Executive Bodies

Executive Bodies:

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Management Board

As stated by the Charter, the Chief Executive Officer acts as a sole executive body and as a Chairman of the Management Board of Rosneft.

Igor Sechin has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2012. He manages the current activities of the Company, prepares an agenda for the Management Board’s meeting, and chairs the Board meeting.

The procedure for forming the Management Board, the rights, duties and responsibilities of the members of the Management Board, the procedures and guidelines for the Management Board’s activities are governed by the Regulations on the Collective Executive Body (the Management Board) of the Company.

Changes to the Membership of the Management Board

In 2018, Yury Narushevich, a member of the Management Board, has served his full term in office.

Elena Zavaleeva, Vice President of the Company, was elected to the Board as a State Secretary.

The size of the Management Board was not changed in the reporting year and totals 11 members. The Management Board includes the heads of key business lines, operation service, and support function segments of the Company.

Members of Rosneft’s Management Board

Igor Sechin
Igor SECHIN
Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer

Born in 1960.

Graduated from Leningrad State University in 1984, PhD in Economics.

Holder of government and ministerial awards.

2000–2004: Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Russian Federation.
2004–2008: Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Russian Federation – Aide to the President of the Russian Federation.
2008–2012: Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
2012 – present: Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board of Rosneft.
Holds positions in different non-profit organizations, participates in the development of social sphere, science, sport, and education (for the full list of other organizations, see Section “Board of Directors” on page 217 at official website).

Holds 13,489,350 shares of Rosneft (0.1273% of the Company’s share capital).

See Igor Sechin biography onthe corporate site
Yuriy Kalinin
Yuri KALININ
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Vice President for HR and Social Policy

Born in 1946.

1979: Graduated from Saratov Institute of Law.

Holder of government and ministerial awards.

1998–2004: Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation.
2004–2009: Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FPS) of Russia.
2009–2010: Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation.
2010–2012: representative of the Penza Region Legislative Assembly in the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Since December 2012: Vice President of Rosneft.
Since March 2013: Vice President for HR and Social Policy of Rosneft.
February 2013: Appointed to the Management Board of Rosneft; since October 2014: Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Rosneft.

Board member of JSC NEFTEGARANT Non-State Pension Fund, member of boards of directors of LLC RN-Upstream, LLC RN-Commerce, LLC RN-Resource, and LLC RN-Refining.

Holds 203,916 shares of Rosneft (0.0019% of the Company’s share capital).

Eric Maurice LIRON
First Vice President

Born in 1954.

1980: Graduated from the School of Radio Engineering, Electronics, and Computer Science (Paris, France).

2000–2005: Manager of Complex Projects in Russia, managing the oilfield services project for Sibneft at Schlumberger Oilfield Services (Russia).
2006–2013: Held various executive positions at TNK-BP Management, was the Vice President of the Wells Division.
Since April 2013: Vice President of Rosneft for Drilling, Development, and Services.
Since July 2013: First Vice President of Rosneft overseeing the production business.
Since September 2013: Member of Rosneft’s Management Board.

Chairman of the board of directors at JSC Verkhnechonskneftegaz and LLC RN-Upstream, member of the board of directors at OJSC NGK Slavneft, LLC National Petroleum Consortium, LLC RN-GAZ, LLC RN-Resource, and LLC RN-Foreign Projects.

Holds 543,804 shares of Rosneft (0.0051% of the Company’s share capital).

Gennady BUKAEV
Vice President, Head of Internal Audit

Born in 1947.

1971: Graduated from Ufa State Oil Technical University. PhD in Economics.

Holder of government and ministerial awards.

2000–2004: Minister of the Russian Federation for Taxes and Levies.
2004–2012: Assistant to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
2012–2013: Advisor to the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
Since 2013: Advisor to the President of Rosneft.
Since March 2015: Head of Internal Audit of Rosneft.
Since June 2016: Vice President, Head of Internal Audit of Rosneft.
Member of Rosneft’s Management Board since June 2016.

General Director, member of the Board of Directors at JSC ROSNEFTEGAZ, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, member of the Management Board at Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev.

Holds no shares of Rosneft.

Gennady Bukaev is not entitled to vote on matters within the Management Board’s competence related to the Company’s operations, which could potentially be subject to audit / management decision-making with regard to audited entities, that is a subject for review by the Board of Directors (see more in section Internal Audit)

Didier CASIMIRO
Vice President for Refining, Petrochemical, Commerce, and Logistics

Born in 1966.

1991: Graduated with distinction from Ghent University, Belgium. 1992: Graduated from Ghent University, Belgium/Lisbon University, Portugal.

1996–2005: Held executive positions at BP.
2005–2012: Held executive positions at TNK-BP.
Since May 2012: Vice President of Rosneft
Since March 2013: Vice President of Rosneft for Commerce and Logistics.
Since January 2015: Vice President of Rosneft for Refining, Petrochemical, Commerce, and Logistics. -->
Since June 2012: Member of Rosneft’s Management Board.

Chairman of the board of directors at PJSC Saratov Refinery, Rosneft – MP Nefteprodukt, CJSC Rosneft-Armenia, LLC RN-Yerevan, Rosneft Trading S.A., LLC RN-Commerce, LLC RN-Refining, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at PRJSC LINIK, member of the board of directors at OJSC NGK Slavneft, OJSC NGK Slavneft-YANOS, Rosneft Global Trade S.A., JSC SPIMEX, Rosneft Techno S.A., PJSOC Bashneft, LLC RN-Foreign Projects, Nayara Energy Limited, and member of the Board of Directors at SIA ITERA Latvija.

Holds 457,598 shares of Rosneft (0.0043% of the Company’s share capital).

Yuri KURILIN
Vice President, Chief of Staff

Born in 1972.

1994: Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University. 1998: graduated from California State University, Hayward, with an MBA degree.

2003–2008: Head of Administration of the Office of the President and Chief Executive Officer, Head of the Office of the President at TNK-BP Management.
2008–2011: Commercial Director at BP Group companies.
2011–2014: worked at BP America, Houston (in procurement performance planning and management).
2014–2017: Director for Corporate Affairs and Interaction with Business Partners at BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd.
Since March 2017: Vice President, Chief of Staff of Rosneft.
Since April 2017: Member of Rosneft’s Management Board.
Member of the Supervisory Board at RRDB Bank (JSC), member of the board of directors at LLC RN-GAZ, LLC RN-Upstream.

Holds no shares of Rosneft.

Peter LAZAREV
Financial Director

Born in 1967.

1990: Graduated from the Plekhanov Moscow Institute of National Economy.

2000–2004: Head of the Promissory Note and Investment Programs in the Finance Department of Rosneft, Deputy Departmental Director, Head of Securities in the Finance Department.
2004–2012: Head of Treasury at Rosneft.
Since February 2012: Financial Director of Rosneft.
Since June 2011: Member of Rosneft’s Management Board.

Chairman of the Board at NEFTEGARANT Non-State Pension Fund, Chairman of the board of directors at LLC RN-Resource, Deputy Chairman of the Board at JSC DSRC, member of the board of directors at Rosneft – MP Nefteprodukt, JSC FESRC, CJSC TEK-Torg, LLC RN-Upstream, LLC RN-Commerce, LLC RN-Assets, and LLC RN-Foreign Projects, General Director of LLC RN-Foreign Projects and JSC RN Holding, Executive Financial Director of JSC RN Management.

Holds 448,066 shares of Rosneft (0.0042% of the Company’s charter capital).

Elena ZAVALEEVA
State Secretary – Vice President

Born in 1981.

2003: Graduated from the Moscow State Social University of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, majoring in Legal.

Holder of a government award.

In 2008: joined PJSC NK Rosneft.
2013–2017: Held the leading positions
Since September 2017: State Secretary – Vice President of PJSC NK Rosneft.
Since April 2018: Member of Rosneft’s Management Board.

Chairman of the Board of Directors at LLC Reestr-RN, member of the Board of Directors at PJSOC Bashneft, LLC RN-Refining, LLC RN-Upstream.

Holds 6,250 shares of Rosneft (0.00006% of the Company’s charter capital).

Zeljko RUNJE
Vice President for Offshore Projects

Born in 1954.

Graduated with honors from the University of Alaska in 1979.

Holder of government awards.

1997–2012: 1 held various executive positions in the Sakhalin- project in his capacity as Vice President of ExxonMobil Russia Inc.
Since October 2012: Vice President of PJSC NK Rosneft. Since March 2013: Vice President for Offshore Projects of PJSC NK Rosneft.
Since November 2012: Member of Rosneft’s Management Board.

Chairman of the Supervisory Board at PJSC RosneftSakhalin, Chairman of the board of directors at LLC RN-Foreign Projects and JSC RN-Shelf-Far East, member of the board of directors at RN Nordic Oil AS, CJSC Rosshelf, JSC FESRC, LLC RN-GAZ, and LLC RN-Commerce.

Holds 377,318 shares of Rosneft (0.0036% of the Company’s charter capital).

Vlada RUSAKOVA
Vice President

Born in 1953.

Graduated from the Gubkin Moscow Institute of the Petrochemical and Gas Industry in 1977 and completed a post-graduate program there in 1984 .

Holder of government and ministerial awards.

1998–2003: Head of the Prospective Development Forecasting Division, Prospective Development, Science and Ecology Department at PJSC Gazprom.
2003–2012: Head of the Prospective Development, Science and Ecology Department, Head of the Strategic Development Department, Head of the Prospective Development Department at PJSC Gazprom.
Since April 2013: Vice President of PJSC NK Rosneft in charge of the Gas Business.
Since July 2017: Member of Rosneft’s Management Board.

Chairman of the board of directors at LLC RN-GAZ and SIA ITERA Latvija, member of the Supervisory Board at the Union of Oil and Gas Organizations Russian Gas Society, member of the board of directors at LLC RN-Foreign Projects, LLC RN-Refining.

Holds 4,071 shares of Rosneft (0.00004% of the Company’s charter capital).

Andrey SHISHKIN
Vice President for Energy, Localization and Innovations

Born in 1959.

Graduated from the Gubkin Moscow Institute of the Petrochemical and Gas Industry in 1985, Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation in 1996, and Moscow International Higher Business School MIRBIS in 2002.

Holder of government and ministerial awards.

2005–2010: General Director of OJSC Ural Energy Management Company, OJSC TGK-10, OJSC Tyumen Energy Selling Company.
2008–2009: First Vice President of OJSC Integrated Energy Systems (IES Holding).
2010–2012: Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.
Since July 2012: Vice President of PJSC NK Rosneft.
Since March 2013: Vice President of Rosneft for Energy, Health, Safety and Environment.
Since August 2014: Vice President of Rosneft for Energy and Localization.
Since April 2016: Vice-President of Rosneft for Energy, Localization and Innovations.
Since April 2015: Member of Rosneft’s Management Board.

Chairman of the board of directors at JSC FESRC, JSC 82 SRF, JSC Okhinskaya TETS, LLC Zvezda-Hyundai, JSC Lazurit CDB, JSC TomskNIPIneft; member of the board of directors at RIG Research Pte. Ltd., PJSC RusHydro, JSC USC, LLC SNGT, LLC Zvezda Marine Technology, Antares Singapore Pte. Ltd., LLC RN-Assets, LLC RN-Upstream, LLC RN-Commerce, LLC RN-Refining, OJSC SPA Burovaya Technika, General Director at LLC RN-Assets, President, Chairman of the Management Board, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors at PJSOC Bashneft, member of the Supervisory Board at the National Assosiation of Technology Transfer, member of the Board of Trustees at the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.

Holds 377,114 shares of Rosneft (0.0036% of the Company’s charter capital).



Members and Structure of the Management Board
THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD SPEAK RUSSIAN, ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, DUTCH, AND CROATIAN.
Duration of Work in the Management Board

Performance of the Management Board in 2018

In 2018, the Management Board held 59 meetings, reviewed and made resolutions on 195 matters:

  • reviewed the status of Rosneft – 2022 Strategy implementation;
  • implemented the long-term incentive program for executives of the Group Subsidiaries;
  • established the Technological Council, Science and Technology Committee, Information Technology Expert Council, Import Substitution Committee, created and approved internal documents that specify their operation procedures;
  • updated the Company-wide register of non-core and non-performing assets;
  • approved implementation of eight business projects for field development and construction, oil pipelines retrofitting, conducting geological surveys, oil refining development;
  • approved 79 related party transactions for oil and oil products supply to foreign and domestic markets, for gas supply to the domestic market, for provision of oil sales services on a commission basis;
  • liquidated/reorganized ten Group Subsidiaries to optimize the Company’s corporate structure;
  • approved participation of the Company in 23 organizations;
  • approved the Company’s internal documents on:
    • health, safety, and environment;
    • risk management and internal control;
    • organization of operation of Technical and Technology Expert Council and Science and Technical Council;
    • quality control of oil products, etc.;
  • reviewed the results of the Company’s management activities for 2017 and approved the KPI values for senior managers of Rosneft business units and executives of key Group Subsidiaries for 2018;
  • approved the candidates for election to the boards of directors and executive bodies of key Group Subsidiaries.
Quantity of the Matters Reviewed and Meetings Held in 2016-2018

Planning of the Management Board’s work

The Management Board works on a scheduled basis. The Management Board’s action plans are developed quarterly with regard to proposals submitted by the members of the Management Board and top managers of the Company.

In 2019, the Management Board will continue works on implementation of the Company’s Development Strategy in accordance with resolutions of the Board of Directors.

Corporate Secretary

In May 2014MinutesNo.34 dated 5 May 2014., the functions of the Corporate Secretary were vested in the Director of Rosneft’s Corporate Governance Department Svetlana Gritskevich.

The Corporate Governance Department is the Company’s business unit exercising functions of the Corporate Secretary Administration.

The Corporate Secretary reports to the Board of Directors, is appointed and dismissed by the Chief Executive Officer based on the resolution of the Board of Directors.

The Corporate Secretary’s activities are governed by the Regulations on the Corporate Secretary. Key functions are as follows:

  • enhancement of the corporate governance system;
  • organization of preparations for, and conduct of the General Shareholders Meetings;
  • support of activities of the Board of Directors and its Committees, execution of functions of the Management Board Secretary;
  • prevention of corporate conflicts;
  • ensuring the exercise of shareholder rights;
  • implementation of the information disclosure policy;
  • organization of works for Company’s compliance with the requirements of the Russian legislation on countering the misuse of insider information and market manipulation;
  • monitoring of Company’s compliance with the requirements of the Russian legislation on countering the misuse of insider information and market manipulation;
  • communication with the registrar and government bodies authorized to regulate corporate relations and the securities market.
To provide efficient work of the Company’s Board of Directors, a shared information space has been created for the members of the Board of Directors and the Corporate Secretary Administration – Portal of the Board of Directors – with round-the-clock access to materials (agendas, minutes, bulletins, documents) of meetings of the Board of Directors and a possibility to communicate on the points of interest from any place in the world.
grickevich

Svetlana
GRITSKEVICH

Rosneft’s Department Director for Corporate Governance.

Holds 393 shares of Rosneft
(0.000004% of the Company’s share capital).

Member of the Moscow Exchange Share Issuers Committee.

Born in 1974.

Graduated from the Institute of Modern Knowledge, Belarus State University (Minsk), in 1996 and the Russian Presidential Academy of Public Administration in 2011.

Has an MBA degree from MIRBIS (Moscow International Business School, 2011); has strong experience in corporate governance (since 1998) and expertise in fuel and energy sector companies’ business (since 1996), as well as management experience (since 2003) and work experience as a member of board of directors at several joint stock companies.

Since 2013: Rosneft’s Department Director for Corporate Governance.

Has held the first positions The first place according to the results of 2016-2017; the third place according to the results of 2018 in TOP-50Corporate Governance Directors rating. in the corporate governance ratings in the energy and fuel sector according to the Kommersant Publishing House and the Association of Managers (TOP-1000 Russian Managers rating).

Ranked among the 25 Best Corporate Governance Directors / Corporate Secretaries for 2018 according to the assessment of the Association of Independent Directors and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in a partnership with PwC.

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