Nickolai has held the role of General Manger of Varvarinskoe JSC since December 2009, and has wide ranging experience across the mining sector. Prior to his current role Nickolai held the posts of Technical Director at Krasnoyarsk Ugol JSC, where he was responsible for managing all staff; advisor director general of Abakan Mining Company LLC End (from late 2007 to March, 2009); and deputy director general of Regional Thermal Coal CJSC from 2006-2007.
From the end of 2004 Nickolai worked at PG Phosphorite LLC as a Director of Mining and the processing plant; before that he was deputy branch manager of mining and the processing plant for Mineral-Chemical Company EuroKhim CJSC.
From 2000-2001 he was Deputy Director General for production at Krasnoyarsk Ugol JSC, prior to which he held the role of Director General of Borodinskiy Razrez JSC. From 1991 to 2000 he worked at Borodinskiy Razrez LLC, where he progressed from leading an area of mining, to the role of Deputy Technical Director for production service. In 1987 to 1989 Nickolai held the role of supervisor of the Ugolniy mining and transport area, and Deputy Head of the mining area at Krasnoyarsk Ugol Company.
He holds an Honors degree in ‘Method and Integrated Mechanization of Open-pit Mining of Mineral Deposits’ from the mining department of the Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute. Nickolai has been awarded with the Miners’ Fame Award, the Russian mining industry Badge of Honour and has been personally commended by the Energy Ministry of Russia.