Anton Abugov was born on September 9, 1976. Graduated from the National Economy Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation. Between 2003 and 2006, Mr. Abugov was Managing Director of AKB Rosbank, in charge of its Corporate Finance Department. Prior to Rosbank, he was a partner in Eurasia Capital Partners, overseeing investment projects in Eastern European telecoms and Russian petrochemical businesses. From 1997 to 2006, he was strategic adviser to the TAIF Group of Companies, one of the biggest financial-industrial groups in Russia. Between 1995 and 2002, Mr. Abugov was head of corporate finance at UFG (United Financial Group), seeing through a number of major fundraising, strategic consultancy, and merger and acquisition projects in various industries in Russia and Eastern Europe. In 1999, he was an adviser to RAO UES. In 1995, Mr. Abugov was involved in developing infrastructure and a regulatory framework for the securities market in Russia. Since 2006 Mr. Abugov is the First Vice president of Sistema. He is also a Member of the Board of Sitronics, Svyazinvest, Sky Link. |