Gennadiy A. Ovchinnikov

Gennadiy Ovchinnikov is Chief Executive Officer of Mechel Ferroalloys Management Company OOO.  Mr. Ovchinnikov is in charge of operational management of Mechel’s Ferroalloy Division subsidiaries. Previously, he was Managing Director of Mechel’s Southern Urals Nickel Plant OAO’s subsidiary. Gennadiy Ovchinnikov was Managing Director of Southern Urals Nickel Plant in 2006-2008 and General Director of Southern Urals Nickel Plant in 2005-2006. From 2004 to 2005, he held the position of a leading specialist of Mechel OAO’s Technical Section. From 2001 to 2004, he served as the Head of Concentration and Agglomeration Office, Chief Concentration Engineer, and Head of Mining and Technology Department of the West Siberian Iron and Steel Plant. From 1974 to 2001, Mr. Ovchinnikov held various production and managerial positions at the Sintering Plant of the Kuznetsk Metallurgical Plant, including the positions of Chief Engineer, Director of the Plant, Head of the Scientific and Technical Information Division, and Head of the Marketing Department. Mr. Ovchinnikov graduated from the Magnitogorsk Mining and Metallurgical Institute with a degree in Mining Process Engineering. He obtained his post-graduate degree in technical sciences. Mr. Ovchinnikov was awarded the title of Honorable Metallurgist.