Mr. Lopatnikov has been responsible for American Appraisal’s Russia & CIS operations for the past 12 years. He also leads the firm’s Global Extractive Industries Team. He oversees the provision of valuation services to companies for the purposes of transaction consulting, fairness opinions, financial reporting, financing and risk management. Recent clients include Norilsk Nickel, Evraz, Mechel, Polymetal, ENRC and Severstal-Resource.