Biographical details of Board membersPositions are indicated as at the end of 2019.
Biographical details of previous members of the Board of Directors are available in the 2019 Annual Report.
Gareth Peter Penny
Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2013 (Independent Director), member of the Strategy Committee
Born in: 1962
Nationality: UK
In the reporting year, held no shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel and made no transactions with them
Education:
Diocesan College (Bishops) (Cape Town, South Africa)
Eton College (UK)
Rhodes Scholar, Master in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford (UK)
Experience in the last five years
2019–present: non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ninety One plc and Ninety One Ltd
2017–present: member of the Board of Directors of Amulet Diamond Corp.
2017–2020: non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Edcon Holdings Limited
2016–2018: non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pangolin Diamonds Corp.
2012–2016: member of the Board of Directors of OKD
2012–2016: executive Chairman at New World Resources Plc, executive director at New World Resources N.V.
2007–2019: non-executive director at Julius Bаеr Group Ltd
Nikolay Abramov
Member of the Board of Directors since 2020 (Non-Executive Director), Member of the Strategy Committee
Born in: 1946
Nationality: Russian Federation
Shareholding: 0.000667%
Made no transactions with shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel in the reporting year
Education:
Degree in Chemical Technology of Solid Fuel, Donetsk National Technical University
Experience in the last five years
2020–present: team leader at JSC RUSAL Management
2017–present: member of the Board of Directors of Seligdar
2005–2019: CEO of Interregional Сentre for Energy Saving Technologies
Sergey Batekhin
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2020 (Non-Executive Director)
Born in: 1965
Nationality: Russian Federation
In the reporting year, held no shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel and made no transactions with them
Education
Major in Foreign Languages (military and political translation), Krasnoznamenny Military Institute of the Ministry of Defence of the USSR
Degree in Finance and Credit, Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
Master of Business Administration, PhD in Economics, Moscow International Higher School of Business MIRBIS
Speaks French, German, English and Italian
Experience in the last five years
2020–present: Сhairman of the Supervisory Board of the Digital Capital
2020–present: member of the Board of Trustees of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation
2020–present: CEO, Chairman of the Management Board of Interros Holding Company
2019–present: member of the Board of Directors of Jokerit Hockey Club Oy
2019–present: Chairman of the Presidium of the Night Hockey League non-profit amateur hockey foundation
2018–present: member of the Board of Directors of LLC Kontinental Hockey League
2013–2020 – member of the Management Board (2013–2020), Vice President (2015–2016), Senior Vice President – Head of Sales, Commerce and Logistics (2016–2018), Senior Vice President – Head of Sales, Procurement and Innovation (2018–2020) at MMC Norilsk Nickel
Sergey Barbashev
Member of the Board of Directors since 2011 (Executive Director)
Born in: 1962
Nationality: Russian Federation
In the reporting year, held no shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel and made no transactions with them
Education
Degree in Law, Moscow Higher School of Militia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR
Experience in the last five years
2018–present: member of the Management Board, First Vice President – Head of Corporate Security at MMC Norilsk Nickel
2016–present: member of the Board of Endowment Fund for Education, Science and Culture
2016–2018: Director at Olderfrey Holdings Limited
2015–2018: Branch Director at Olderfrey Holdings Ltd
2011–2019: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rosa Khutor Ski Resort Development Company
2008–present: member of the Board of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation
2008–2018: CEO, Chairman of the Management Board of Interros Holding Company
Alexey Bashkirov
Member of the Board of Directors since 2013 (Non-Executive Director)
Born in: 1977
Nationality: Russian Federation
In the reporting year, held no shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel and made no transactions with them
Education
Degree in International Economic Relations, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University)
Experience in the last five years
2020: member of the Management Board, Senior Vice President – Head of Commerce, Business Development, Investor and Public Relations at MMC Norilsk Nickel
2016–present: CEO of Translaininvest
2016–present: Managing Director at Winter Capital Advisors
2016–2018: member of the Board of Directors of iGlass Technology Inc
2016–present: member of the Board of Trustees of the Night Hockey League non-profit amateur hockey foundation
2014–present: member of the boards of directors of NPO Petrovax Pharm and Hoym Market (before – Zaodno)
2009–present: executive director, Director of the Investment Department (2009–2015), Deputy Chief Investment Officer (2009–2018), member of the Management Board (2011–2018), CEO and Chairman of the Management Board (2018–2020) at Interros Holding Company
Sergey Bratukhin
Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2013 (Independent Director), member of the Corporate Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, member of the Strategy Committee, member of the Budget Committee, member of the Audit and Sustainable Development Committee
Born in: 1971
Nationality: Russian Federation
In the reporting year, held no shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel and made no transactions with them
Education
Degree in Engineering, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
Degree in Banking and Insurance, Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation
EMBA, Warwick Business School
Experience in the last five years
2020–present: President of Invest AG
2014–2016: member of the Board of Directors of International Financial Club Bank
2011–2020: President of CIS Investment Advisers
2017–2007: member of the Board of Directors of Dallesprom
Sergey Volk
Member of the Board of Directors since 2019 (Independent Director), member of the Corporate Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors
Born in: 1969
Nationality: Ukraine
In the reporting year, held no shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel and made no transactions with them
Education
Master of Business Administration (majoring in Finance), University of Texas at Austin (USA)
Experience in the last five years
2019–present: member of the Board of Directors of Fortenova grupa d.d. (Zagreb, Croatia)
2018–present: member of the Supervisory Board of Mercator d.d. (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
2016–present: senior banker at Sberbank
2013–2016: consulting specialist, business management consultant
Marianna Zakharova
Member of the Board of Directors since 2010 (Executive Director), Member of the Management Board since 2016
Born in: 1976
Nationality: Russian Federation
In the reporting year, held no shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel and made no transactions with them
Education
Master in Law, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN)
Experience in the last five years
2020–present: member of the Board of Trustees of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation
2015–present: First Vice President – Head of Corporate Governance, Asset Management and Legal Affairs at MMC Norilsk Nickel
Roger Llewelyn Munnings
Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2018 (Independent Director), Chairman of the Audit and Sustainable Development Committee, member of the Budget Committee
Born in: 1950
Nationality: UK
Education
Master in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Hons), University of Oxford (UK)
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Experience in the last five years
2020–present: member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
2017–present: Director of 3 Lansdown Crescent Limited
2017–present: member of the Council of National Representatives (UK) at the Association of European Businesses in Russia
2015–present: member of the Board of Directors of LUKOIL
2013–present: member of the Board of Trustees of International Business Leaders Forum
2013–present: trustee at Kino Klassika Foundation
2013–present: member of the National Council on Corporate Governance non-profit partnership
2010–present: member of the Board of Directors of Sistema
2010–2016: member of the Board of Directors of Wadswick Energy Limited
2009–2016: trustee at the John Smith Trust
2003–present: member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
Maxim Poletaev
Member of the Board of Directors since 2019 (Non-Executive Director), Chairman of the Strategy Committee of the Board of Directors, member of the Budget Committee of the Board of Directors
Born in: 1971
Nationality: Russian Federation
In the reporting year, held no shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel and made no transactions with them
Education
Degree in Accounting and Business Analysis, P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University
Experience in the last five years
2020–present: Deputy CEO of RUSAL
2019–2020: member of the Board of Directors of United Company RUSAL Plc
2019–present: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortenova grupa d.d. (Zagreb, Croatia)
2018–present: advisor to the President of Sberbank
2013–2018: First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank
Vyacheslav Solomin
Member of the Board of Directors since 2019 (Non-Executive Director), member of the Audit and Sustainable Development Committee of the Board of Directors, member of the Budget Committee of the Board of Directors
Born in: 1975
Nationality: Russian Federation
Education
Degree in International Economics, Far Eastern Federal University
Experience in the last five years
2020–present: Executive Director, deputy CEO – COO of En+ Holding (2015–2020: Director)
2018–present: director, member of Board of Directors of UC RUSAL, IPJSC (until 25 September 2020 – United Company RUSAL Plc)
2018–2020: executive director at En+ Management
2014–2018: CEO of EuroSibEnergo
2011–present: director at YES Energo Limited
Evgeny Shvarts
Member of the Board of Directors since 2019 (Independent Director), member of the Strategy Committee of the Board of Directors
Born in: 1958
Nationality: Russian Federation
In the reporting year, held no shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel and made no transactions with them
Education
Degree in Biology/Zoology and Botanics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Candidate of Geographical Sciences (Biogeography and Soil Geography), Institute of Geography, Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union
Doctor of Geographical Sciences (Geoecology), Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Experience in the last five years
2020–present: leading researcher at the Department of Physical Geography and Environmental Management Problems of the Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
2020–present: member of the Board of Directors of UC RUSAL, IPJSC (until 25 September 2020 – United Company RUSAL Plc)
2007–2019: director for Conservation Policy at the World Wide Fund for Nature
1993–present: member of the Board of the Biodiversity Conservation Centre charitable foundation
Robert Edwards
Member of the Board of Directors since 2013 (Independent Director), Chairman of the Corporate Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, member of the Audit and Sustainable Development Committee
Born in: 1966
Nationality: UK
In the reporting year, held no shares in MMC Norilsk Nickel and made no transactions with them
Education
Degree in Mining Engineering, Camborne School of Mines (UK)
Experience in the last five years
2018–present: member of the Board of Directors of Scriptfert New Zealand Ltd
2018–present: member of the Board of Directors of Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited
2016: non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sierra Rutile Limited
2014–2018: non-executive member of the Board of Directors of GB Minerals Ltd
2013–present: head of Highcross Resources Ltd