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Andrey Elinson joined Basic Element in August 2007, as Director of the Corporate Governance and Internal Control Department. Before joining Basic Element, Mr. Elinson was a Partner at Deloitte CIS, where, beginning in 1997, he led various consulting projects for and audits of Russian and international companies, and then headed a group advising on financial investigation and commercial disputes. Later, starting in 2004, he supervised the establishment of effective internal control and risk management systems. Mr. Elinson graduated with honours from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, with a degree in Accounting and Auditing. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a US Certified Fraud Examiner; he also has a Russian Auditor Qualification Certificate and a UK Certificate in Company Direction. Mr. Elinson is First Vice-Chair of the Committee on Environmental, Industrial, and Technical Security of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors of Russia.

<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>

Sergey Kravchenko holds post of president of Boeing Russia/CIS since 2002, he is responsible for leading all Boeing business activities in Russia and the CIS. Kravchenko joined The Boeing Company in 1992. He directly participated in Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner program design, held leading positions in engineering departments in Seattle responsible for production and relations with suppliers and partners. In Russia, he led Boeing projects on participation in ISS, establishment of two Boeing joint ventures with Rostec /VSMPO, Boeing Design Center in Moscow, Boeing Flight Training Center in Skolkovo. Before Kravchenko joined Boeing in 1992, he worked as a professor and as the lead scientist of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He also taught in Moscow and worked as a research consultant in Europe, the United States and Asia. Sergey Kravchenko is one of the leading specialists in Russia on modern management of large international projects and companies. Kravchenko is a professor and holds a doctorate degree of engineering science, earned in 1990. He holds over 20 patents in various areas of engineering and has published more than 50 research papers.

<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>

Valery Okulov was born on April 22, 1952, in Kirov. In 1975 he graduated from the navigation department of the Academy of Civil Aviation, specialising as an engineer-navigator. Until 1985 he worked as a navigator on An-24, An-12 and Tu-154 aircraft for the Sverdlovsk combined flight of the Ural Civil Aviation Directorate. In 1985 he was transferred to work in the Central Directorate of International Air Transport (Moscow). He flew as navigator on Tu-154, Il-86 and An-124 aircraft, and worked as a senior navigator trainer at the Aeroflot aircrew training centre. On July 18, 1996, he became first deputy general director of the company. On May 30, 1997, he was appointed general director of Aeroflot. On April 3, 2009, Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia, ordered that Valery Okulov be appointed Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.

Born on 20 July 1974 in Rostov-on-Don. 1996: Lomonosov Moscow State University, lawyer. 2003: Postgraduate Studies at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, PhD in Economicsc. Until 2003 – worked at commercial companies. 2003 – appointed Commercial Director of Rostvertol, in Rostov-on-Don. 2005 – worked on the helicopter programme committee for Oboronprom (continuing as Commercial Director of Rostvertol until 2007). 2009 –appointed Aide to the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. 2010 –appointed Director of the Department of Aviation at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. 2012 –appointed Deputy Minister ofIndustry and Trade of the Russian Federation. January 2015 – elected President of the Joint Stock Company UAC. He has held this post since April 2015.

Yury Spektorov is a partner in Bain & Company's Moscow office and the managing partner of Bain CIS. He is an expert in Bain's Industrial Goods & Services practice and one of the leaders of the firm's Air Transportation & Services practice. Yury has more than 20 years of management consulting experience, working with senior executives and management teams to address their most pressing strategic issues. Yury has led multiple transformation projects aimed at aligning organizations with a customer-focused strategy while achieving efficient operations and cost management. He holds deep expertise in strategy, revenue management, sales, distribution, organization and restructuring initiatives. He advises multi-national and local Eastern European companies in a range of industries, including airlines, transportation, logistics, finance, oil and gas, telecom, energy, automotive, consumer products and retail. In these client engagements, he specializes in growth strategy, performance improvement, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, post-merger integration and manufacturing optimization and relocation. Yury joined Bain's Boston office in 1993 and subsequently led the launch of the firm's offices in Moscow and Kiev. He earned his MBA and a Bachelor's degree in economics from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.