Ruben Aganbegyan named one of the most influential people of Russian financial industry

Ruben Aganbegyan, President, Chief Executive Officer of MICEX-RTS, has been ranked the second most influential people among financial professionals and public persons in Russia with 3.99 points, according to the ranking published by the Russian popular weekly PROFILE. The year before Ruben Aganbegyan was placed third in this ranking.  

In addition, the President of MICEX-RTS has become the leader in the category "Influence among government agencies" with 4.01 points.  Experts polled by the magazine told that they appreciated Ruben Aganbegyan for his professional achievements, influence among government agencies and for being well-known in international business community.   

"I am delightfully surprised by the results of the ranking. The results prove the significance of opinion of MICEX-RTS, the Exchange which I currently represent, among our professional community", said Ruben Aganbegyan. "I will do all my best to make MICEX-RTS the effective, public company and reliable and pleasant partner for issuers, participants and investors to work with".

Ranking for the most influential financial professionals and public persons was drawn up on the basis of a poll of 67 experts including financial professionals, specialists of information and analytical agencies and companies. The experts were asked to assess activities of representatives of the Russian banking sector and government officials supervising financial sector using five-point grading scale. The period under review was January-March 2012.  

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