Leonid V. Mikhelson has served as the Chairman of NOVATEK’s Management Committee since 2003. For additional information, please see “Board of Directors”.
 
Mikhail V. Popov has served as a member of the Management Committee since March 2003 and is currently First Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee. Mr. Popov joined NOVATEK in 2002 as Deputy General Director. From 2001 to 2002, he served as Director of the Engineering and Capital Investment Department at Pur-Land. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Popov was Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and subsequently a member of the Board of Directors of AOOT Bankomsvyaz (Kiev). Mr. Popov graduated from the Kiev National Economic University in 2000. He also studied in the Moscow Institute of Petrochemical and Gas Industry from 1985 to 1992.
 
Vladimir A. Baskov has served as a member of the Management Committee and as the Director of the Project Monitoring Department since 2003. Prior to 2003, Mr. Baskov held various positions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and its Moscow Regional division. Mr. Baskov graduated from the Moscow High Militia School in 1986 and from the Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2000. He is a recipient of the Order for Personal Courage and the Order of Honor awarded by the Russian government.
 
Lev V. Feodosiev joined NOVATEK in 2007 as Director of Strategic Planning and Development and was elected to the Management Committee in December 2009. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Feodosiev worked at the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and was appointed Deputy Director of Department in 2005. From 2002 to 2003, he was a Senior Specialist at the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Energy. Mr. Feodosiev received his degree from the Moscow State Technical University’s Bauman School.
 
Alexander M. Fridman has served as First Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee from March 2003 to January 2005, and currently serves as Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee. Mr. Fridman joined NOVATEK in 2003, prior to that, from 1992 to 2002, he held the position of Technical Director and later First Deputy General Director of DKG-EAST, a Hungarian company engaged in the manufacture of oil and gas industrial equipment. From 1973 to 1992, he worked in Nadymgazprom, a Gazprom subsidiary. Mr. Fridman graduated from the Moscow Institute of Petrochemical and Gas Industry in 1973
 
Viktor I. Girya has been a member of the Board of Directors from 2003 to 2006 and served as Chairman from 2003 to 2004.Before joining NOVATEK, Mr. Girya served as Director General of Tarkosaleneftegas from 1994 to 2006. In 2006, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of NOVATEK. Mr. Girya has been recognized as an “Honorable Oilman of Russia” and is currently a deputy in the regional parliament of the Yamal Nenets Autonomous District.
 
Mark A. Gyetvay has served as NOVATEK’s Chief Financial Officer since June 2003. He has served as a Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee since February 2005. For additional information, please see 4.3.1 “Board of Directors”.
 
Evgeny A. Kot currently serves as Director of NOVATEK’s LNG Project Department and was elected to the Management Committee in December 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Kot held the position of Director of NOVATEK’s Corporate Finance Department. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Kot held various positions in NOVATEK. From 2001 to 2002, he held the position of Deputy Head of the Financial Department at SNP Nova and from 1996 to 2001 he worked at the Commercial bank for the natural gas industry “GAZPROMBANK”, Tyumen branch. Mr. Kot graduated from Tyumen State Academy of Architecture and Construction and St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics; he is a Candidate of Economics Science. 
 
Tatyana S. Kuznetsova has served as a member of the Management Committee since March 2003 and Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee since May 2004. She has served as Director of the Legal Department since 2002. Ms. Kuznetsova joined NOVATEK in 1998. Prior to joining NOVATEK, Ms. Kuznetsova held various executive positions at Purneftegasgeologiya. Ms. Kuznetsova graduated from the Far-Eastern State University in 1983 with a law degree.  
 
Iosif L. Levinzon was elected to the Management Committee in December 2009. Since 2008, he has worked as an Advisor on Corporate and Strategic Development at ZAO Investgeoservis. Since 2006, Mr. Levinzon has been an Advisor on Corporate and Strategic Development at ZAO OSTER and since 2005 he has been an Advisor to the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Levinzon was the Deputy Governor, 1^st Deputy Governor and Vice-Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region.  From 1987 to 1996, he was the General Director of Purneftegasgeologiya. From 1985 to 1987, he was the Head of the Urengoy oil production expedition. From 1978 to 1985, Mr. Levinzon served as an Operator, Geologist, Senior Geologist, Chief of Geology Department and Chief Geologist on the Urengoy oil exploratory expedition led by Urengoyneftegasgeologiya.  Mr. Levinzon graduated from the Tyumen Industrial Institute specializing in geology and holds the degree of Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Science. 
 
Sergei V. Protosenya has served as a member of the Management Committee since February 2005. Since 2002, he has served as Chief Accountant and from 1997 to 2001, he served as Chief Accountant of Tarkosaleneftegas. Mr. Protosenya served as deputy director of SNP NOVA from 1995 to 1997. In 1991, Mr. Protosenya graduated from the Moscow Institute of Engineering and Construction named after Kuibyshev.
 
Valery N. Retivov joined NOVATEK in 2002 and has held various positions including, Head of Division, Deputy Director of Department, Deputy Commercial Director and currently is the Director of NOVATEK’s Liquid Hydrocarbons Sales and Marketing Department. Mr. Retivov was elected to the Management Committee in December 2009. In 2002, he held the position of Head of Foreign-Economic Activity and Transportation of the Liquid Hydrocarbons Department in the Commercial Division of ITERA. From 2001 to 2002, he worked as a specialist in the commercial department of Pur-land, and, from 1999 to 2001, as gas sales manager in the Moscow representative office of OAO NK TARKOSALENEFTEGAS. From 1991 to 1999, he held the position of Director at the following companies: KKPMN Suncar, TOO FIRMA VIN, AOOT Taganrog motor-transport passenger enterprise. From 1984 to 1991, Mr. Retivov worked as an engineer at the Almaty (Khazakhstan) Hydromash experimental-mechanical plant. Mr. Retivov received his degree from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys.

Vladimir A. Smirnov has served as Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee since January 2005. Mr. Smirnov joined NOVATEK in 1995 and served as Deputy General Director from 1995 to 2000 and General Director from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Smirnov graduated from the Moscow Institute of Petrochemical and Gas Industry in 1991.
 
Nikolai N. Titarenko has served as Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee since March 2003 and currently holds the title of Commercial Director. He joined NOVATEK in 1999. From 1996 to 1999, he worked as General Director of OOO Rigein and from 1990 to 1994, served as the First Deputy of the Head of Krasnoselkup Regional Administration. Mr. Titarenko graduated from the Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Gas in 1981.