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.