Nikishina Veronika Olegovna

Nikishina Veronika Olegovna

Biography

Born April 29, 1968

Education

1991: MKHTI named after D.I. Mendeleev

In 1991 she graduated from the Moscow Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. D.I. Mendeleev Institute of Chemistry and Technology (since 2015 - RSTU - Russian D.I. Mendeleev University of Chemistry and Technology), specialty: biotechnology, qualification: chemist-technologist.

2006: MIRBIS - PhD in Economics

In 2006, she defended her thesis on "Managing the access of Russian goods to the markets of foreign countries in modern conditions" at the Moscow International Higher School of Business "MIRBIS" (Institute) and received a Ph.D. in economics.

Career

Work at IBHF RAS

She worked at the Institute of Biochemical Physics named after N.M. Emanuel RAS.

1999: Ministry of Trade of the Russian Federation

Since May 1999, she worked in the Ministry trade RUSSIAN FEDERATION (since May 2000 - Ministry of economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation - MERT; since May 2008 -). Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

May 1999 - July 2000 - Leading Specialist of the Trade Dispute Settlement Department of the Department of State Regulation of Foreign Economic Activities.

August 2000 - Chief Specialist of the Trade Dispute Settlement Department of the Department of Non-Tariff Regulation.

August 2000 - March 2001 - Chief Specialist of the Trade Negotiations Department of the Department of Trade Policy and Multilateral Negotiations.

March 2001 - June 2002 - Advisor to the Trade Negotiations Department of the Department of Trade Policy and Multilateral Negotiations.

June 2002 - March 2003 - Deputy Head of Foreign Market Access Negotiations, Department of Trade Policy and Multilateral Trade Negotiations.

March 2003 - May 2004 - Deputy Head of the Foreign Market Access Department of the Department of Trade Policy and Multilateral Trade Negotiations.

May 2004 - August 2008 - Head of the Foreign Market Access Department of the Trade Negotiations Department.

August 2008 - July 2009 - Head of the International Agreements Dispute Settlement Department of the Trade Negotiations Department.

July 2009 - April 2011 - Deputy Director of the Trade Negotiations Department.

April 2011 - June 2011 - Deputy Director of the Department of Development and Regulation of Foreign Economic Activity.

July 2011 - April 2012 - Director of the Department of American Countries of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

Since April 2012 - Director of the Department of Development and Regulation of Foreign Economic Activity of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation; from July 2012 to January 2015 - Director of the Department of Coordination, Development and Regulation of Foreign Economic Activities of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

Thanks to 17 years of work Ministry of Economic Development Russia in Veronica, Nikishina has experience in the fields identifications of eliminating various trade barriers, applying trade protection measures, veterinary and sanitary and phytosanitary measures, as well as experience in conducting international negotiations.

2015: Government of the Russian Federation

From January 13, 2015 to February 1, 2016 - Assistant to the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the RFSHuvALOV I.I.

2016: Member of the Board (Minister) of the EEC

From January 30, 2016 to February 9, 2020 - the Member of Board (Minister) of the torgovleevraziysky economic commission.

She oversaw a number of key areas for the Eurasian Economic Union, such as customs, tariff and non-tariff regulation, the establishment of preferential trade regimes with third countries (FTAs), the use of protective measures by the Eurasian Economic Union^[1]

2020

CEO of REC

On February 6, 2020 it became known that Veronika Nikishina who was earlier holding a position of the minister of the torgovleevraziysky economic commission is appointed the CEO of the Russian Export Center (REC).

The Board of Directors of Russian Export Center JSC (REC) decided to terminate the powers of Andrei Slepnev and appoint Veronika Nikishina to this post, who has been a member of the board (minister) for trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission since 2016, "the report says.

In accordance with the decision of the council, Slepnev's powers ceased on February 9, 2020, Nikishina took office on February 10, 2020. After passing all interstate approval procedures, he will take the post of Minister of Trade of the EEC^[2].

Since February 10, 2020 - Member of the Board of Directors of JSC Russian Export Center.

From April 16, 2020 - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ANO DPO "School of Export" JSC "Russian Export Center."

Chairman of the Board of Directors of EXAR

From February 10, 2020 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of EKSAR JSC.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Roseximbank

On July 3, 2020, the annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Roseximbank JSC elected Nikishina V.O. Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Awards

In April 2012, the President of the Russian Federation was thanked for his achievements and many years of conscientious work.

Family

Veronika Nikishina for March 2020 is the wife of Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov.

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