Ruben Vardanian
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Ruben Vardanian is Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of the Troika Dialog Group
. He has worked at Troika Dialog since it was founded and has been head of the company since 1992. He is an active member of many respected business organizations, notably the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
, where he sits on the Management Committee and is also Chairman of the organization’s Corporate Governance Committee and Arbitrator of its United Committee on Corporate Ethics.
Since 2006 Mr Vardanian is a Member of Board of Directors and Chairman of Strategy Committee of AK Bars Bank, since 2005 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sukhoi
Civil Aircraft and a Member of Novatek
’s Board of Directors. He was appointed CEO of Rosgosstrakh
in 2002–2004 and was Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors over 2004–05.
He is a Member of the Coordination Board of the Armenia
2020 project, Member of the Russian branch of the Young Presidents’ Organization, and member of the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia board of trustees. He is also a Director of a fund established by the International Baccalaureate Organization to promote education worldwide, and a Member of the Supervisory Board of the Russian National Orchestra. Mr. Vardanian is considered one of the wealtiest individuals in the Russian Federation and enjoys the friendship and support of Vladimir Putin
Mr Vardanian has been named “Businessperson of the Year” by the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia for his “significant contribution to business in Russia and commitment to the highest standards of business ethics”. He was also named “Investment Banker of the Year” in RosBusinessConsulting’s annual “Person of the Year” award for 2003, while Fortune magazine, in an article on the next generation of global leaders, named him one of its “205 Rising Stars” for 2001. Mr Vardanian has been ranked as Russia’s top three business leaders by the National Association of Managers, while for 2004 he won Ernst & Young
’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Russia and was named “Investment Banker of the Year” by NAUFOR. In 2006 Ruben Vardanian has been awarded “For special merits in the Russian business” by "ARISTOS", the joint award by National Managers Association and the Publishing House "Kommersant
".
In 2005 Mr. Vardanian invited other Russian prominent businesspeople to set-up the first Russian international business school - Skolkovo.
In 1992, Mr Vardanian graduated with Distinction from the Economics Faculty of Moscow State University
. He has also completed courses at INSEAD
(France) and Harvard Business School
.
In 2010, Mr Vardanian joined the Board of Directors of Joule Unlimited.
Troika Dialog
Troika Dialog is an independent full service integrated investment bank and asset management firm in Russia and the CIS. Since the company’s founding in 1991, Troika Dialog has developed its core lines of business: securities sales and trading, investment banking, private wealth and asset...
. He has worked at Troika Dialog since it was founded and has been head of the company since 1992. He is an active member of many respected business organizations, notably the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs is a lobby based in Moscow that promotes the interests of business in Russia. It has over 1,000 members, which include both private and state-owned companies, factories, and foreign and Russian plants....
, where he sits on the Management Committee and is also Chairman of the organization’s Corporate Governance Committee and Arbitrator of its United Committee on Corporate Ethics.
Since 2006 Mr Vardanian is a Member of Board of Directors and Chairman of Strategy Committee of AK Bars Bank, since 2005 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sukhoi
Sukhoi
Sukhoi Company is a major Russian aircraft manufacturer, headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, famous for its fighters...
Civil Aircraft and a Member of Novatek
Novatek
OAO Novatek is the Russia's largest independent natural gas producer, and second-largest in overall production after Gazprom. The company was originally known as OAO FIK Novafininvest...
’s Board of Directors. He was appointed CEO of Rosgosstrakh
Rosgosstrakh
Rosgosstrakh , also called RGS or RGS Group, is the largest insurance company in Russia.Rosgosstrakh has been around for over 88 years. It is the major insurance player on the Russian market...
in 2002–2004 and was Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors over 2004–05.
He is a Member of the Coordination Board of the Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
2020 project, Member of the Russian branch of the Young Presidents’ Organization, and member of the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia board of trustees. He is also a Director of a fund established by the International Baccalaureate Organization to promote education worldwide, and a Member of the Supervisory Board of the Russian National Orchestra. Mr. Vardanian is considered one of the wealtiest individuals in the Russian Federation and enjoys the friendship and support of Vladimir Putin
Mr Vardanian has been named “Businessperson of the Year” by the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia for his “significant contribution to business in Russia and commitment to the highest standards of business ethics”. He was also named “Investment Banker of the Year” in RosBusinessConsulting’s annual “Person of the Year” award for 2003, while Fortune magazine, in an article on the next generation of global leaders, named him one of its “205 Rising Stars” for 2001. Mr Vardanian has been ranked as Russia’s top three business leaders by the National Association of Managers, while for 2004 he won Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers ....
’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Russia and was named “Investment Banker of the Year” by NAUFOR. In 2006 Ruben Vardanian has been awarded “For special merits in the Russian business” by "ARISTOS", the joint award by National Managers Association and the Publishing House "Kommersant
Kommersant
Kommersant is a commerce-oriented newspaper published in Russia. , the circulation was 131,000.- History :The newspaper was initially published in 1909, and it was closed down following the Bolshevik seizure of power and the introduction of censorship in 1917.In 1989, with the onset of press...
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In 2005 Mr. Vardanian invited other Russian prominent businesspeople to set-up the first Russian international business school - Skolkovo.
In 1992, Mr Vardanian graduated with Distinction from the Economics Faculty of Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
. He has also completed courses at INSEAD
INSEAD
INSEAD is an international graduate business school and research institution. It has campuses in Europe , Asia , and the Middle East , as well as a research center in Israel...
(France) and Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
.
In 2010, Mr Vardanian joined the Board of Directors of Joule Unlimited.