Alexey Pertin was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in April 2011 and is a nominee of Regal's majority shareholder, Energees Management Limited. He is currently a Director of Energees Management Limited, Chief Executive Officer of PJSC Smart-Holding, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Metinvest B.V., and Chairman of the Stategic & Investment Committee of the Supervisory Board of Metinvest B.V. He also holds Director positions with Adeona Holdings Limited, Lovitia Investments Limited and Smart Holding N.V. Mr Pertin previously held positions as Strategy and Corporate Development Director and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PJSC Smart-Holding. Prior to joining the Smart Holding Group, he held various management positions at JSC Severstal-Group, including the positions of Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Business Development at JSC Severstal-Group and Chief Executive Officer of CJSC Izhora Pipe Plant. Mr Pertin graduated from Cherepovets State University and Saint Petersburg State Technical University with qualifications in financial management, and he also holds a MBA from Newcastle Business School, England.

 His research Interest is focused on financial management.