Mr. Kudryavtsev is a mining engineer. He graduated from the Krasnoyarsk Institute of Nonferrous Metals, specialising in Underground Mining of Ore Deposits. His professional experience includes positions of Deputy General Director – Chief Engineer of ARMZ Uranium Holding Co.; General Director of Priargunsky Industrial Mining and Chemical Union (JSC PIMCU); Executive Director of VNIPIpromtechnologii OJSC.