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Veniamin Golubitsky is President of KORTROS (former RENOVA StroyGroup) – a development company that implements large-scale projects in the sphere of residential and commercial real estate. Prior to joining RENOVA StroyGroup, Mr Golubitsky worked for nine years in the authorities of the Sverdlovsk Region of Russia, where his responsibilities at different times included social issues and state property management. From October 2003 till May 2005 Mr Golubitsky was Head of Administration of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region. Other positions held in the regional authorities include: First Deputy to the Chairman of the Government of the Sverdlovsk Region, Minister of the State Property Management of the Sverdlovsk Region, Member of the Duma of the Sverdlovsk Region. In addition to his work as an official, Veniamin Golubitsky made a convincing academic career: having started as a PhD student at the Department of Administrative Law, Moscow State Lomonosov University, he later became Head of the Law Department at the Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Mr Golubitsky graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Moscow State Lomonosov University and is a Candidate of Legal Sciences.

Drew J. Guff is a Managing Director and founding principal of Siguler Guff & Company, LP. Siguler Guff is a global multi-strategy private equity firm managing over $10.0 billion in domestic and international private equity assets on behalf of corporate and public employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, family offices and high net worth individuals. In 1995, Drew Guff and George Siguler acquired the private equity arm of PaineWebber to form Siguler Guff. Mr. Guff launched one of the first private equity funds in Russia, Russia Partners Company, LP, in 1994. In 2005, Siguler Guff launched its first BRIC fund-of-funds dedicated to investing directly, and together with private equity firms, in the BRIC markets. Mr. Guff is a member of the Executive Board of the U.S.-Russia Business Council as well as a board member of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Guff earned an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College in 1983. He attended Leningrad State University State University in 1981.

<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>

Education: • Graduated from the Gorky State University in 1989 with a degree in Economics, specialising in Industry Planning. • Graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Law Academy in 2001. Experience: • 2002–2004: Deputy Head of the Department for Regulation of Entrepreneurial Activity at the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. • 2004–2006: Chief Adviser at the Analytical Department of the Expert Division under the President of the Russian Federation. 2006: Deputy Head of the Department of Priority National Projects at the Expert Division under the President of the Russian Federation. • 2006–2008: Head of the Department for Analysis of Performance by Executive Authorities at the Expert Division under the President of the Russian Federation. • 2008–2009: Deputy Head of Secretariat of First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation I.I. Shuvalov. • Since November 2009: Vice-Chairman of the State Corporation «The Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)». Awards: Has received commendations from the President of the Russian Federation. Awarded with the medal “For Special Contribution to the Development of Kuzbass” of the 3rd degree in 2010 in recognition of her high professionalism and significant contribution to the social and economic development of the Kemerovo Region. Awarded the Republic of Tatarstan medal “For Valiant Labour” in recognition of her efficient efforts to modernise the economy of mono-industry towns and fruitful cooperation with the Republic of Tatarstan. Has received a commendation from the President of the Republic of Tatarstan in recognition of her significant contribution to the social and economic development of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Born on November, 22nd, 1969 in the Dolgoprudniy city, Moscow region. Having left high school with a gold medal, she has acted in the Moscow physicotechnical institute on faculty of management of applied mathematics, graduated with High Honors Diploma. In 1992 – 2001 Nikolaeva has been an entrepreneur. She has founded a number of industrial enterprises, among which - the industrial-confectionery combine "Gold Krendel", group of companies "Kaskad-Via". She contributed to the creation of All-Russian non-profit public organizations “Business Russia”, “OPORA”. In 2001 - 2004 she has worked in Central administrative board of internal policy of Administration of the President of the Russian Federation. Since 2007 Elena Nikolaeva has been the President of Non-profit partnership “National Agency for Low-Rise and Cottage Construction”, aiming to assist its members in realization of the activity directed on development of the domestic low building and cottage construction. Since 2011 Nikolaeva holds a Candidate of sciences degree in sociology, dissertation topic – “The Concept of Social Modernization of Modern Russia: theoretical and methodological analysis”. Since 2011 she has been the State Duma Deputy, The First Vice-Chairman of the Committee for housing policies and communal services. She is married, has a daughter.

Mr. Stephen Peel is a Managing Partner at TPG Capital based in Hong Kong and heads the firm's investing activities in Developing Asia and Russia. Mr. Peel was a founder of Texas Pacific Group's (now TPG Capital) European office in 1997. He also set up the firm's activities in Eastern Europe and Russia before assuming responsibility for the businesses in Asia in late 2008. Before joining TPG, Mr. Peel was in the Principal Investment Area of Goldman Sachs International in Europe from 1989 to 1997. Mr. Peel graduated from Cambridge University in 1987 and represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games in 1988. Mr. Peel serves or has served on Boards of Directors including: China Grand Automotive Services Co., Ltd., HCP Holdings, Inc., Strauss Coffee B.V., Far-Eastern Shipping Company plc, Grohe AG, Lenta Limited, JSC TransContainer, Mey Alkollü Içkiler, Punch Taverns, Spirit Group Limited, Findexa Limited and Pivovarni Ivana Taranova.

Michael Semenov headed RENOVA-StoryGroup late October 2008 to bring ambitious early investment phase development start-up to free cash flow positive multi regional mass housing construction business at the most difficult time for the sector. Prior to his appointment, Michael was responsible for M&A, strategy and real-estate securitization activities. Michael joined the development business of RSG straight from the asset management industry. Michael possesses 12 years of experience managing Russian and international equity and balanced portfolios: he managed assets and structured products for international clients with Alliance-Continental and BCS Asset Management, managed institutional and High-Net-Worth clientele monies with PioGlobal Asset Management, bank Menatep, Russian Investors as well as helped private clientele to grow their wealth with Merrill Lynch in San Francisco and New York. Michael completed fulltime MBA program at the University of San Francisco, McLaren School of Business and is a graduate of Moscow Academy of Economics, Statistics and Informatics. Michael holds Merrill Lynch Certified Financial Manager Designation, Life Insurance licenses.

Steven William Wayne is CEO of Jensen Group, which he founded in 1991. Jensen Group is a leading real estate private equity investment manager and developer based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Jensen was a start-up company in 1992 and has grown to managing more than $450 million in assets. As a part of his responsibilities at Jensen, Wayne also serves as General Director of Sestroretsk Instrument Works, the oldest factory in St. Petersburg which was founded by Peter the Great in 1721. Wayne served on the Executive Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in St. Petersburg. Prior to Jensen, Wayne worked at Morgan Stanley in both their Corporate Finance and Real Estate Finance Departments, in the firm’s New York and London offices. Wayne is a graduate of Deerfield Academy and Harvard College where he was two time captain of National Championship heavyweight rowing teams. Wayne is a resident of Russia and a citizen of the United States. He is married and has two daughters and a son.

Natasha Khanjenkova joined the EBRD in 1993 and initially worked on credit lines for support of small and medium sized enterprises in CIS countries. In 1999 Mrs Khanjenkova moved to the EBRD Corporate Recovery team, where during seven years she led a number of restructurings of banks and companies in various sectors in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In February 2007, she moved to Moscow as a Deputy Director for Infrastructure and Energy. In October 2008 she was appointed as Director in charge of the Bank’s Infrastructure and Energy business in Russia. In April 2010 Mrs. Khanjenkova was appointed as Managing Director for Russia. From 1 April 2015 - Managing Director for Turkey and Central Asia.