Abstract
OLEG DERIPASKA, CEO and founder of RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium producer and Basic Element, Russia’s leading diversified investment company, will share the secrets of his personal growth and evolution
Behind every project is an idea. At first this idea might seem unfeasible and you will be discouraged by those around you. But regardless of these hurdles, it is focus that will turn that idea into an opportunity, and that opportunity into success.
Concentration, dedication, and self-confidence, the ability to select the right people and to create a real team are the skills that will enable the realisation of the most ambitious projects. These can make the life more comfortable and civilised across whole cities and countries, generating opportunities for even more courageous ideas, ambitious projects and extraordinary achievements.
So what are the key principles of a man who has built a multinational diversified industrial holding across 25 countries with 250,000 employees?
About the Speaker
Mr Oleg Deripaska heads United Company RUSAL, the world’s largest producer of aluminium that employs 76,000 people in 19 countries across 5 continents.
Upon his graduation from Moscow State University and the Plekhanov Academy of Economics, Mr Deripaska set up his own company in metals trading. He used the company’s profits to buy a stake in the Sayanogorsk Aluminum Smelter of the Sibirsky Aluminum group, and became Director General of Russian Aluminium (RUSAL) when Sibirsky Aluminium merged with Sibneft, a major Russian oil company. United Company RUSAL was founded in 2007 through the merger of RUSAL, Siberian-Urals Aluminium Company, and Glencore, a Swiss natural resources group.
Mr Deripaska also established Basic Element in 2001 to expand his business interests beyond the aluminium industry. With over 300,000 employees globally, its portfolio includes energy, banking, insurance, construction, mining, car and aircraft manufacturing.
Mr Deripaska is Vice President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Russian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Russian Government’s Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Council. He heads the Russian representation on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council.
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