Yuriy Kolesnikov

Yuriy Kolesnikov currently holds the position of Head of Chair at Southern Federal University and has been a Professor at the same institution since October 2012. Prior to this, Yuriy served as CEO-Chairman of the Board at Open Insurance Joint Stock Company "Russia" from October 2009 to September 2012, and as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General at Insurance Company "ADMIRAL" (Rostov-on-Don) from April 1993 to September 2009. Yuriy's education includes a Higher education degree in Finance and Credit from Southern University (IMBL), an MBA in Management and Corporate Business Administration from Lancashire School of Business and Enterprise, and a degree in Jurisprudence from Southern Federal University.