Boris A. Zakharov

Deputy General director on engineering and innovations

Born on November 18, 1954.

Mr. Zakharov graduated from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys in 1978.

Mr. Zakharov held or continues to hold, as applicable, the following other posts:

From 1977 to 1985 - various positions of measuring-floatation shop of processing plant of Norilsk Mine, the final position being chief foreman;

From 1985 to 1992 - chief foreman of processing plant at Erdenet mine in Mongolia;

From 1992 to 2008 - deputy head of mesuring-floatation shop of Norilsk processing plant, chief engineer of processing plant, head of R&D department of OJSC Norilsk Nickel.

Mr. Zakharov has been Deputy General Director on production of CJSC Polyus since November 1, 2008.

The candidate of technical sciences.