Alexander Medvedev

Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, Director General of Gazprom export

Alexander Medvedev was born on August 14, 1955 in the town of Shakhtersk of the Sakhalin region.

Education: Higher

Science degree: PhD (Economics)

Graduated from the Moscow Physics and Technology Institute in 1978

Profession: automated control systems

State and the Gas Industry awards, and honorary titles:

2001 – Acting Member of the International Academy of Investments and Construction Economics

1978–1989 – Employee of the Foreign Economic Relations Department of the Moscow Institute for Global Economy and Foreign Relations Research (IMEMO) of the USSR Academy of Sciences, later on – Senior Researcher, Acting Leader of the Group, Secretary for the Complex Program of Scientific and Technological Progress (USSR Academy of Sciences and USSR GKNT), Moscow

1989–1991 – Director of Donau-Bank AG, Managing Director of a branch of Inter Trade Consult, GmbH, Austria

1991–1996 – Director of IMAG Investment Management & Advisory Group GmbH, Austria

1997–1998 – Vice-President of Vostochnaya Neftyanaya Kompania, Moscow

1998–2002 – Director of IMAG Investment Management & Advisory Group GmbH, Austria

Since 2002 – Director General of Gazexport, Member of the Gazprom's Management Committee, Moscow.

Since 8.04.2005 – Deputy Chairman of Gazprom's Management Committee, Director General of Gazexport (since November 1, 2006 – OOO Gazprom export).

From April 2008 – President – Chairman of Kontinental Hockey League Executive Board.