OREANDA-NEWS. June 10, 2015. Ayrat Rafakovich Yakupov has been appointed as Executive Director of "Nizhnekamsk Truck Tire Factory".

A.R. Yakupov was born in December 19, 1961 in Manzaras village, Kukmor region, Republic of Tatarstan.

He graduated from the Kazan Institute of Chemical Engineering n.a. S.M. Kirov in 1984   specializing in "Technology of rubber". He began his career at   vulcanization workshop No. 2 of the truck tire factory of SPA "Nizhnekamskshina". His career progress was from a shift supervisor to the head of the vulcanization production of OOO "Nizhnekamsk SSC Tire Factory."

He was appointed Deputy Director of the factory in 2010.

A.R. Yakupov is an "Honorary Chemist of the Russian Federation" and was awarded an honorary diploma of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation.