Education:

Leningrad River School

Leningrad Institute of Water Transport

St. Petersburg State University of Plant Polymers, specialty "Technology of Chemical Processing of Wood"

Work Experience:

Dry cargo ship mechanic on international voyages

Master of Electrical Equipment Maintenance, Svetogorsk Pulp and Paper Mill

Head of Maintenance Department, Svetogorsk Pulp and Paper Mill

Director of White Paper Department, Svetogorsk Pulp and Paper Mill

Executive Director, Mayer Melnhof 

Deputy general Manager Maintenance and Development, KBR East

Director for Reliability and Maintenance, ILIM Group,

Technical Director, Syktyvkar Pulp and Paper Mill, Mondi

General Director, KAMA LLC

Biographical information: 

Vladimir Nikolaevich Druzhkov is a professional top manager of pulp and paper enterprises. He has considerable experience of successful work in management positions in major Russian and foreign companies. 

Vladimir Druzhkov took over the management of KAMA in June 2020.  Under his leadership, the company completed the construction of Russia's only coated paperboard production complex and successfully started production and shipment of commercial products to customers.

Today the company produces a wide range of in-demand import-substituting products for packaging of pharmaceuticals, food, tobacco, perfumes, cosmetics, as well as in-demand coated and super calendered paper. Almost 100% of components used in KAMA's import-substituting production process are Russian-made. 

Today, the company is committed to expanding the range of import-substituting products, improving the efficiency of production processes and localizing the production of components at KAMA's industrial site. 

Information about KAMA Company:

KAMA Company (KAMA LLC) is Russia's only production complex focused on the production of import-substituting products - coated paperboard and light-coated paper. In 2022-2023, the company has mastered the production of a wide range of high-quality paperboards for different sectors of the economy (coated paperboards KAMA PHARMA, KAMA TOBACCO, KAMA PROJECT, KAMA BRIGHT, KAMA STRONG): materials for packaging food and confectionery products, pharmaceuticals, tobacco products, household chemicals, electronics and perfumes. KAMA also produces demanded light-coated, super calendered and offset papers (KAMA LWC, KAMA SC, KAMA OFFSET). KAMA products are distinguished by food certification according to international and Russian standards. In 2022, KAMA produced 221,000 tons of coated paperboard and 85,000 tons of lightweight and offset paper.