At the time, Makhmudov offered Bokarev to head Krutredag, which managed the export operations of the Kuzbassrazrezugol coal company. Ever since, Andrei has been a minority partner in most of Makhmudov’s projects, including the freight railway operator Transgroup, and Aeroexpress, which carries out passenger railway operations in the Moscow region. A keen skier, Bokarev is also President of the Russian Ski Sports Association and the Freestyle Federation of Russia.