Vladimir Yakushev

S-Group Capital Managing Partner, Centice Corp board member, Mordashov's investment representative

Vladimir Gennadievich Yakushev co-founded S-Group Capital Management in Jan 2007 after serving as Executive Director of OAO Severstal-Resource (2003-2007) and McKinsey Associate Partner (1998-2002). Appointed to Centice Corp board as S-Group representative. Also Chairman of Spectralus Corp, Nano Optic Devices, Metallurgical Commercial Bank; board member of Innolume and FiberZone Networks; TUI Travel Non-Executive Director (Feb 2014). Later CEO of Northern Capital Gateway (Pulkovo Airport). NOTE: Different person from sanctioned politician Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev.

S-Group Managing Partner chairs all Russian receiving entities: OOO Spectralus, OOO Nanooptic Devices, Nanooptic Devices LLC, Innolume OOO

Vladimir Gennadievich Yakushev: Managing Partner of S-Group Capital Management (co-founded 2007). Chairman of OOO Spectralus (received 8 Spectralus patents 2015), Nanooptic Devices LLC (US), OOO Nanooptic Devices (received 9 patents 2016), Innolume OOO. Director of Netcordia Inc., Aksimed OOO. Former COO Severstal Resources. Former Non-Executive Director TUI Travel. MSc Physics and Technology. FiberZone board member (with Aidar Gabidullin).

S-Group Capital Management Managing Partner who chairs all three patent-source companies (Spectralus, Nano-Optic Devices, Centice). Former Severstal Resources COO.

Vladimir Gennadievich Yakushev (NOT the Russian government official). MSc Physics/Technology. Career: Mitsubishi, Mars, McKinsey. 2003: COO of Severstal Resources (Mordashov company). 2007: Co-founded S-Group Capital Management. Chairman of: Metallurgical Commercial Bank, Spectralus, Nano-Optic Devices, OOO Spectralus, OOO Nanooptic Devices. Board member of: Innolume, Centice, FiberZone. S-Group Capital Management's benefactor is Alexei Mordashov (sanctioned, Severstal/Severgroup).

Vladimir Yakushev identified as Executive Officer/Director/Promoter at Advanced Diamond Technologies Inc (CIK 0001376372, Romeoville IL 60446, 48 East Belmont Drive) in 2013 Form D securities offering. Co-appears with Aidar Gabidullin in the same filing (both at same address). Advanced Diamond Technologies is a Delaware-incorporated technology company in the 'Other Technology' industry group. This confirms Gabidullin and Yakushev have a multi-company investment relationship predating or concurrent with their Centice Corp roles, indicating a cohort of likely Russian-origin technology investors operating in nanotechnology and quantum/raman spectroscopy sectors in North America.

Vladimir Gennadievich Yakushev IDENTIFIED: Managing Partner, S-Group Capital Management (Moscow-based VC, founded 2007). Chairman of Nano-Optic Devices LLC, Chairman of Spectralus Corp, Director at Centice Corp, board member at FiberZone Networks and Innolume. Education: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology + MBA INSEAD. Prior: McKinsey Associate Partner (2002), Severstal-Resource executive director (2003-2007). Confirmed co-director at Centice Corp with Creer and Kouzmine via S-Group investment.

DISAMBIGUATION CRITICAL: The Vladimir Yakushev on Centice/S-Group is Vladimir Gennadievich Yakushev (MIPT + INSEAD, McKinsey, Severstal). This is NOT the sanctioned Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev (born 1968, Neftekamsk, Governor of Tyumen Oblast, Putin's Security Council, OFAC SDN list, UK/AU/CA/NZ/UA sanctioned). Confusion risk is high due to identical name.

Centice Corp director Yakushev listed at Moscow address: B. Savvinsky per 11, Moscow 119435

Centice Corp Form D 2010-03-26 (accession 0001415617-10-000001) lists Vladimir Yakushev as Director at address: B. Savvinsky per., 11 Moscow, Russia 119435. This is a Moscow address. Note: OpenSanctions records a Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev (born 1968-06-16) who is a sanctioned senior Russian PEP — former Governor of Tyumen Oblast, Minister of Construction, now First Deputy Chairman of Federation Council. Sanctioned by OFAC, UK HMT, EU, Canada, Australia, NZ. Identity match to Centice director is NOT confirmed — name is common, and the high-profile official may not have been involved in a NC biotech startup. The Centice Yakushev served as director at least 2010-2014. Requires further investigation to confirm/refute identity.

OpenSanctions: Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev (b. 1968-06-16, Russia) is sanctioned by OFAC, UK HMT, EU, Canada, NZ for Ukraine war support — possible but UNCONFIRMED identity match to Centice Corp director

OpenSanctions entity Q4537299 (Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev, born 1968-06-16, Russia) is a sanctioned senior Russian PEP: former Governor of Tyumen Oblast (2005-2018), Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities (2018-2020), Presidential Envoy to Ural Federal District, now First Deputy Chairman of Federation Council from 2024. Sanctioned by: OFAC SDN (US-RUSHAR), UK HMT (GB-RUS), Canada (CA-SEMA), Australia (AU-UKRAINE), New Zealand (NZ-RSA2022). UK Companies House disqualification as director 2025-04-09. The Centice Corp director Vladimir Yakushev had a Moscow address (B. Savvinsky per 11, Moscow 119435) in 2010. Name Vladimir Yakushev is moderately common in Russia. Identity match is NOT confirmed and requires corroboration. If the same person, it would mean Creer and Kouzmine co-directed a US biotech with an individual now on the OFAC SDN list.

Vladimir Yakushev: Managing Partner of S-Group Capital Management (Mordashov vehicle), former exec director of Severstal-Resource (2003-2007), McKinsey associate partner (1998-2002). MIPT graduate, INSEAD MBA. Board member of Centice Corp. Also Chairman of Metallurgical Commercial Bank, Chairman of Spectralus (US laser-optical), Chairman of Nano Optic Devices (US), board member of Innolume, and member of Supervisory Board of TUI AG. Sat on TUI board as non-executive director representing Mordashov shareholding.

Vladimir Yakushev (S-Group Capital Management, Centice Corp director alongside Frank Creer and Kouzmine) returned 8 CourtListener results, all unrelated to the investigative subject. Top hits were disputes involving common name overlap. No litigation involving Vladimir Gennadievich Yakushev (Managing Partner, S-Group Capital Management, Moscow) found in US courts. Consistent with prior finding that Yakushev is a Russian national primarily operating through S-Group in Moscow.