DRACHEVSKY, Leonid Vadimovich

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Intergeo Mining company. Vice-President, ONEXIM Group 03/07/2007

Born April 5, 1942 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Graduated in 1966 from the D. I. Mendeleyev Chemical and Technological Institute, Moscow; 1982 from the Central State Institute of Physical Culture; 1986 from the Higher Party School; 1993 from the advanced course for senior diplomatic personnel run by the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

1965-1972, senior coach, Soviet national rowing team, USSR Sports Committee.
1972-1978, chief coach, USSR rowing team.
1978-1984, vice-chairman of the Burevestnik Central Student Council of the DSO (Voluntary Sports Society).
1983-1987, first vice-president, International Federation of Student Sports (FISU). 1984-1986, head of the chief directorate, USSR Sports Committee.
1986-1990, deputy chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic (RSFSR) for Physical Culture and Sports.
1990-1991, first deputy chairman, State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports.
1992-1993, worked in the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Barcelona, Spain, and in the central apparatus of the Foreign Ministry.
1993-1994, head of departmental board, director of the Department for CIS Affairs, Russian Foreign Ministry.
1994-1996, director of the First Department for CIS Countries.
Nov. 1996-Nov. 1998, ambassador to Poland.
Nov. 16, 1998 - May 1999, deputy foreign minister.
May 25, 1999- May 2000, minister for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Affairs.
May 2000 – Sept. 2004, presidential envoy to the Siberian Federal District.
2000- Oct. 2004, member of the Russian Security Council.
Oct. 2004, named deputy chairman of the Board of Directors of UES.

Sept. 2008 - Head of the Board of Directors of Intergeo mining company, founded by ONEXIM Group.

Honors and Awards: Order of Honor (2002), Distinguished Coach of the U.S.S.R.

Hobbies: sports

Married, with three children

 

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