Full Name: Vladimir P Kremer

Position: Chief MD of Renova Management

Main Activity of the Company: Mining, oil, machine building, construction development, energy, telecommunications, nanotechnologies, utilities and finance in Russia and abroad

Date and Place of Birth: April 20, 1957, Moscow

Education: I graduated from the Moscow Railway Transport Engineering Institute with a PhD in engineering

First Job: Research Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources at
the Academy of Sciences, USSR

Market Capitalisation of Renova: $24.77-billion

Management Style: Intellectual

Personal Best Achievement: Creation of Siberian-Urals Aluminium Company, or SUAL

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Viktor Vekselberg

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Nelson Mandela

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Ivan Glasenberg

Philosophy of Life: Be passionate about what you do

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Consolidation of manganese industry

Biggest Ever Disappointment: That the Komi Aluminium refinery was not built

Hope for the Future: The 2018 soccer World Cup – Russia is a champion

Favourite Reading: Joseph Brodsky

Favourite TV Programme: Vesti 24

Favourite Food/Drink: Seared Tuna

Favourite Music: Jazz

Favourite Sport: Cycle racing

Hobbies: Bikes

Car: Ferrari

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: None

Married: For 29 years

Children: Two sons – Dmitry, 28; Andrey, 22

Clubs: The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts

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