Alexey Miller
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Alexey Miller
The CEO and chairman of the major Russian energy company Gazprom. Miller has a Ph.D. in Economics from Voznesensky Leningrad Finance and Economics Institute. Born in 1962 in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), he began working for Gazprom as its CEO in 2001. Prior to that, he worked in the St. Petersburg mayor's office, the Port of St. Petersburg, the Baltic Pipeline System and the Russian Federation.
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As of 2009, Gazprom is the largest company in Russia and the world's largest natural gas extractor. It is a public-private company held partly by the Russian government, and many of the company's employees also hold government positions. The company's largest domestic competitor is Novatek.
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| Alexey Borisovich Miller | |
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| Born | January 31, 1962 Leningrad, Russia |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Alma mater | N. A. Voznesenskii Leningrad Institute of Finance and Economics |
| Occupation | Chairman - Gazprom Neft (2006-) Deputy Chairman - Gazprom (2005-) CEO - Gazprom (2001-) |
| Salary | ~$5,300,000 (2008)[1] Chairman Gazprom Neft: $2.8m. Deputy Chairman Gazprom: $0.5m. CEO Gazprom: ~$2m. |
| Predecessor | Rem Viakhirev (CEO of Gazprom) |
Alexey Borisovich Miller (Russian: Алексей Борисович Миллер; born January 31, 1962) is Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Management Committee (CEO) of Russian energy company Gazprom, Russia's largest company and the world's biggest natural gas producer.[2]
Miller was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) to a family of German ethnicity.[3] He obtained a PhD in Economics in 1989 from the N.A. Voznesenskii Leningrad Finance and Economics Institute. From 1991 to 1996 Miller served with the Committee for External Relations of the Saint Petersburg Mayor's Office under Vladimir Putin.[4] From 1996 to 1999 he was Director for Development and Investments of the Port of Saint Petersburg. From 1999 to 2000 he served as Director General of the Baltic Pipeline System. In 2000 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, and since 2001 he has served as Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom. Prior to becoming the CEO of Gazprom, he had no experience in fossil fuels.
In December 2005 Miller was named Person of the Year by Expert magazine, influential and respected Russian business weekly. He shared the title in 2005 with Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the board of Gazprom.
References
- ^ Gazprom’s Miller May Earn $5.3 Million for 2008, Vedomosti Says, Bloomberg.com, June 19, 2009
- ^ A capitalist revolution. Gazprom's executives are ruthless politician-businessmen of the sort Britain once produced, The Guardian, January 7, 2009
- ^ Русские немцы
- ^ Boyes, Roger (2009-01-08). "Comment: Gazprom is not a market player, it’s a political weapon". London: The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5458245.ece. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
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- Biography of Alexey Miller, Gazprom website
| Preceded by Rem Viakhirev |
CEO Gazprom May 30, 2001–present |
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