People

ALEXEY KRIVORUCHKO

Chief Executive Officer

Received his first degree in Jurisprudence from the Institute of Management, Economics, Law, and Computer Science, and his second degree in Public Management from the Russian Presidential Academy of Public Administration.

In 1999-2001, he served as Deputy General Director and, later, as General Director of Rostov Civil Aviation Plant No.412 OJSC in Rostov-on-Don.

In 2004-2006, he became the Logistics Adviser to the Deputy General Director of Aeroflot OJSC – Russian Airlines in Moscow.

In 2006-2009, he held the posts of Deputy General Director for Marketing and Maintenance, Executive Director of Sales, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at AvtoVAZ OJSC in Togliatti.

Since February 2010, he has served as the CEO of Aeroexpress.

VALERY FYODOROV

Chief Operating Officer

In 2003, Valery simultaneously graduated from two faculties of Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, in particular the Mechanics and Mathematics faculty and Economics faculty with a major in Mathematical Methods in Economics.

In 2008, he completed his postgraduate studies at Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod.

Since 2004, he has been working in the management consulting industry and served as the head for over 30 successful projects.

In 2014–2015, he worked as Director for Quality Assurance and Development at the company Alfa Industry.

In 2015–2016, he served as Head of the Production System Development Administration at the RT National Network Company.

Since 2016, he has been working at Aeroexpress.

ROMAN GUDA

Chief Financial Officer

He graduated with honours from the Ukhta State Technical University, where he majored in Finance and Credit.

From 2002 to 2007, he worked as an Economist at Ukhtabank OJSC, then as Deputy General Director for Economic and Financial Affairs at the Stroymontazhservis company in Ukhta.

In 2007-2009, he served as CFO at MTL-Garant LLC in Moscow, then at the Volf-Remizov Meat House in Moscow.

In 2008, he graduated from the Moscow International Higher Business School MIRBIS, having completed his MBA programme in Financial Management.

He has been working at Aeroexpress since 2009.

EVGENY CHELBAEV

Chief Technical Officer

He graduated from the Tashkent Technical School of Railway Transport in 1981 and the Far East University of Railway Engineering in 1997.

During his career, he has worked as an Assistant Engine driver, the Engine Driver of a diesel locomotive, a Rolling Stock Repairman, an Electrician, and an Electronic Engineer for a data-computing centre.

In 1993, he began working on the BAM railway as a Fuel Equipment Shop Foreman, an Engineer in the Repair Department, and as the Head of the Repair Department of the BAM Railway Service.

In 1997, he began working on the Northern Railway as a Technologist, Head of the Railcar Refrigeration Depot, Head of the Locomotive Depot, Deputy Head of the Central Suburbs Directorate, and Head of the Central Directorate of the Northern Suburban Railway.

He has been working at Aeroexpress since 2006 and served as Chief Engineer, Technical Director. In November 2011, he was appointed Chief Technical Officer and continues to serve in this capacity.

ANDREY KOSHKIN

Chief Corporate and Legal Officer

He graduated with honours from MGIMO (Moscow State International Relations Institute) with a degree in International Economics. He worked in the Ministry of Foreign Trade. He took part in an internship and has undergone training in Austria and Germany many times. He was the Head of an Austrian company’s representation office in Russia and a number of other major Russian manufacturing and commercial companies. He speaks German and English.

He has been working for Aeroexpress since 2008.

IVAN FIRSOV

Chief Security Officer

Has higher legal education. In 1986, he graduated from the MIA (Ministry of Internal Affairs) Academy of the USSR. For more than 30 years, he has held various posts in the Moscow MIA Railways Department. He also headed the Department for combating organized crime and terrorist crimes on the railways. He is an honorary member of the MIA and now is a retired police colonel.

He has been working for Aeroexpress since 2007.

PAVEL STEPANETS

Chief HR and Administrative Officer

He underwent his post-secondary studies at various institutions and disciplines: he has higher medical education (Yaroslavl Medical Academy), a degree in law (Kutafin Moscow State Law Academy), and a higher administrative education (the Russian Presidential Academy of Public Administration).

From 1993 to 1998, he was a medical practitioner. In 1998, he began working in the field of personnel management and HR recordkeeping – at first, in the Ministry of Railways of the Russian Federation until 2002, and then for RAO UES.

He has been working for Aeroexpress since 2007.

Oleg Kuzovov

Deputy Director General for Traffic Safety – Chief Supervisor

Graduated from the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT) with a degree in Railway Engineering and Electromechanics.

In 2008, Oleg completed the ‘Functional Strategy for Ensuring Safety and Reliability of Rail Transport’ programme at MIIT.

Early in his career, Oleg worked as a repairman, an assistant driver, a driver, and a driving instructor for electric trains.

From 2000 to 2003, he worked at the Moscow Railway as Chief Supervisor, Deputy Chief Supervisor on Traffic Safety of the Moscow Railway Suburban Service, Deputy Manager at the Domodedovo Locomotive Depot, as well as Head of the Electric Train Operation Department of the Moscow Railway Suburban Service. He also worked as Manager of the Krasnodar Locomotive Depot on the North-Caucasian railway.

In December 2003, when Russian Railways was established, Oleg was appointed Chief Traffic Safety Supervisor of the Traffic Safety Department.

He has been working at Aeroexpress since 2011.

Yury Chmirenko

Chief Business Development Officer

In 1994, Yury graduated from the Industrial and Civil Construction Faculty at the Pushkin Higher Military Engineering and Construction College in the Leningrad Region, majoring as a construction engineer.

In 2009, he took the MBO (Management by Objetives) course at VTB 24 and underwent training under the Construction Monitoring programme at the Penza State University of Architecture and Construction.

In 2013-2014, he took the course Project Management Compliant with RMVOK Standards at the Project Practice Company and, in 2015, finished the Industry-Peculiar Implementation of Regional Investment Projects programme at K-2.

At the beginning of his career, Yury worked as an engineer, senior engineer, and site head.

From 2002 to 2004, he held the position of Deputy Construction Director and Head of the Design and Survey Department at the Masterdent company. Over twelve construction projects were completed under his supervision in Moscow and the Moscow Region.

From 2004 to 2009, he served as Department Head for the Construction of Regional Network and Facilities for Vneshtorgbank, VTB Bank, Bank of Moscow, and VTB 24 in Moscow and the Moscow Region.

Between 2010 and 2016, he worked as a Chief Officer for Prospective and Strategic Projects of the technical customer and general contractor of Transmashholding.

From 2016 to 2017, Yury held the position of Deputy Director for Capital Constructions at Smartstroy. He implemented three major projects with the assistance of the Moscow Region Ministry of Construction.

Since October 2017, he has been working with Aeroexpress.