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Source: Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
On March 2, Russia celebrated Mentor Day for the first time – a professional holiday established by a Decree of the President of Russia to promote and develop the institution of mentoring.
The mentoring system at Rosneft is a key element in the transfer and development of accumulated professional knowledge and skills from more experienced employees to new workers and young specialists.
The corporate mentoring institute includes working with young professionals and workers, developing competencies and supporting mentors, and mentors' participation in corporate, industry, and international competitions and professional excellence championships.
Rosneft's mentoring system spans over 100 subsidiaries. In 2025, the number of mentors exceeded 13,800, and the number of mentees exceeded 15,500.
To enhance the prestige of the mentoring role and identify the most effective practices in this area, the Company holds an annual "Best Mentor" competition. Based on its results, the best mentors and companies—leaders in the integrated mentoring effectiveness rating—are identified. More than 3,000 people annually improve and hone their skills through these events.
Rosneft's masters have achieved numerous victories and prizes in national competitions, including "Best Mentoring Practices" and "Breakthrough Technologies for Improving Labor Productivity," as well as their regional stages.
Mentor Sergei Skopich from Orenburgneft played a vital role in the development of one of the company's best welders, Roman Korobkin. His mentor helped him develop his skills, supported him, and gave him a head start in life. Roman's achievements include winning the All-Russian Professional Skills Competition in St. Petersburg and winning the Arc Cup World Welding Championship in China as part of the Russian national team.
In 2025, Slavneft-Krasnoyarskneftegaz engineer Anatoly Shesternin was awarded the state distinction "For Mentoring." All of Shesternin's protégés traditionally take first place in scientific and technical conferences and continue to grow in their profession. In 2025, company specialist Elena Petrova was also inducted into the Case-IN International Engineering Championship Hall of Fame for her achievements in supporting young professionals.
Anna Sedletskaya, an engineer at RN-Proektrovaniye Dobycha, won the corporate "Best Mentor 2025" competition. Under her guidance, young specialist Daria Griva took first place at the Interregional Scientific and Technical Conference (ISTC), and last year, she received a bronze medal at the ISTC for developing a strategy for supplying refrigerants to an LNG plant.
During his years at the Angarsk Petrochemical Company, Dmitry Kuzmin implemented approximately 10 rationalization proposals. He is also an active mentor, and thanks to his work, the authors of approximately 30 scientific papers have won awards at conferences at various levels. One of Kuzmin's mentees won the All-Russian "Engineer of the Year" competition in the "Engineering Art of the Young" category.
Elena Mitrishkina has been working at the Novokuibyshevsk Petrochemical Company for 40 years. More than 25 students have graduated from the "Mitrishkina School," many of whom have repeatedly won prizes in the corporate "Best in Profession" professional skills competition and continue to advance their careers. Following the company's stage of the competition, Elena Mitrishkina was recognized as the "Best Mentor of Young Professionals."
Leonid Akimov, a mechanic at the Angarsk Polymer Plant, has been with the company for 45 years. Over the years, he has mentored seven highly qualified specialists, who now work in various departments. For his contribution to employee development, Leonid Viktorovich has been recognized as the best mentor, and his portrait is on the plant's Honor Roll.
Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft March 2, 2026
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