Management

          After graduating from Geologic Faculty of Tashkent State University in 1977 with the degree in Geological Surveying and Prospecting for Mineral Deposits he started working on Kyzylkum Geological Exploration Expedition. During his work on Kyzylkum expedition being a responsible executor he compiled 10 production reports and took part in 12 reports as a co-author. In 1995 he participated in the project on mining gold by leaching from ores of Muruntau deposit with the volume of ore processing of 14 million tons per year, where he was Head of complex laboratory for the study of physical properties of rocks and ores. From 2006 to 2007 he worked as Chief Geologist at NBLzoloto consulting company.

In 2007 he joined IK Arlan as Chief Geologist and was in charge of geological exploration projects in Russia and Africa.

In 2010 he became CEO of AO ZRC Pavlik and led the company through all stages of development from geological exploration and supplying 150 tons of gold reserves to the state balance up to the construction of a mining and processing enterprise with a capacity of 5 million tons of ore per year.

V. Makarov is the author of 17 scientific articles (of which 5 are co-authored) in a number of specialized journals.

          In 2000, graduated with honors from the Semipalatinsk Geological Prospecting College, majoring in mining technician-technologist of МD (mineral deposit) exploration.

In 2004 graduated from the East Kazakhstan Technical University with a degree in "Underground mining of MD", qualification mining engineer.

For more than 20 years of experience in the mining industry:

- held the position of head of the Irtysh mine of the Belousovsky Mining and Processing Combine with an annual capacity of 700 thousand tons of ore;

- as the chief engineer, participated in the restoration of the Zarechensky mine (Sibir-Polymetals JSC);

- worked at the Zhezkent Mining and Processing Combine (Kazakhmys Group) as the head of the Oryol mine with an annual capacity of 1.5 million tons of ore, and also held the position of head of the Technical and Investment Planning Department;

- worked as the director of the Severny mine, the Kola Mining and Metallurgical Combine with an annual capacity of 8.1 million tons, supervised the implementation of an automated mining management system, including remote drilling of blasting boreholes, electronic passports of drilling and blasting operations.

Joined the SN GM team in October 2022 as Deputy Technical Officer for Production.

       In 2003 graduated from Ivanovo State University with a degree in Accounting and Auditing.

While studying, he began his professional career in Russian audit companies.

From 2005 to 2009, he worked for KPMG, one of the world's largest consulting companies, where he organized audits of the largest enterprises in the field of energy, as well as ferrous and non–ferrous metallurgy.

From 2009 to 2022, he held senior positions in the field of economics and finance in the largest companies of different industry specializations: equipment manufacturing drilling rigs and hardware («National Oilwell Varco»), power engineering (JSC «Power Machines»), gold production («Nordgold», JSC «Pavlik», GC «Gold of Kamchatka»).

Behind a successful experience in implementing the following projects:

• creation of a management accounting system "from scratch";

• automation of different areas of work of the financial and economic service;

• introduction of new technological processes;

• effective reorganization of business processes;

• turnaround and M&A projects for assets worth more than $300 million;

• restructuring of the loan portfolio.

       In 1995 graduated with honors from Omsk State Technical University. He started his career path in procurement in 1997.

In 2002, he headed the Logistics and Equipment Supply Department of JSC "Transsibneft" (a subsidiary of JSC "Transneft"). 

While working at the company, he developed and implemented his own automated procurement management system, which made it possible to significantly reduce the level of inventory items, as well as increase the productivity of department employees by automating routine processes and improving the quality of execution of applications.

From 2005 to 2015, he worked for the "Severstal" company. He was engaged in the development and implementation of procurement strategies for enterprises of the mining and gold mining divisions of the company. The introduction of unique strategies at that time allowed Severstal to become the first company in Russia that: concluded long-term contracts for the supply of tires for quarry equipment with Michelin and Bridgestone companies; developed and implemented a system of long-term contracts for the supply of cable and wire products with formal pricing; opened plants for the production of emulsion explosive substances  of Maxam companies at its own enterprises and Orica.

In 2015, headed the newly formed equipment department of the Alumina Division of the RUSAL company.

Supervised the purchase of mining and processing equipment for the company's enterprises in Russia, Africa, Central and South America, etc. The period of work coincided with the imposition of sanctions against the company by the United States and its "allies" (2018), which required a radical redrawing of procurement and logistics processes.

Along with the work in 2015, he successfully completed advanced training courses for managers at the Higher School of Corporate Governance at RANEPA.

In 2020, he moved to the position of Head of the Procurement and Resources Center of Diamond Mining Company ALROSA. He worked on the implementation of category management in the company, taking into account the requirements and limitations of FZ-223.

Has three educations:
• mining technician-technologist, Chita Mining College;
• mining Engineer, Trans-Baikal State University;
• lawyer, Trans-Baikal State University.

Work experience:

• leading mining engineer of Vostokgeologiya LLC, where he carried out sole preparation, coordination and presentation in Rostekhnadzor of the first Mining Development Plan for the opening of the Bystrinsky deposit;
• deputy Head of the Mine for Mining operations, and then the head of the project office at GRK Bystrinskoye LLC;
• head of the Open Mining operations and roads Project Office at Geotech Innovation LLC.

A number of successfully implemented large-scale projects of ore mining and processing sector, including:
• opening and commissioning of 3 ore mining quarries of polymetallic deposits;
• formation of a project team from scratch to launch and implement a project with a budget of more than 7 billion rubles;
• implementation of the project of digital dispatching of the mining and technological complex of one of the largest enterprises in the Russian Far East;
• solving the problem of reducing the cost of ore extraction in the first year of operation of a polymetallic deposit;
• introduction of an ore mixing system with three useful components to achieve uniform design quality of the finished products of the processing plant.

 In November 2022, joined the SN GM team.