Mikhail Kotykhov

Mikhail Kotykhov, PhD, has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Mikhail is currently the Head of Sales at SIBUR since 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Air Liquide, where they held several positions including Commercial Director, Sales and Business Development Director, Oil and Gas, IM Strategic Projects Manager, Business Development Manager, and Intern. Mikhail started their career at the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" as a research engineer in metallurgy and later became a senior research engineer in the same field.

Mikhail Kotykhov earned an Engineer's degree in metallurgy of non-ferrous, rare and precious metals from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" (Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys) in the years 2005 to 2010. Mikhail then pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Metallurgy from the same institution from 2010 to 2014. In 2013 to 2014, they obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS". Later, in 2014 to 2015, Mikhail completed a Master's degree in Master d'administration des entreprises from ISAM IAE, Universite de Lorraine in Nancy, France.