Mark Gyetvay is the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board as well as a Member of the Board of Directors of OAO NOVATEK.     Mr. Gyetvay serves on the Board of Director's Strategy and Investment Committee (Chairman.)

Prior to joining NOVATEK in June 2003, Mr. Gyetvay was an audit partner in the Global Energy, Mining and Utilities practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers based in Moscow responsible for providing overall project management, financial and operational expertise, and maintaining and supporting client service relationships, as well as serving as concurring partner on transaction services and consulting engagement partner to the petroleum sector.  He previously held various financial and economic positions at a number of independent oil and gas companies upon graduation from university in 1981 until joining the Strategic Energy Advisory Services practice of Coopers & Lybrand in 1994.  

Mr. Gyetvay is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of American Institute of CPA, an associate member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and a former member of PwC's Petroleum Thought Leadership Council.   He is a recognized expert in the oil and gas industry, a frequent speaker at various industry and investor conferences, and has published numerous articles on various oil and gas industry topics.  He has been recognized by Investor Relations Magazine as one of the best CFO's in Russia and the CIS, and more recently by Institutional Investor magazine as one of the Top Five CFO's in Europe's Oil and Gas sector.