ZGML Directors

Mr Babarykin has over 45 years experience in the mining industry and was appointed Director General of CJSC OME Zapadnaya in February 2008. He began his career as a crew captain in 1963 and his progression within the sector resulted in his appointment at various senior level positions within Zapadnaya Prospecting Syndicate (the predecessor entity of JSC OME Zapadnaya) between 1988 and 2008. In 1995, Mr Babarykin graduated from Yakutsak State University as a manager of open and underground mining operations using explosives. He received numerous accolades for his work including the Order of Honour of the Russian Federation. Honorary citizen of Oymyakonsky region of Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Honorary Miner of the Russian Federation.

Mr Domrachev was appointed the General Director of JSC Mine Alexandrovsky, a subsidiary of JSC OME Zapadnaya, on 2 December 2008. Mr Domrachev has over 14 years of experience in the mining industry having begun training with the Zapadnaya Prospecting Syndicate in 1996 after graduating in Automobile Transport Management from Irkutsk Technical University. He subsequently gained further qualifications from Irkutsuk Technical University including those of Economic Manager in 2001 and Mining Engineer in 2008. Prior to joining CJSC Mine Alex, Mr Domrachev served as General Director of CJSC Mine Zapadnaya-Klyuchi.

Mr Nazarov studied at the Frunze Politechnical Institute from 1972-1977 and qualified in ‘Power Supply of Industrial Cities and Factories’. Between 1977 and 1984 he gained experience as a power engineer for Eysky brick plant and Ivanovsky plant of construction materials. In March 1984 he began work at the Marshalsky mine, combine Indigirzoloto, as the apprentice of underground drift miner. In the course of Mr Nazarov’s career development at Marshalsky he received advanced training and was transferred to the position of mine chief power engineer in April 1986. In April 1991 he transferred to the Zapadnaya Prospecting Syndicate into the role of underground power engineer. He is currently the General Director of OOO PS Zapadnaya in the Muysky region, and has held the role since his appointment in November 1996.