Sergey Savchenko

Sergey heads Sistema Asia Pte. Ltd. as the CEO and is non-executive Director of both the Sistema Asia Fund and the Fund Manager. He was previously in Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd. (MTS India) as CEO - from September 2015 to September 2018, and as Deputy CEO and CFO - from September 2008 to September 2015. Sergey worked with MTS India right from its inception and was responsible for the overall supervision of the finance, risk management and compliance functions, implementation of best practices of management and control. Sergey still remains a non-executive Director on Sistema Smart Technologies Limited (ex-Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd.). Sergey serves on the board of Sistema’s investment advisory division in India, and SACAP India Private Limited.

Sergey has been with Sistema PJSFC almost 20 years, starting with the position of Deputy CEO of the leading Moscow based wire line and internet operator MTU-INFORM in 1999. During his long stay with the Sistema Group, Sergey has worked on various assignments which equipped him with wide experience and management skills. Sergey’s, assignments included being the Vice President and Financial Director of whole Sistema Group, First Vice President for Finance and Investments at Sistema Telecom (Managing Company for all Sistema Telecom Assets). He was also Vice President of Moscow Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Deputy CEO of large Infrastructure Company – PSO Sistema Hals.

Prior to working with Sistema PJSFC, Sergey spent 8 years with the Moscow office of international consulting firm - Bain & Company Inc (1990-1998). He was also Deputy General Director at Aton, one of the largest Russian Investment Group (2008).

Sergey holds a PhD degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Economics from the Lomonosov Moscow State University and an MBA from Duke University, Fuqua Business School in the United States.