Mr. Sizov is Managing Director at SovEcon, one of Russia’s oldest independent analytical consultancies and one of the leading within agriculture and commodities. He has more than ten years of experience as an independent advisor or consultant to organizations such as Cargill, Syngenta, USDA, US Grains Council and the World Bank. Mr. Sizov holds a degree in Finance and Credit from the Financial Academy of the Government of the Russian Federation in Moscow. It should be noted that Mr Sizov is not an employee of the Company but that his role is that of an independent advisor that from time to time advises the Company on market developments.