMIKON company, worked in the Prosecutor's office of Chelyabinsk region.

Marina Kaldina graduated from Sverdlovsk Law Institute. She holds LLM degree from Emory University (USA).

Stanislav Karabut initially joined Basic Element in 2005 before being appointed CEO of the Russian Asian Investment Company (RAINCO). After the transfer of RAINCO assets to Basic Element, Stanislav Karabut returned to the company as Deputy CEO.

Prior to Basic Element, Stanislav Karabut worked at the "Baltika-Moscow" brewing company, rising to the position of Commercial Director and later CEO. From 1998 to 2003 he headed the investment firm "Russian Company".

Mr Karabut graduated with honors with a degree in physics and undertook postgraduate studies at the Moscow State University.

Prior to joining the company in 2001, Valery Pechenkin served for 30 years in various state security agencies, and from 1997 was Deputy Director for Counterintelligence Operations at the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.

Valery Pechenkin graduated from the Lugansk Mechanical Engineering Institute and the Higher KGB School in Minsk.

Georgy Oganov joined Basic Element in 2003 as Deputy Director General responsible for International Affairs, Public Relations and Sponsorships. Since 2005 to March 2009 he held the position of Advisor to the Chairman of Supervisory Board.

Before joining Basic Element Mr. Oganov advised a number of Russian and international companies on international affairs and public relations. From 1992 to 1996, he was Vice President of the M.I.C. Industries, Inc.(USA) and Co-Chair of the International Press Club in Moscow. From 1975 to 1992, Mr. Oganov worked for the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He has been ABAC Alternate Member since 2004.

Georgy graduated with honors from the Diplomatic Academy in Moscow in 1988. In 1970-1975 he studied at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

Timur Valiev joined Basic Element's legal team as an advisor in February 2009.

Prior to Basic Element, Timur Valiev worked at the international law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, the legal department of oil company TNK-BP, and for a number of Russian consulting firms.

Timur Valiev graduated with honors with a degree in Law and undertook postgraduate studies at the Moscow State University.

Igor Ermilin joined Basic Element in 2003 and has held a range of positions in the company's legal department, which he has headed since 2008. Mr Ermilin was appointed Legal Director of the Energy Sector in 2009.

Prior to joining Basic Element, Igor Ermilin worked for the Russian Government, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and practiced in the private sector with major UK and US law firms and as a solo practitioner in Moscow, London, Washington D.C. and New York.

His legal background includes debt, equity and project financing, mergers and acquisitions and natural resources development transactions. Igor Ermilin graduated from Moscow State University Law School in 1982 and Georgetown University Law Center in 1997. He is a member of the New York Bar and admitted to practice law in Russia and in the State of New York.

Artem Leontev joined Basic Element in April 2008 as deputy director of the corporate governance and internal control department.

Prior to joining Basic Element, he was a Senior Manager with the audit and enterprise risk services practice with Deloitte, Touche and Tohmatsu CIS, an international audit firm. Between September 2003 and March 2006 Artem Leontev headed financial services at Rentokil Initial Healthcare (Australia) overseeing financial planning, reporting and control of the division. He has also held various financial positions with Russian oil companies, including deputy department director within the marketing, refining and sales arm of Tyumen Oil Company (TNK), where he was responsible for the financial planning and performance management of downstream operations.

Artem is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He graduated with a degree in accounting and audit from Perm State University, Russia, in 1995. He also holds a BA in business administration from Brighton University and an MBA from Durham Business School (both UK).

Prior to joining Basic Element, Alexander Lukin was Chief Financial Officer at Deutsche UFG.

Before that he held a number of senior management positions in The Sputnik Group investment company and was a member of the Executive Committee of Gazprom Media. He also worked for the international pharmaceutical company Nycomed Amersham.

Alexander Lukin graduated from the Mechanics and Mathematics Department of Moscow State University. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds a Certificate in Company Direction.

Oleg Mozgunov has overseen government relations of the company for more than 10 years.

Prior to joining the company he headed Internal Control and Analysis Department at the commercial bank "Mosvodokanalbank" and before that he held senior positions in banking and financial institutions.

Oleg Mozgunov graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute and from the Russian-American Banking Institute with a degree in  Banking Audit. He also studied banking and finance at the Plekhanov Academy of Economics.

Ekaterina Nikitina graduated from Simferopol State University named after Frunze with a degree in Romano-Germanic Philology and has a Diploma from the Management Consulting School at the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Prior to joining Basic Element, Ekaterina Nikitina worked as HR consultant and the executive search manager at companies such as Antal International, ARTIS Consulting, Morgan Chase Group (United Kingdom) and Ernst & Young.

Ekaterina Nikitina has worked at Basic Element since 2002. From 2002-2006, she was HR Manager and led the Recruitment and HR administration Group. From 2006-2008, Ekaterina Nikitina was Deputy Director of the HR Department.

Timur Supataev graduated from the Russian University of People's Friendship. He holds a LLM degree from the University of Westminster, London, and Executive MBA degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Timur Supataev joined Basic Element in 2005 after two years at RUSAL where he reached the position of Director in the Perspective Projects Department.

At Basic Element, he held the position of Deputy Director of Investment Department, before being appointed Investment Director of Construction Sector in 2008.  

Before joining Basic Element in 2008 Evgeny Fokin worked in a number of Russian and international PR firms.

In 2002-2005 he was a deputy director of International information department at Yukos Oil Company; in 1997-2002 he held senior positions in the International affairs department at company Media-MOST.

From 1985 to 1997, Evgeny Fokin worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR and the Russian Federation, including diplomatic and consular missions overseas.

Evgeny graduated with honors from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1985 with a degree in International Relations.

Andrey Yashchenko is in charge of corporate finance and relations with financial institutions. Prior to joining Basic Element, he worked for more than five years as Director of Capital Markets at RUSAL.

Before that he held various positions in companies such as Tyumen Oil Company (TNK), MC Securities investment bank and Deloitte & Touche.

Andrey Yashchenko graduated with honors from the Moscow State University with a degree in Economics. He is a CFA charterholder.