Mr Garmayev was appointed Executive Director of Artel Amur in November 2011.
From 2000 Mr Garmayev has been holding senior management positions in various leading mining companies of Russia, such as Buryatzoloto, Polyus Gold, Atomredmetzoloto.

Mr Garmayev has graduated from Buryat State University specialising in Mathematical Methods and Economic Operations Research” and from Irkutsk State Technical University specialising in “Underground Mining”.