Alexander Kim was born on 6 July 1970 in Nevelsk, Sakhalin Oblast.
In 1993 he graduated from the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute with a degree in electrical engineering. In 1995 he completed a professional development course in “Banking and Finance” and “Banking” at the Interdisciplinary Institution for Advanced Training and Personnel Development of Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance.
He has been working in oil and gas industry since 2003.
In 2012 he graduated from the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (Oil and Gas Facility Manager). He used to hold executive positions at Siberian-Urals Petrochemical Company and SIBUR Holding. Being the Deputy Director General he was the Head of Finance and Economics at Gazprom Drilling Company and ROSGEOLOGIA.
Since 2014 he has been working as Executive Director for Finance and Strategic Advisor to Chief Executive Director and Chief Financial and Corporate Director at Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd.
In 2018 Alexander Kim was appointed to the position of the Managing Director in Gazprom EP International B.V.
Alexander Kim has a PhD in Economics and a command of English and Korean.