Aleksey Toporkov

Aleksey Toporkov is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in the elevator and escalator industry, currently serving as the President and Director on the Board of ARDA Power since October 2011. Prior roles include Head of the Industrialization Department and Cost Reduction Program for Schindler Elevator Corporation (U.S.) from November 2006 to January 2010, where management of significant cost leadership initiatives and supply chain projects was undertaken. As Chief Executive Officer of Schindler Group's Russian joint venture from January 2002 to October 2006, Aleksey facilitated the transformation of the organization into a fully consolidated subsidiary, achieving rapid growth. Earlier, as Co-Founder and New Installations Director at Liftremont from January 1997 to December 2001, the establishment of Schindler's exclusive distributorship in Russia was achieved. Aleksey began a career in corporate finance as a specialist at Alliance-Menatep Investment Bank in 1996. Educational credentials include completion of the Young Managers Programme at INSEAD and the Leadership Program at IMD, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Lomonosov Moscow State University.