Born on September 17, 1972. 1993: Graduated from the Ural State University, Faculty of Economics (major: Economics, summa cum laude). 1992-1996: Sevuralboksitruda, Foreign Economic Relations Department, Engineer; Finance Department, Deputy Head of Department. 1996: Renova, Representative for the Ural Region. Field Cryolite Plant, Head of Business Development Project. 1996-1999: SUAL, Economic Department, Head of Department; Financial and Economic Department, Deputy Head of Department. 1999-2000: Nizhniy Tagil Smelter, Deputy Director General for Economics and Finance. 2000-2001: Renova, Regional Development Department, Director. Project Manager for establishing UralTEK (coal energy company: 5 thermal power plants in Russia, and 2 coal strip mines in Kazakhstan). 2001: Irkutskenergo, First Deputy Director General for Economics and Finance. 2002: TNK, Power Business Development Department, Director. After the TNK and British Petroleum merger: ÒNK-ÂÐ Management, Vice President for Energy. 2003: appointed Director General of IES, then in 2006 took up a post of President of CJSC IES. 2005-2008: President of OJSC Russian Utility Systems At present Mikhail Slobodin holds positions of President of CJSC IES, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC TGC-5, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC RUS. | 
