Sergey Okolesnov

CEO and Founder, Russian Pension Industry Consultancy

Sergey Okolesnov is the CEO and co-founder of Pension Partner Ltd, a consultancy specializing in the Russian pension industry. He has extensive experience in financial services, particularly in sales, strategy, and marketing within multinational environments. His current focus is on the retail sector of the Russian pension market, which is experiencing significant growth.

Okolesnov has been with Pension Partner since its founding in October 2009. The firm provides a comprehensive range of consulting services for pension industry stakeholders, including business planning, mergers and acquisitions, legal project supervision, and independent due diligence. Notable clients include the National Association of Pension Funds, Russian Standard Insurance, and various pension funds.

His professional background also includes roles such as Vice-President and Head of Sales and Marketing at the Pension Fund of Electrical Power Industry, and he has held various positions in marketing and project management at companies like Reuters and KPMG Consulting.

Okolesnov holds a Master's degree from Copenhagen Business School and has studied at the University of Cologne and Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics. He is multilingual, speaking Russian, English, and German fluently, with basic proficiency in French.1

Experience

CEO, Co-founder at Pension Partner ltd (October 2009 - Present)

Vice-President, Head of Sales and Marketing at Pension Fund of Electrical Power Industry (April 2012 - December 2013); Head of Marketing and Business Development at Promregionsvyaz (August 2008 - July 2009); Head of President's Office at Russian Standard Corporation (July 2007 - July 2008); Product Business Owner at Reuters (September 2001 - January 2007)