Board of Directors
Directors
Alexander Abramov
Non-Executive Chairman N
Appointment
Alexander Abramov has been a Board member since April 2005. He was CEO and chairman of Evraz Group S.A. until 1 January 2006, and continued to serve as Chairman until 1 May 2006. Mr Abramov was a non-executive director from May 2006 until his
Committee Membership
Mr Abramov is a member of the Nominations Committee
Skills And Experience
Mr Abramov graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with
Other Appointments
Mr Abramov is a Bureau member of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (an independent nongovernmental organisation), and a member of the board of Skolkovo Institute for Science and Technology.
Alexander Frolov
Non-Executive Director N S
Appointment
Alexander Frolov has been a Board member since April 2005. He was chairman of the Board of Evraz Group S.A. from May 2006 until December 2008, and he was appointed as CEO in January 2007. Mr Frolov was CEO of EVRAZ plc from 14 October 2011 until 31 August 2021.
Committee Membership
Mr Frolov is a member of the Sustainability Committee and the Nominations Committee.
Skills And Experience
Mr Frolov graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Other Appointments
Mr Frolov is currently chairman of PJSC Raspadskaya.
Aleksey Ivanov
Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer S
Appointment
Mr Ivanov was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 1 February 2022.
Committee membership
Mr Ivanov is a member of the Sustainability Committee.
Skills and experience
Mr Ivanov was appointed as CEO in September 2021. Prior to that, he served as senior vice president of business development and commerce since November 2015. He also held the positions of vice president, head of the Steel Division
Other Appointments
None
Eugene Shvidler
Non-Executive Director N
Appointment
Eugene Shvidler has been a Board member of Evraz Group S.A. since August 2006. He was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 14 October 2011.
Committee Membership
Mr Shvidler is a member of the Nominations Committee.
Skills And Experience
Mr Shvidler served as president of Sibneft from 1998 to 2005, having previously been senior vice president from 1995. He holds an MSc and an MBA.
Other Appointments
Mr Shvidler currently serves a chairman of Millhouse.
Eugene Tenenbaum
Non-Executive Director
Appointment
Eugene Tenenbaum has been a Board member of Evraz Group S.A. since August 2006. He was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 14 October 2011.
Committee Membership
None
Skills And Experience
Mr Tenenbaum served as head of corporate finance for Sibneft in Moscow from 1998 through 2001. He worked as director for corporate finance at Salomon Brothers from 1994 until 1998. Prior to that, he spent five years in corporate finance with KPMG in Toronto, Moscow and London, including three
Other Appointments
Mr Tenenbaum serves on the board of Chelsea FC Plc.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
Sir Michael Peat
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointment
Sir Michael Peat was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 14 October 2011. It is expected that Sir Michael will be retiring from the Board on 31 March 2022 following the completion of the demerger of the coal business.
Committee Membership
None
Skills And Experience
Skills and experience: Sir Michael is a qualified chartered accountant with over 40 years’ experience. He served as principal private secretary to HRH the Prince of Wales from 2002 until 2011. Prior to this, he spent nine years as the Royal Household’s director of finance and property services and then treasurer to the Queen and keeper of the privy purse. Sir Michael was at KPMG from 1972 and became a partner in 1985. He left KPMG in 1993 to devote himself to his public roles. He holds an MA and MBA and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He was the 2018 recipient of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Outstanding Achievement Award.
Other Appointments
Sir Michael is non-executive chairman of CQS Management Limited and non-executive chairman of GEMS MENASA Holdings Limited.
Maria Gordon
Independent Non-Executive Director New appointment S A
Appointment
Ms Gordon has been appointed as an Independent
Committee Membership
Ms Gordon is a member of the Audit Committee and Sustainability Committee.
Skills And Experience
Ms Gordon has over
Ms Gordon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin and a Master’s degree in law and diplomacy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Other Appointments
Ms Gordon’s current board appointments include NED positions at PJSC Detsky Mir, PJSC Polyus, TCS Group Holding PLC, PJSC Moscow Exchange
Karl Gruber
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointment
Karl Gruber has been a Board member of Evraz Group S.A. since May 2010. He was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 14 October 2011. It is expected that Mr Gruber will be retiring from the Board on 31 March 2022 following the completion of the demerger of the coal business.
Committee Membership
None
Skills And Experience
Mr Gruber has extensive experience in the international metallurgical mill business and holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He has held various management positions, including eight years as a member of the management board
Other Appointments
None
Deborah Gudgeon
Independent Non-Executive Director N S A Chairwoman R
Appointment
Deborah Gudgeon has been a Board member of EVRAZ plc since May 2015.
Committee Membership
Ms Gudgeon serves as chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee, Nominations Committee, and Sustainability Committee. It is expected that Ms Gudgeon will become Senior Independent Director following the retirement of Sir Michael Peat.
Skills And Experience
Ms Gudgeon is a qualified chartered accountant with 30 years’ experience. She started her career with Coopers and Lybrand, and in 1987 became a senior accountant for Salomon Brothers International. From 1987 to 1995, Ms Gudgeon served as a finance executive at Lonrho PLC and was appointed as a member of the Finance Committee in March 1993. From 1995 to 1998, she served as a director for Halstead Services Limited, and, from 1998 to 2003, she served as a director of Deloitte, specialising in corporate finance. From 2003 to 2009, Ms Gudgeon served as a founding director of the Special Situations Advisory team for BDO LLP, providing integrated advice on corporate finance, restructuring, debt and performance improvement. From 2011 to 2017, Ms Gudgeon served as managing director of Gazelle Corporate Finance Limited.
Other Appointments
Ms Gudgeon is currently a senior adviser at Penfida Limited
Alexander Izosimov
Independent Non-Executive Director N Chairman A R Chairman
Appointment
Alexander Izosimov was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 28 February 2012.
Committee Membership
Mr Izosimov is chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Nominations Committee. He is also a member of the Audit Committee.
Skills And Experience
Mr Izosimov has extensive managerial and board experience. He was CEO of
Other Appointments
Mr Izosimov is an independent non-executive director of the PJSC Moscow Exchange.
Stephen Odell
Independent Non-Executive Director New appointment N A R
Appointment
Stephen Odell was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 15 June 2021.
Committee Membership
Mr Odell is a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and the Nominations Committee.
Skills And Experience
Mr Odell has extensive international automotive and large industrial company experience gathered
Other Appointments
Mr Odell is currently a chairman of the Board at Accsys Technologies plc, a UK listed sustainable timber company and a member of council for the University of Nottingham.
James Rutherford
Independent Non-Executive Director New appointment N A
Appointment
James Rutherford was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 15 June 2021.
Committee Membership
Mr Rutherford is a member of the Nominations Committee and the Audit Committee
Skills And Experience
Mr Rutherford has held senior roles in investment management and investment banking, specialising in the global mining and metals sector.
He was previously
Mr Rutherford graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Computer Science and from University of Sussex with a Master of Arts in Development Economics. He is also an alumnus of the London Business School.
Other Appointments
Mr Rutherford’s current appointments include: non-executive chairman at Centamin plc and senior independent director at Anglo Pacific Group plc.; and lead independent director of GT Gold Corp (from 2019 until its takeover in 2021).
Sandra Stash
Independent Non-Executive Director New appointment S Chairwoman R
Appointment
Sandra Stash was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 15 June 2021.
Committee Membership
Ms Stash serves as chair of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Skills And Experience
Ms Stash has served as a senior executive for leading global energy companies, including as executive vice president of Safety, Operations and Engineering and External Affairs at Tullow Oil from 2013 to 2020. Prior to that, she was senior vice president for HSECR, Operations and Engineering Assurance at Talisman Energy from 2008 to 2013 and a vice president at BP plc from 2000 to 2008, where she was responsible for Operations – Other Business and Corporate in North America, Health, Safety and Environment
Other Appointments
Ms Stash’s current appointments include: independent non-executive director and chair of the ESG Committee at Lucid Energy Group LLC; non-executive director and chair of the Sustainability and Safety Committee at Diversified Energy plc;
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