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Pak Erik leads McKinsey operations in the EEMA region. He focuses on strategy development and implementation for a variety of local companies, multinationals and governments. Advises government authorities on structural transformations in Telecommunications, High Tech, the banking sector and oil & gas industry. He also advises private companies on growth strategies, transformations from local to global and operational efficiency. He takes part in business forums as an expert in global strategies, Telecommunications and High Tech. Before stepping into the position of Managing Partner in EEMA, Pal Erik led McKinsey’s Eastern European offices for three years. He holds a Master of Science degree in industrial economics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Clay Williams is the president and chief executive officer of National Oilwell Varco (NOV). Previously, he served as NOV’s president and chief operating officer and its executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to its merger with National Oilwell, Clay served as Varco's chief financial officer. He also served as vice president of finance, vice president of corporate development, and vice president of pipeline services for Varco and Tuboscope before the merger between the two companies. Before Tuboscope, he worked for SCF Partners and Shell Oil Company. Clay also currently serves as a director of Benchmark Electronics, Inc. Clay has a BS in civil & geological engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from The University of Texas.

Born in 1967. After leaving school in 1985 he entered the Lenin’s Shipbuilding Institute. Subsequently, from 1996 to 1998, Dyukov took up the post of Financial Manager and Chief Executive director of CJSC St-Petersburg Oil Terminal. In 1998 he was economics director, and during 1999 acted as chief director, of JSC St-Petersburg SeaPort. In 2000 he resumed his duties in JSC St-Petersburg Oil Terminal as Chairman of the Board of Directors. In 2001 he took an IMISP MBA degree. In February 2003 he was appointed President of JSC AK SIBUR. Since July 2005 he has also been President of JSC AKS Holding. In November 2005 he ceased working as the President of JSC AK SIBUR. He is President of OJSC AKS Holding, and since December 2005, he has also been President of JSC SIBUR Holding. Since November 2006 he has been Chairman of Board of Directors of JSC SIBUR Holding. From 2011 — Deputy Chairman of Board of Directors of JSC SIBUR Holding. On 23 November 2006 he was appointed Acting President of JSC Gazprom Neft’. On 30 December 2006 he was elected President of JSC Gazprom Neft’ by the ordinary general meeting of shareholders.

Born on 12 October 1978 in Moscow. Education: Roman graduated from Moscow Suvorov Military School. In 2000, he graduated from Military University of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Foreign Languages Faculty, becoming an interpreter of Arabic and English with a major in International Economics. In 2012, he completed his MBA programme at the Higher School of Economics, majoring in Strategic Management. Employment Background: 2000–2002: Manager, Senior Manager, Business Development Department, Interma. 2003–2007: Senior Expert, Head of Science and Technology Programmes at the Economic, Scientific, and Technical Relations Office, Roszarubezhtsentr, Russian Foreign Ministry. Head of Scientific and Technical Programmes and Business Relations, Roszarubezhtsentr Representative Office in Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt. 2007–2009: Deputy Head, Head of the Office for the Investment Projects Coordination, Gazprom Invest Vostok (the customer for Gazprom’s investment projects performed as part of the “Programme for creating a unified system of gas production, transportation and supply in Eastern Siberia and the Far East given possible gas exports to the markets of China and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region” – otherwise known as the Eastern Gas Programme). 2009–2013: Head of Business Development and Coordination Office, Director of Foreign Production Assets Department, Norilsk Nickel. 2011–2013: Managing Director of Norilsk Nickel International Holding, where he was in charge of the Norilsk Nickel Group's production assets abroad, as well as the implementation of comprehensive investment projects in South Africa, Botswana, and Australia. In accordance with Decree 944-r of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, dated 10 June 2013, Roman Panov was appointed Managing Director of Rosgeologia.