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).
