His father worked as a geodesist mapper, which involved extensive travel across Russia and contractual trips abroad.

[1] In 1988, he was conscripted into the Soviet Army, where he achieved the rank of sergeant, and served in Baku during a period of military unrest in the country.

[5][1] In less than a year, cross ownership was renounced and agreements with creditors were made, at which point Konov de facto took charge.

[4] He converted the company's debt into shares owned by former creditors, enabling the working capital to be invested rather than paid out.

Konov had a hand in SIBUR's development strategy as presented to Gazprom's board of directors in 2005, which shaped the new structure of the company.

[7] When Konov joined SIBUR, the company consisted of several dozen Soviet-era factories processing oil and gas by-products into various low-margin chemical products.

[8] Konov led a change in strategy to reposition SIBUR as a petrochemicals company specializing in high-margin plastics production for the global market.

[4] From 2018, Konov served as Chairman of SIBUR's management board, focusing on the company's strategic tasks: digitalisation, circular economy development and business globalization.

In 2018, together with Reliance (one of India's largest local manufacturers), Konov initiated the construction of a rubber production plant.

[21][22] Under Konov's management, SIBUR entered a period of active digital transformation: VR technologies began to be deployed enabling distant control over production processes and the operation of industrial equipment.

[26] As part of SIBUR's management team, Konov also transformed the company into an environmental leader in its industry and home country.

[28] [29] In 2021, Sibur launched a net-zero collaboration platform with the WEF and global industry players to promote solutions to climate change.

[38] He took part in the development of Russia's national framework for safe chemical management, which set the basis for technical and other regulations.