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Director of the Engineering and Construction Division at United Company RUSAL I was born in the village of Ust-Barguzin located in Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

In 1985, I graduated from Irkutsk Polytechnic University with a degree in metallurgical engineering.

I started my career at the Aluminum Factory in Tajikistan. I worked there for 7 years, I started as an ordinary master, but some time later I was promoted to deputy director of the electrolyte division. In 1992, I was transferred to the Bratsk aluminum factory, and in 1998 I became CEO of Krasnoyarsk aluminum factory.

In 2002, I went to the UK to improve my top management skills and then I went to France for an internship for a few months. After my training I became deputy director of new construction at OAO Russian Aluminum Management (a publicly held company). And then in the same year I became CEO of OAO GAZ (a publicly held company). While working in this factory I made a huge contribution to the development of the metallurgical sector. As a result of my responsible and high-quality work I received the honorary title "Honored Metallurgist of the Russian Federation”.

I am currently in charge of Engineering and Construction Business at RUSAL company. I am responsible for enhancing efficiency of repair activities management at the company's plants, managing construction projects and upgrading and implementing new technologies.

Russian statesman,
since 1994 - Mayor of Irkutsk,
in 1997 - 2005 - Governor of Irkutsk region, Honorary Professor of Irkutsk State University, Honorary Citizen of Irkutsk, Honorary Citizen of Irkutsk region, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Mongolia (March 2006 - September 2009).

Graduated from Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute with a degree in electrical Engineer in 1971, Novosibirsk Higher Party School in 1989, Siberian-American Faculty of Management of Irkutsk State University with a degree in State and Municipal Management in 1999.

1980-1983 - Deputy Director of the enterprise "Southern Electric Networks" of high-voltage networks of Irkutskenergo.

Since 1983, he worked in the municipal management system of Irkutsk, was the manager of the municipal services trust, chairman of the executive Committee of the Sverdlovsk District Council of Irkutsk. Since January 1992 - Head of the Irkutsk city Administration, in March 1994 he was elected mayor of Irkutsk (won 78.8% of the votes), as well as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk region.

Since 1997, he has been a member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia, a member of the Committee on Economic Policy

He was elected Vice-President (1993) and President (1996) of the Association of Siberian and Far Eastern Cities, was Deputy Chairman of the Government Commission on Lake Baikal (since May 1999).

In 2002, he was among the seven heads of regions awarded the title of "the best governors and heads of republics of the Russian Federation", established by the Russian Biographical Institute. Honorary citizen of the Irkutsk region, the city of Irkutsk and the sister city of Kanazawa (Japan).