Senior Management


Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Vice President Business Development and Operations, Age 64

Mr. Johnson joined the Company on January 1, 2010 as VP of Business Development and Operations. He has 30 years of experience in the petroleum industry, and was with Marathon for over 27 years.


Anna Balandina

Anna Balandina

Chief Accountant, Age 45

Over 20 years experience as Chief Accountant in oil and gas companies (Trading Company Finco, Russneft, Petrogrand). Ms. Balandina joined Stimul-T August 2019. Anna holds a degree in economics from Tomsk State University, has a Professional Accountant Certificate, and a diploma in the International Financial Reporting from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. In 2012, Ms. Balandina defended a PhD thesis on Taxation in Petroleum Sector of Russia.

Anna Ivleva

Anna Ivleva

Head of Legal Stimul-T, Age 38

Over 19 years of experience in oil and gas industry. Since 2007 she has been providing full legal support of Russian subsidiaries of PetroNeft Group. Anna holds a degree in legal studies from Tomsk State University.

Dimitry Shelkovnikov

Dimitry Shelkovnikov

Chief Engineer, Age 42

Over 20 years of experience in oil and gas. Dmitry started his career at JSC Tomskneftegazgeologia, Alexandrovo Oil/Gas Exploration Expedition, then he worked in Strezhevoy Office of a drilling company Siberian Service Company (CJSC SSC). He joined Stimul-T in September 2006. Holds a degree in drilling from Tomsk Polytechnic University and a degree in Design engineering and operation of oil and gas pipelines and storage facilities.

Valery Adam

Valery Adam

Chief Geologist of Stimul-T, Age 42

Over 20 years of experience in oil and gas. Mr. Adam has worked for such companies as Nord Imperial (Imperial Energy Group), Gazprom's subsidiaries and smaller regional players. He joined LLC Stimul-T in April 2019. Valery holds degree in environmental geology from Tomsk Polytechnic University and a degree in oil and gas field development and operation.

Vladimir Purin

Vladimir Purin

Technical Director of Stimul-T, Age 55

Over 30 years of experience in oil and gas industry working for various companies including Sibgasoil, Russneft, PetroSibir, starting from assistant driller to chief engineer and technical director. Vladimir joined Stimul-T in December 2019. Holds a degree in drilling from Ufa Petroleum Institute and a degree in petroleum engineering.