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Born in 1964.
Mr Frolov has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2005 and was elected Evraz's CEO effective 18 January 2007. He joined EvrazMetal, a predecessor of Evraz Group, in 1994, and subsequently held various positions at EvrazMetal and Evraz. Mr. Frolov served as Evraz's Chief Financial Officer from 2002 through 2004 and as Senior Executive Vice President from 2004 through April 2006, responsible for strategy and business development, finance, corporate affairs and communications, business processes, human resources, legal affairs and information technology. From May 2006 until December 2008, Mr. Frolov served as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Evraz, Mr. Frolov worked as a research fellow at the I.V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy.
Mr. Frolov graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with a first-class honours degree in 1987, and  received a Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics in 1991 from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.

Alexander Frolov
Chief Executive
Officer

 

Born in 1974.
Prior to joining Evraz in 2001, Mr. Tatyanin worked for OAO Financial Corporation Adamant. He holds a master's degree in economics from Moscow State University.

Pavel Tatyanin
Senior Vice President
International Operations

 

Born in 1961.
Joined Evraz Group in 1993. Mr. Kachur holds a master’s degree in engineering.

Leonid Kachur
Senior Vice President
Business Support and Interregional Relations

 

Born in 1970.
Mr. Baizini joined Evraz in Moscow in 2005. Between 1998 and 2005, Mr. Baizini was a consultant with McKinsey's Milan and Tokyo offices. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Baizini was a consultant with JMAC, a major Japanese consulting firm. Mr. Baizini holds a degree in physics from Oxford University.

Giacomo Baizini
Vice President of Corporate Affairs
CFO

 

Born in 1974.
Ms. Cheltsova joined the Company in 2006. Prior to joining Evraz, she worked at the Russian pulp and paper major Ilim Pulp Group from 1997 through 2006, initially as Legal Advisor and from 1999 as Director, Legal Affairs. Ms. Cheltsova graduated from the Law Faculty of St. Petersburg State University with honours in 1996. She received a Ph.D. in Law from the Moscow Humanitarian University in 2005.

Natalia Cheltsova
Vice President
Legal Affairs

 

Born in 1974.
Joined Evraz Group in 2002. Previously he worked for UNICON/MS Consulting group and Deltek Systems Inc. in McLean, USA. He graduated from Moscow State Academy of Management in 1997.

Igor Gaponov
Vice President
Information Technologies

 

Born in 1954. 
Mr. Harris is also President of Strategic Minerals Corporation since September 2009.
Mr. Harris has a 32-years experience in vanadium business. He joined Evraz in 2007 following the acquisition of Strategic Minerals Corporation. Prior to the appointment as Vice President of Evraz he held several management positions in his 16 years at the Stratcor’s Hot Springs, Arkansas plant, starting in 1981. He subsequently became Managing Director of Vametco, Stratcor’s subsidiary in South Africa and Vice President in charge of finances and operations at Strategic Minerals in the United States. Mr. Harris graduated from University of Nevada, Mackey School of Mines with a degree in Chemical Engineering.

Daniel Harris
Vice President
Vanadium

 

Born in 1966.
Ms. Ionova, who joined Evraz in 2006, is responsible for HR policy and recruiting. Prior to joining Evraz, she held various supervisory positions in the HR departments of Russian Gold and NDK Merkury. She graduated from the Management Faculty of the Russian State University of Physical Training, Sports and Tourism (RGUFK) in 1987. She holds a PhD degree in Psychology.

Natalia Ionova
Vice President
Human Resources

 

Born in 1975. 
Mr. Ivanov joined Evraz in 2002. Prior to his appointment as Head of Siberia Division, Mr. Ivanov held the position of Director of Controlling. Prior to joining Evraz, previously held various positions with Inkombank and Liggett-Ducat. Mr. Ivanov graduated from INSEAD in 2002. He has been a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants since 2004. Mr. Ivanov holds a finance degree from the Financial Academy of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Aleksey Ivanov
Vice President
Head of Siberia Division

 

Born in 1978. 
Mr. Kuznetsov joined Evraz in 2002. Prior to his appointment as Vice President for Strategic and Operational Planning, Mr. Kuznetsov held the position of Director of Strategic Planning and Investment Analysis. Mr. Kuznetsov graduated with honours from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 2001. He also received an M.A. in Economics from the New Economic School in 2002.

Alexander Kuznetsov
Vice President
Strategic and Operational Planning

 

Born in 1966.
Joined Evraz in 2010. Prior to joining Evraz, Mr. Lagutin held various management positions in OAO Belon, Global Natural Resources, Inc. (USA), Alfa-Eco, The Ryazan Oil Refinery Company, TNK-BP. Mr. Lagutin graduated with honours from the Military Institute of the RF Ministry of Defence, and completed the Global Executive MBA program of The Fuqua School of Business. Mr. Lagutin holds a degree in General Management from Duke University in Durham NC, USA.

Konstantin Lagutin
Vice President
Head of Mining Division

 

Born in 1979. 
Mr. Sotnikov joined Evraz in 2002. Prior to his appointment as Head of Urals Division, Mr. Sotnikov held various positions with Evraz’s management company, KGOK and NTMK. Mr. Sotnikov received a Master’s degree in Economics from the Moscow State University and the New Economic School in Russia, a Ph.D. in Economics from the Moscow State University and a Master’s degree in Management from Université Paris Dauphine.

Dmitry Sotnikov
Vice President
Head of Urals Division