Kirill Androsov

Androsov was born in Murmansk, Russia, in 1972. He graduated with a master's degree from the Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University in 1994. He then completed a doctorate at the Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics. In 2005 he earned an MBA from the University of Chicago.[1]

Early in his career, Androsov worked for Lenenergo, a Russian electricity distribution company, where he was deputy general director for development, and later finance director. He also worked as director for investment projects (and subsequently as director of the economics department) at St Petersburg’s Property Management Committee.[2]

Androsov then joined the Russian Ministry for Economic Development and Trade, where he began his career as director for tariff regulation and infrastructure reform and later served as deputy economic development and trade minister. He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Office of the Russian prime minister between April 2008 and April 2010. During his six years working for the Russian government he served on the board of directors at RAO UES, Rosneft, Zarubezhneft, VTB, Svyazinvest and VVC.[2]

He has been chairman of the boards of Aeroflot and Russian Railways, and a member of the board of directors for Channel One Russia, LSR Group, and Altera Capital.[3]

After working for the Russian government, he left the public sector to join the private sector in the beginning of 2010, to set up investment funds and establish a business presence in Singapore.

Amongst other investments, Androsov owns the historic Château Gütsch in Lucerne, Switzerland.[4] Château Gütsch is set in a 19th-century castle, overlooking the town of Lucerne and Lake Lucerne, with views to the Rigi Mountain. The interior was renovated and designed by Martyn Lawrence Bullard. It gives an astonishing view of the valleys and the greenery.[5]