Petr Fradkov

Petr Mikhaylovich Fradkov (; born 1978) is a Russian economist and banker serving as the chairman and CEO of Promsvyazbank and the general director of the . Early life and education Fradkov was born in 1978 in Moscow. He is the son of Mikhail Fradkov. Fradkov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 2000. In 2007, he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Kingston Business School. Fradkov completed a second MBA and a degree at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Career Fradkov joined the VEB.RF in 2000 working as a deputy representative in the United States. In 2004, he was the deputy director general of the Far Eastern Shipping Company. Fradkov returned to VEB in 2007. In 2011, Fradkov became the head of EXIAR. In April 2015, Fradkov became the general director of the , a joint-stock company and subsidiary of VEB. In 2018, Fradkov was appointed head of the Promsvyazbank (PSB) with Dmitri Pozhidaev serving as his deputy. Since 2018, Fradkov has worked to transform PSB into a bank that services the defense industry and supports state defense contracts. In his role as chairman and CEO of PSB, Fradkov has held working meetings with Vladimir Putin and participated in roundtable discussions in international forums in which he forecasts the PSB's long-term strategic plans for supporting the Russian defense industry.