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Supports companies in the metals and mining, oil and gas, aircraft, and travel sectors, helping clients to improve strategy, operations and sales, as well as leading organization and governance transformations. Since joining McKinsey in 1998, Yermolai has developed wide experience in strategy development, operations and sales improvements, and organizational and governance system transformation for companies in the metallurgy, oil and gas, aircraft, and transportation sectors. He takes an active part in projects related to municipal and regional infrastructure development , as well as healthcare system improvement efforts aimed at improving the quality of services provided by healthcare institutions. Yermolai is a leader of McKinsey EMEA Metals & Mining Practice and a co-leader of McKinsey’s EMEA Oil & Gas Practice. He is a member of our global Travel, Infrastructure, and Logistics Practice and takes an active part in international projects to develop new approaches to operations improvements for companies in the raw materials sector.Yermolai is a also a co-leader of McKinsey’s Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products practices in Europe. Before joining McKinsey, Yermolai spent several years working in China and Taiwan and, later, as a consultant at the World Bank in Washington DC.

Prior to joining Sapinda, Mr Volynets was the CEO of EN+ Group (a leading global metals, energy and mining group). Mr Volynets moved to EN+ in 2010 from UC RUSAL, where he held the position of Deputy CEO responsible for Strategy and M&A. Before that he held the position of Chief Development Officer at SUAL International. Mr Volynets started his professional career at Monitor Group in Boston and London. Mr Volynets was educated at the Moscow State University and the American University Washington D.C. and holds an MBA degree from Georgetown University & INSEAD.

Born August 25, 1953, in Moscow. In 1975, graduated from the Moscow Finance Institute, specialty — “International Economic Relations”. Doctor of Economics, professor. Corresponding member, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. 1975—1979 — State Committee of USSR Council of Ministers for Foreign Economic Relations, engineer. 1979—1986 — Attache, third secretary, USSR Foreign Ministry Department, USSR Embassy of USSR Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1986—1987 — Institute of World Economics and International Relations, USSR Academy of Sciences, research worker. 1987—1992 — USSR Embassy of USSR Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Second, First Secretary. 1992—1993 — Russian Embassy of Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, First Secretary. 125001993—1997 — Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Russian Finance Ministry Department. 1997—2002 — Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of the USSR, First Deputy Chairman. 2002—2004 — Bank for Foreign Trade of the USSR (OJSC), Deputy President — Chairman of the Board 2004—2007 — Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of the USSR, Chairman. 2007—2016 — State Corporation “Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)”, Chairman. From April 2016 – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Vice president. For outstanding contribution to the development of the financial and banking system of Russia, long-standing and dedicated work he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky, the Order “For Merits and Dedicated Service to the Country”, IV Degree, the Order of Honor, the Order of Friendship, the Order of Saint Sergiy Radonezhsky, II Degree, the Order of Blessed Prince Daniil Moskovsky, II Degree, the Medal of the Order “For the Merits and Dedicated Service to the Country”, the Order of the Banner of the Republic of Serbia with Golden Wreath, the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Officer Grade, the Russian Association of Banks Decoration of Honor “For Merits and Dedicated Service to the Banking Community”, “Excellent Employee of Vnesheconombank” Badge, his name is recorded in Vnesheconombank’s Book of Honor, he was also officially thanked by the President and the Government of the Russian Federation.

Graduated University of Tokyo Faculty of Law in 1980. In JBIC, Tadashi Maeda has experienced various positions including Representative in Washington, Head of Delegation to OECD Trade Finance Committee, Director General of Energy, Natural Resources Finance Group, Director General of Corporate Planning Department. From June/2010 to December/2012, he served as Special Advisor to the Cabinet and provided the Prime Minister and Chief Cabinet Secretary with advice on new economic growth strategy, energy policy and infrastructure development policy to the international market. He was appointed to the member of the Steering Committee of Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund Steering Committee in 2011.

Pavel Grachev was appointed head of Polyus in 2013. Prior to that, from 2010 to 2013, Mr. Grachev served as Chief Executive Office of the leading potash producer Uralkali and then of the Far East and Baikal Region Development Fund. From 2006 to 2011, he worked as chief counsel and then managing director of the investment company Nafta Moskva. From 1997 to 2006, he was the head of the Moscow office of the law firm Pavia e Ansaldo (Italy). In addition, Mr. Grachev has also served on the boards of Polyus Gold, the Federal Grid Company, Uralkali, PIK Group (as Chairman) and Polymetal. Mr. Grachev graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University and the University of Trieste (Italy) with degrees in law.

<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>