Vladimir Lvovich Solntsev

Biography

General Director of RSC Energia. Academician of the K.E.Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Space Flight. Corresponding member of the International Academy of Astronautics. Candidate of Science (Engineering). Born February 9, 1957 in Tula (Russia). Graduated from Tula Polytechnic Institute and the Russian Academy of Foreign Trade. He began working at Tula Machine-Building Plant, rose through the ranks from a foreman to the Deputy Directior of Finance and Marketing Joint Stock Company Tulamashzavod, Tula. From 1995 Solntsev worked in the Mezhkombank Group as President of Investment Company Mezhinvest, Director of the Bank Investment Programs Department, then headed the Department for Military-Technical Cooperation SUE Aviation Military-Industrial Complex Sykhoy, Moscow. In the early 2000 Vladimir Lvovich moved to Vneshtorgbank (VTB) where until 2010 he worked first as a Vice-President and then as Senior Vice President. Headed the Department for work with substantial clients. Concurrently he worked as Deputy Chairman of the Management of Guta-bank owned by VTB (VTB-24 at a later time).

Research Interest

RSC Energia has been conducting activities in rocket-space industry since 1946 when the team of specialists developing long-range ballistic missiles was organized under the leadership of S.P. Korolev, the Chief Designer of rocket-space system and the founder of practical cosmonautics.