Mr. Natalenko was born on August 5, 1946 in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia. In 1969, he completed his studies at the Irkutsk State University specializing in Geological Engineering. After graduating, Mr. Natalenko worked on the following Russian geological expeditions: Yagodinskaya, Bagdarinskaya, Berelekhskaya, Anadirskaya and East-Chukotskaya. In 1986, Mr. Natalenko headed the North-East Industrial and Geological Association and in 1992 was elected president of АО "Magadan Gold & Silver Company". In 1995, Mr. Natalenko was appointed Head of the working team of V/О "Zarubezhgeology" to search for alluvial gold in Zimbabwe (Africa).

Between 1996 and 2001, Mr. Natalelnko held the position of Deputy Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation. He then became First Deputy General Director of ОАО Pur-Land. In March 2003, Mr. Natalenko was appointed as First Deputy Chairman of NOVATEK’s Executive Board. Mr. Natalenko has served as Chairman of NOVATEK's Board of Directors since May 2004.

Mr. Natalenko is the recipient of the Russian Federation State Prize laureate and an Honored Geologist of Russia.

Mr. Mikhelson was born on August 11, 1955 in Kaspijsk. He received his primary degree in 1977 from Samara Institute of Civil Engineering, specializing in Industrial Civil Engineering. The same year, Mr. Mikhelson began working as foreman of a construction and assembling company in Surgut, a city in the Tyumen region, where he built the first section of Urengoi-Chelyabinsk gas pipeline. In 1985, Mr. Mikhelson was appointed Chief Engineer of Ryazantruboprovodstroy, a pipeline construction company. Since 1987, he headed Kuibishevtruboprovodstroy, which in 1991 was the first enterprise in the region to become a private company, AO SNP NOVA (Nova). Mr. Mikhelson remained Nova’s Managing Director from 1 August, 1987 through 1 October, 1994. Subsequently, he became General Director of the management company “Novafininvest”, the structure of which included Nova among others. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Mikhelson served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tarkosaleneftegas. Currently, he is Chairman of the Executive Board and General Director of NOVATEK. Mr. Mikhelson is the recipient of the Russian Federation’s Order of Honor.

Mr. Akimov was born in Leningrad in 1953. He graduated from the Moscow Financial Academy where he specialized in international economy. Between 1974 and 1987, Mr. Akimov held executive positions in the Bank of Foreign Trade (Vneshtorgbank) of the USSR and from 1985 to 1987 he was General Director of Vneshtorgbank’s branch in Zurich (Switzerland). Between 1987 and 1990, Mr. Akimov headed Donau Bank in Vienna (Austria). From January 1991 to November 2002, he was Managing Director of the financial company IMAG GmbH Vienna and at the same time Advisor to Vneshtorgbank’s Chairman. Since November 2002, Mr. Akimov is Chairman of the Management Committee of AB Gazprombank (ZAO).
 
DR. BURKHARD BERGMANN, Board Member, Gazprom

Mr. Gyetvay was born on July 19, 1957 in New Jersey, USA. He studied at Arizona State University (Bachelor of Science, Accounting, 1981) and later at Pace University, New York (Graduate Studies in Strategic Management, 1995). After graduation, Mr. Gyetvay worked in various capacities at a number of independent oil and gas companies (Champlin Petroleum Co., Texas, Ensource Inc. and MAG Enterprises, Colorado, and Amerada Hess Corporation, New Jersey and New York) where he specialized in financial and economic analysis for both upstream and downstream segments of the petroleum industry. In 1994, Mr. Gyetvay began his work at Coopers and Lybrand, New York, as Director, Strategic Energy Advisory Services working for oil and gas companies in the USA and abroad.

He subsequently moved to Moscow in 1995 with Coopers & Lybrand to lead the oil and gas practice and was admitted as a partner in July 1996. After the merger and foundation of PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998, he assumed the role as a client service engagement partner in PwC’s Global Energy, Utilities and Mining practice based in Russia (Moscow office). Mr. Gyetvay was an engagement partner on various energy and mining clients providing overall project management, financial and operational expertise, and maintaining and supporting client service relationships, as well as serving as concurring partner on transaction services to the petroleum sector. As a Certified Public Accountant, a member of American Institute of CPA, an associate member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and a former member of PwC’s Petroleum Thought Leadership Council, Mr. Gyetvay is a recognized expert in the oil and gas industry and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He has published numerous articles on various oil and gas industry topics, including articles in leading international industry magazine Oil and Gas Journal. Mr. Gyetvay began working at NOVATEK in June 2003 as Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Dmitriev was born on August 25, 1953 in Moscow. In 1975, he graduated from the Moscow Financial Institute where he specialized in International Economic Relations.
After graduating, Mr. Dmitriev began his career as a specialist at the State Committee for Foreign Economic Relations. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Dmitriev worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1987, Mr. Dmitriev became Second and then First Secretary of the USSR/Russian Federation (RF) Embassy in Sweden. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Dmitriev was Deputy Head of the Currency Department of the RF Finance Ministry. From February 1995 to August 1997, he worked as Deputy Head of the Foreign Credits and External Debt Department of the RF Finance Ministry. In June 1997, Mr. Dmitriev was appointed as First Deputy CEO of Vnesheconombank and became a member of its Board. In May 2004, Mr. Dmitiriev was appointed as a Chief Executive Officer of Vnesheconombank.

Mr. Seleznev was born on April 23, 1974 in Leningrad. In 1997, Mr. Seleznev graduated from the D.F. Ustinov Baltic State Institute of Technology and, in 2002, received a degree in Finance and Credit from the St. Petersburg State University. On completion of his university studies, Mr. Seleznev managed the following companies: "Baltic Finance Company", "Investment and Financial Group "Management. Investments. Development" and "St. Petersburg Sea Port", located in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2000, Mr. Seleznev was appointed as Chief of the Tax Group at "Baltic Pipeline System", St. Petersburg, Russia. Between 2001 and 2002, Mr. Seleznev held the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Management Board and Assistant to Chief Executive Officer of "Gazprom", in Moscow, Russia. Since 2002, Mr. Seleznev has been the Director of "Gazprom's" Gas and Liquid Hydrocarbons Marketing and Processing Department, in Moscow, Russia and since 2003, General Director of OOO Mezhregiongaz, in the Moscow region.

Mr. Vardanian graduated with honors from Moscow State University with a degree in Economics and received post-graduate training at Merrill Lynch (1992, USA) and at BANCA CRT (1992, Italy). He has also completed courses at INSEAD (France) and at Harvard Business School (USA). One of the founders of Troika Dialog Group of Companies, Mr. Vardanian has directed the Group in his capacity as President for ten years and, since 2005, has served as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Founder and President of the Moscow-based Skolkovo School of Management, a member of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and a member of the Investment Committee of Russia New Growth Fund.

Mr. Vardanian is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sukhoi Civil Aircrafts and is represented on the Boards of Directors of AK BARS, URSA Bank, RusSpetsStal, ZHASO Insurance Company and Russian Economic School. He is also a member of President's Council on implementation of national projects and demographic policy. The World Economic Forum (Davos) included Mr. Vardanian in a list of "100 future world leaders". Since June 2005, Mr. Vardanian has been a member of the Board of Directors of OAO NOVATEK, Chairman of its Corporate Governance and Remuneration Committee and a member of its Audit Committee.

MR. GENNADY TIMCHENKO, Chairman of the BOD of Transoil
In 1976, Mr. Timchenko graduated with an MS from the Mechanical University in Leningrad. He began his career at the Izjorskii Factory in Leningrad, an industrial plant which made components for the energy industry. Between 1982 and 1988, he was a Senior Engineer at the Ministry of Foreign Trade. In 1988, Mr. Timchenko became a vice president of Kirishineftekhimexport, the export and trading arm of the Kirishi refinery. In 1991, he moved to Urals Finland, which specialized in oil and petrochemical trading. Between 1994 and 2001, Mr. Timchenko was managing Director of IPP OY Finland and IPP AB Sweden. In 1997, he co-founded Gunvor, a leading independent oil-trading company. Mr. Timchenko has more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector in Russia and internationally. He has built interests in trading, logistics and transportation related companies.