Artem Volynets

Chairman & CEO @ ACG Metals

About

Artem Volynets is the Founder, Chairman and the CEO of ACG Metals, a LSE-listed company executing on the strategy to consolidate the global copper sector via an M&A-led roll up strategy. It was born as a SPAC that acquired a producing Gediktepe mine in Türkiye. Artem has 25 years' experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and senior corporate management roles. He has led private and public transactions worth more than $30 billion and managed leading businesses in the metals and mining industry. Artem has direct experience in designing and implementing a consolidation / roll-up strategy, having led several high-profile transactions that consolidated the aluminum sector creating UC Rusal, which he listed in Hong Kong at a pre-money valuation of over $20bn. https://acgmetals.com/

Country

City

United Kingdom

Industry

Mining & Metals

Skill

Experience

Chairman & CEO

ACG Metals

2024-9 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Chief Executive Officer

ACG Metals

2021-8 - 2024-9 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Founder, CEO and Executive Director of ACG Acquisition Company - Special Purpose Acquisition Company listed on the main board of the London Stock Exchange in October 2022

Chief Executive Officer

Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited

2018 - 2021 · 3 yrs

Artem led the transformation of Chaarat Gold via an M&A-driven strategy from a development business with no production or cashflows into a fully operational producer. At the end of his tenure as Chief Executive Officer, Chaarat had three assets in Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, 63 koz of gold equivalent production (in 2021), 9.5 moz of gold resources, and had raised more than $175 million in various forms of funding.

Founder

ACG

2014 - 2018 · 4 yrs

Founder of ACG, providing advisory and investment services in global mining.

Chief Executive Officer

En+ Group

2010 - 2013 · 3 yrs

CEO of EN+ Group (over $30bn in assets in metals, mining, and hydropower) – spearheaded cooperation and joint ventures with China’s Norinco, Yangtze Power and Shenhua.

Head of Strategy and Deputy Chief Executive

UC RUSAL

2007 - 2010 · 3 yrs

Artem was responsible for identifying opportunities to support the growth and development of UC RUSAL. He led the preparation and completion of M&A projects and transactions, including the acquisition of a 25% stake in Norilsk Nickel ($12.6 billion) and IPO of UC RUSAL on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ($2.2 billion)

Chief Development Officer (CDO)

SUAL

2003 - 2007 · 4 yrs

Chief Development Officer at SUAL International Limited – Artem led the negotiation on a three‐way merger ($8.5 billion) with Rusal and Glencore on SUAL's behalf.

Strategy Consultant and Corporate Finance Advisor

Monitor Group

1997 - 2003 · 6 yrs

Artem where he worked on more than 25 major international strategy and M&A projects for world-leading companies in mining and metals, banking and telecommunications.