George Gogolev, director of corporate innovation and technology transfer for Russian Venture Company, has joined Severstal as head of disruptive innovation.

Steel producer and mining company Severstal has hired George Gogolev from state-owned fund of funds Russian Venture Company as head of disruptive innovation.

Gogolev had originally joined Russian Venture Company in 2012 as the head of its high-tech product markets development initiative. He moved through a variety of roles before finally being appointed director of corporate innovation and technology transfer in August 2017.

– Photo of George Gogolev courtesy of GCV Academy.