Mr. Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov serves as the President of Public Joint Stock Company Oil Company LUKOIL since 1993 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He serves as President of OAO Lukoil at LUKOIL International Finance B.V. Mr. Alekperov served as the President of OOO Burovaya Kompaniya Eurasia since July 2009. He worked in the oil industry in Azerbaijan and Western Siberia since 1968. He served as General Director of the Production Association Kogalymneftegaz of Glavtyumenneftegaz of the USSR Ministry of Oil and Gas. from 1987 to 1990, Deputy Minister; First Deputy Minister of the USSR Ministry of Oil and Gas from 1990 to 1991 and President of the Oil Concern Langepasuraikogalymneft from 1992 to 1993. He serves as Director of OAO Lukoil at LUKOIL International Finance B.V. He served as the Chairman of Open Joint Stock Company Oil company LUKOIL from 1993 to 2000. He has been an Executive Director at Public Joint Stock Company Oil Company LUKOIL since 1993. He served as a Director of OOO Burovaya Kompaniya Eurasia since July 2009. He is a fellow of the Russian Academy of Natural Science. He is a Recipient of four orders and eight medals and a Certificate of Gratitude from the Russian Federation President and also a two times winner of the RF Government Prize. Mr. Alekperov graduated from the M. Azizbekov Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute in 1974 and also holds a Doctor of Economics.

  Career: 1974 — graduated from the Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute named after M.Azizbekov.  Doctor of Economy, full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Honored Worker of the Fuel and Energy Sector, Honored Oiler. Decorated with five orders, eight medals, and awarded the Diploma of Merit and Commendation of the Russian President on two occasions. A two —​ time Laureate of the Russian Government award. In 1968 started to work at the oilfields in Azerbaijan and West Siberia.  1987—1990 — General Director of Production Association Kogalymneftegaz. Head of Tyumen Oil and Gas Agency of the USSR Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry.  1990—1991 — Deputy, First Deputy Minister of the Oil and Gas Industry of the Soviet Union. 1992—1993 — President of Langepasuraikogalymneft oil concern. 1993—​2000 — Chairman of OAO LUKOIL Board of Directors. Since 1993 —​ President of OAO LUKOIL.​