Board of Directors

Rusneftegaz maintains a strong corporate structure and is led by a board of directors, currently consisting of five members, whose names are published below in addition to a synopsis of their respective careers to-date. The personnel that currently compose our management contingent are highly respected figures in Russia’s petroleum industry, having each accumulated decades of experience in their respective areas of expertise.​

James King

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

• King was born and educated in the United Kingdom, where he graduated with qualifications in history and politics.
• Following the completion of his education, King learnt to speak Russian and began working for Rusneftegaz, whom he has been employed by for the entirety of his professional career.
• King was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Rusneftegaz in 2014, and has been charged with overseeing a major corporate restructuring and large-scale investment projects in his time fulfilling this role.

Aleksandr Filyurin

Deputy Chairman and Deputy Chief Executive Officer

• Filyurin was born in Moscow and educated in both Russia and United States, where he earned postgraduate qualification in business administration.
• Upon his return to Russia, he first entered the energy industry with a role at Yukos, before later joining Gazprom Neft, working alongside our current Chief Operations Officer, Vitaliy Kalyuzhniy.
• Filyurin joined Rusneftegaz in 2015 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, where he has been responsible for overseeing the day-to-day business of our managerial departments.

Mikhail Avdeyev

Chief Financial Officer

• Avdeyev was born in Berlin but grew up in Russia, where he would later receive qualifications in accounting and finance.
• After leaving university, Avdeyev joined the accounting firm Mazars, specializing in the oil and gas sector, before going on to fulfil many further many roles within the industry.
• After departing a Dutch commodity trading company, Avdeyev was appointed to his current role as Chief Financial Officer with Rusneftegaz, where he has been responsible for our accounting since 2015.

Vitaly Kalyuzhniy

Chief Operations Officer

• Kalyuzhniy was born in Ukraine, before moving to Moscow where he qualified as an oil and gas engineer with exemplary results.
• In his career to date, Kalyuzhniy has worked for a total of 12 different companies, establishing a name as an accomplished professional.
• Following his retirement from roles in the field, Kalyuzhniy eventually joined Gazprom Neft in an administrative role, but later opted to become Chief Operations Officer at Rusneftegaz, where he is responsible for managing our oil production operations.

Andrey Uraev

Company Secretary

• Uraev was born and raised in Moscow, where he would also complete his education to practice as a corporate lawyer.
• Following a role at a law firm, Uraev joined Rusneftegaz’s legal department, where he has served in important roles since 2004.
• In 2015, Uraev was elevated to the position of Company Secretary, and now oversees the entirety of our legal affairs in conjunction with an expanding team of staff.