Alexey Shavrov

Alexey Shavrov is an international CEO, Board Chair and Operating Partner based in London. He specialises in private equity-backed turnarounds, complex restructurings and performance improvement, combining portfolio oversight with hands-on operational leadership.

His experience comprises 38 board appointments, including 23 chairmanships, across the UK, elsewhere in Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East. He works with investors, boards and management teams on CEO, interim leadership and board mandates, addressing financial restructuring, labour relations, shareholder conflicts and commercial recovery.

His chairmanships include an international nuclear power plant construction contractor, a major water utility serving ten cities, a low-cost airline established with an international private equity partner, an international tyre manufacturer and an Airbus aviation engineering joint venture. He has also chaired businesses in UK logistics technology, discount retail and international cinema operations.

Selected senior leadership roles include:

• Chief Executive Officer of Titan Automotive Solutions N.V., leading the global restructuring and turnaround of an automotive connectivity supplier with R&D centres and offices in 12 countries across Europe, Asia and the US.
• Executive Vice-President, Head of High-Tech and Industrial Investment Portfolios at Sistema, a global listed investment group. His remit covered approximately US$15bn in portfolio asset value, US$4bn in combined revenues and more than 10,000 employees.
• Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management and Executive Board Member at A1 Investments Group, Alfa Group’s special-situations investment arm. He oversaw approximately US$10bn in portfolio assets and originated turnaround investments delivering more than US$150m in net profit. Alfa Group’s assets totalled approximately US$50bn during his tenure.
• Chief Executive Officer of Kaskol Aerospace Investment Group, an Airbus/EADS partner, leading the management and restructuring of industrial, airline, aerospace and airport investments.

Previously, Alexey led restructuring and financial recovery at a major alcoholic drinks producer. He also led a nuclear engineering business with annual sales exceeding US$1bn, supplying equipment and delivering nuclear power plant construction projects internationally.

Earlier roles included Head of Division at Cargill, a major international agribusiness, and General Manager for the CIS at Oleina S.A., a Swiss subsidiary of EBS, a French-Italian food and agricultural group. At Oleina, he built a production and distribution business from inception to more than US$200m in turnover.

His experience spans industrial and regulated businesses, technology and telecoms, agribusiness, consumer goods, retail and leisure, including cross-border transactions and operations across multiple jurisdictions. He maintains a broad network across global business communities.

He holds an MSc in Economics and is fluent in English and Russian, with working knowledge of French and Italian.

In his personal time, Alexey has a strong interest in art and theatre and is a qualified helicopter pilot, with a passion for long-distance flying.