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Ekaterina Trofimova is the Chief Executive Officer of Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA, Russia) appointed at its foundation in November 2015. Prior to this from September 2011, Ms. Trofimova worked in Gazprombank (Russia), namely as a Member of the Management Board and supervised the Ratings Advisory Centre, the Centre for Economic Forecasting and the Corporate Communications Department. From June 2000 to July 2011, Ms. Trofimova worked as a financial analyst, Director and Head of Standard & Poor's Russia and CIS Financial Institutions Rating Group (Paris, France). In S&P, Ms. Trofimova had a leading role in developing and updating the financial institution rating methodology. Apart from working on analysis of the major financial institutions, she was actively involved in the company's strategy generation and human resources management in the region. Ms. Trofimova graduated from the International Economics department of St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance in 1998 and the Finance and Tax Administration department of the University of Sorbonne (Paris, France) in 2000.

Maxim Volkov has been the CEO of the OJSC PhosAgro since 2009, and also headed CJSC PhosAgro AG in 2006-2012. In 2002 he joined the Board of Directors of OJSC PhosAgro. Mr. Volkov previously worked as the Company`s deputy CEO for economic affairs and finance. He started his career in 1996 as an auditor with Arthur Andersen. From 1998 he headed Arthur Anderson’s crisis management division. Volkov holds a master`s degree from the Bodø Graduate School of Business (Norway). He graduated from the Ustinov Baltic State Technical University.

NAME: Choi Kyong-lim DATE OF BIRTH: Jan. 16, 1958 EDUCATION: Feb.1980 B.A. in International Relations, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea May.1986 M.A. in International Relations, University of Connecticut, U.S.A. CAREER: Apr.1982Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination Jun.1982Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dec.1987Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the United States of America Jan.1995First Secretary, Korean Embassy in Jamaica Dec.1997First Secretary, Korean Permanent Mission in Geneva, Switzerland Jan.2001Director, World Trade Organization(WTO) Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade(MOFAT) Dec.2002Counsellor, Korean Permanent Mission in Geneva, Switzerland Jun.2005Senior Adviser to the Minister for Trade, MOFAT Dec.2005Senior Coordinator for Free Trade Agreement(FTA) Negotiations, MOFAT Jan. 2007Director-General, Free Trade Agreement(FTA) Policy Bureau, MOFAT Sep.2009Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federative Republic of Brazil Jul.2012Deputy Minister for FTA, MOFAT Mar. 2013 Deputy Minister for Trade, MOTIE FAMILY: Married with two sons

Klaus Mangold was born on June 6, 1943. After graduating from high school he studied law and economics at the universities of Munich, Geneva, London, Heidelberg and Mainz. He held various positions in German industry prior to being a Management Board member and Chairman of the Management Board of Rhodia AG, a subsidiary of the French group Rhône Poulenc, from 1983 to 1990. He was Chairman of the Board of Management of Quelle AG from 1991 to 1994 and joined DaimlerChrysler AG as a Member of the Board of Management in 1995. As a member of the DaimlerChrysler AG Board of Management from 1995 to 2003, Klaus Mangold was responsible for DaimlerChrysler AG's Services division and its Central and Eastern European markets. At the same time, he was CEO of DaimlerChrysler Services AG. Klaus Mangold is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TUI AG, Germany, and member of a number of Supervisory and Advisory Boards, including those of Alstom S.A., France, Ernst & Young, United States, and Continental AG, Germany. He also is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rothschild GmbH, Frankfurt and Chairman of the “Mangold Consulting GmbH”, which was founded in 2003. From 2000 until 2010 he was Chairman of the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations of German Industry. He is Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) and Professor of the European Business School, Schloss Reichartshausen.

Vadim Makhov: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Heavy Machinery Plants. Graduated from the State Management Academy. Candidate of Sciences (Economics), has an MBA from the University of Northumbria Newcastle Business School. Mr. Makhov has considerable practical experience of working in Severstal in a number of management positions, where he moved from Deputy Head of the Economic Research Laboratory to Chairman of the Strategy Committee of the company’s Board of Directors. Over his 15 years of working for Severstal, he handled a variety of projects, including restructuring the company’s US and Western Europe assets. As Deputy General Director for strategy and business development, he was responsible for the company’s development, was in charge of new business spheres and initiated many projects, including establishment and development of a corporate university. Since 2009, he has been a professor of the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo. Author of a course on “Innovations”.

Born December 6, 1957, in Dresden, Germany. Married, 2 children. Education: Polytechnical Institute, Kiev (Electrical Engineering). Technical University, Dresden (PhD of Engineering Sciences). Professional carrier: 1982-1990, Director for Research & Development (last position), ELPRO AG, Germany. 1991-1999, Siemens AG, Germany: Automation & Drives, Head of Department “Traction Converters”; Transportation Systems, Head of Business Unit “Components”; Head of Business Unit of DUEWAG AG; Head of Engineering of Trains Division. 2000-2006, President of Trains Division in Siemens Transportation Systems. Since 2006 President & CEO of Siemens Russia, Senior Vice-President Siemens AG, Germany.

Vladislav Soloviev was appointed as RUSAL’s CEO in November 2014. He is responsible for Company’s long-term development, driving output growth of value-added products and further penetration into new strategic markets. Since April 2010 Vladislav Soloviev was First deputy CEO and was responsible for the company’s operational management with a focus on increasing RUSAL’sbusiness efficiency and improving production and financial performance. Between 2008 and 2010, Vladislav Soloviev was CEO of En+. Between February 2001 and January 2008 he was Head of RUSAL’s Finance Directorate. Between 2000 and 2001 he was Director of RUSAL’s Accounting Department. From 1998 to 2000 Mr Soloviev held the position of Deputy Director of the Department of Tax Policy and worked as an adviser to the Minister for Taxes of the Russian Federation. From 1994 to 1998 Vladislav Soloviev held various executive positions in UNICON/MC Consulting with responsibility for auditing oil and gas companies. Mr. Soloviev serves on the Board of En+ Group. Since 2013 he also serves on the Board of OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel. For three years he was Chairman of the Board of RussNeft. Vladislav Soloviev graduated Summa Cum Laude from the State Academy of Management and later received a degree from «Stankin» Moscow Technical University. He also graduated from the Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation and earned an MBA degree from the Antwerp University in Belgium.

<p> Born in Moscow, Russia on 27 August 1979.Graduated from the State University “Higher School of Economics”, Diploma in Economy and Business Administration.Since 1995 in Healthcare and Pharmaceutics.R-Pharm Founder. President of All-Russia Business Association “Delovaya Rossiya” (“Business Russia”), actively participating in the improvement of investment climate in the Russian Federation and the establishment of the regional investment standard.Member of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation.Member of the Presidential Council for Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy.Member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Head of Commission on Investment Climate.Representative (public ombudsman) of the Commissioner of the Presidential Council on the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs on issues related to the protection of the rights of foreign investors.Board-member and Co-chairman of Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on pharmaceutical and medical industry.Co-Chairman of the National Rating CommitteeMember of the Public Council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (pharmaceutical, medical equipment and technologies).Member of the Supervisory Board of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Agency for Strategic Initiatives". </p>

<p> Born in Moscow, Russia on 27 August 1979.Graduated from the State University “Higher School of Economics”, Diploma in Economy and Business Administration.Since 1995 in Healthcare and Pharmaceutics.R-Pharm Founder. President of All-Russia Business Association “Delovaya Rossiya” (“Business Russia”), actively participating in the improvement of investment climate in the Russian Federation and the establishment of the regional investment standard.Member of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation.Member of the Presidential Council for Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy.Member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Head of Commission on Investment Climate.Representative (public ombudsman) of the Commissioner of the Presidential Council on the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs on issues related to the protection of the rights of foreign investors.Board-member and Co-chairman of Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on pharmaceutical and medical industry.Co-Chairman of the National Rating CommitteeMember of the Public Council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (pharmaceutical, medical equipment and technologies).Member of the Supervisory Board of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Agency for Strategic Initiatives". </p>

Prior to joining RDIF, Konstantin was managing director and advisor to the president of International Investment Bank (IIB). He has more than 16 years of investment and merchant banking experience in Russia, USA, UK, Mongolia, Vietnam and Eastern Europe. Prior to IIB he was responsible for developing merchant banking business to the largest in the CIS at VTB. Konstantin started his career as an investment banker at NationsBanc Securities and Banc of America Securities (USA). He graduated from Davidson College (USA).