Mr. Igor Zyuzin

Biography

Zyuzin was born in Kimovsk, Tula Oblast on May 29, 1960. In 1982, he graduated from the Tula Polytechnic Institute with an honors Bachelor's degree equivalent in mining engineering. He graduated from the Tula Polytechnic Institute’s Graduate School in 1985, earning his Kandidat of Technical Sciences degree (PhD equivalent) in 1986. He also graduated from the Kuzbass Polytechnic Institute (in [Kemerovo]) by correspondence with a Bachelor’s degree equivalent in Economics of Mining in 1992.[5] Zyuzin began working at Raspadskaya Mine (in Kemerovo Oblast) in 1987. He started out as a mining foreman and was promoted to mine section supervising foreman and acting senior process engineer in 1989. After an accident, he received disability status, and transferred to Raspadskaya design bureau. He was able to become an intermediary between the government and miners during the 1989 mining strikes.[6][7] This was the reason why Zyuzin was appointed Deputy CEO for Marketing and Foreign Trade in 1990.[8] Igor Zyuzin became CEO of Kuzbasskaya Central Refinery in October 1993, and worked at the company for four years. He was Chairman of the Board of Mezhdurechensk Ugol OJSC in 1997 – 1999, and was first elected Chairman of Southern Kuzbass Coal Company OJSC in May 1999. As a key figure at Southern Kuzbass, he was appointed to the Entrepreneurship Council led by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov in 2000.[9] He joined the Board of Directors of Mechel OJSC (Chelyabinsk Steel Plant) from June 2001, and established the Mechel Group in 2003. Igor Zyuzin's most recent positions at Mechel

Research Interest

Business