
Independent Director
Oleg Evgenyevich Smirnov
Member of the Board of Directors,
elected on May 16, 2025
Born on August 7, 1975.
Education:
Graduated from the Ural State University of Economics in 1996 with a degree in Finance and Credit.
Completed postgraduate studies at the same university in 2001 and holds a PhD in Economics.
He also received executive education from London Business School (MBA program) and the National Research University Higher School of Economics (Executive MBA program).
Professional Experience:
•2007–2012: Chairman of the Management Board of SB Sberbank JSC (Kazakhstan, Almaty)
•2012–2013: Chairman of the Central Russian Bank of Sberbank of Russia
•2013–2018: Chairman of the Moscow Bank of Sberbank of Russia and Vice President of PJSC Sberbank of Russia
•2018–2020: Member of the Management Board of PJSC VTB Bank; Chairman of the Board of Directors of VTB Armenia and VTB Georgia
•2021–2022: Member of the Management Board and Vice President for Transformation at ER-Telecom Holding JSC (Russia, Moscow)
He has also served as a Member of the Board of Directors at MTS Bank and PJSC GV GOLD («Vysochaishy«).