Mikhail Shelkov

Mikhail Shelkov is the former head of the investment division of state-owned Rostec, which controlled military contractors in Russia.Shelkov's former boss Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec, is a member of Putin's inner circle, befriending Russia's president in Germany in the 1980s. From 2012 to 2014, Shelkov and partners bought a controlling stake in VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation from Rostec and Gazprombank.VSMPO-AVISMA is the world's largest titanium producer for the aerospace industry, with such customers as Boeing, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Embraer.