When they're sanctioned it usually involves asset freeze businesses, travel bans and barring them and their companies from doing business in Western markets. If you're a Russian businessman today you are operating at the heist of Vladimir Putin. He can take away your business. So even if these executives don't have sway over Putin they certainly have to be in line with Putin and he has sway over them.

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