A NEW GENERAL DIRECTOR Kola MMC
As reported today #39;Rosbaltu the press service of Norilsk Nickel , the First Deputy General Director - Director of Mining and Metallurgical Directorate of#39; Kola MMC #39;appointed Alexander Rumin.
#39;These assignments are dictated by the need to further improve the management structure and the production aspects of the Kola. We are convinced that the rich management and production experience appointed executives will maximize the achievement of the company#39;s development strategy #39;, - said Deputy General Director - Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of MMC Norilsk Nickel Ralph Morgan.
Eugene Potapov graduated from Irkutsk State University, #39;Civil Law#39;. He began his career in Irkutsk, in the inter-republican lawyers. From April 2001 to April 2002, he held senior positions in OAO Tulunsky coal mine #39;and of#39; Tugnuisky coal mine #39;(structural divisions of OAO SUEK).
From April 2002 to March 2005 was in leadership positions in OAO Kuznetsk Metallurgical Combine #39;and of#39; Evrazruda #39;included in the Company#39; Evraz #39;(Russian industrial group of companies managing assets in the metallurgical and mining industries, Moscow).
Alexander Rumin - a graduate of the Ural Polytechnic Institute #39;metallurgical engineer. Working career began at the Norilsk Mining and Metallurgical Combine them. AP Zavenyagin worked konverterschikom, apparatchik, hydrometallurgy, master, senior master. Consistently passed almost all the stages of the personnel ladder, in April 2000, he became Deputy Director General of OAO Norilsk Mining Company #39;Technical Development - the chief engineer.
In 2002 he was appointed first deputy director - first deputy chairman of the Polar Division of MMC Norilsk Nickel. From April 2004 - Advisor to CEO #39;Norilsk Nickel#39;, from December 2004 - General Director of #39;Kola MMC#39;.
JSC Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel - the largest in Russia and one of the largest companies in the world for the production of base and precious metals. It accounts for over 20% of the world#39;s nickel, more than 10% of cobalt and 3% of copper. In the domestic market share of OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel accounts for about 96% of the total produced in the country of nickel, 55% copper, 95% cobalt. #39;Nickel#39; is among the leading Russian industrial companies - 4.3% of Russian exports is accounted for by MMC. The company#39;s share in Russia#39;s GDP is 1.9% in the volume of industrial production - 2.8%, or 27.9% of the share of non-ferrous metallurgy. Enterprise #39;Norilsk Nickel#39; engaged in prospecting, exploration, extraction, refining and metallurgical processing of minerals, production, marketing and sale of base and precious metals, non-metallic minerals and production for their own use of electricity and thermal energy production building industry.
The main shareholders are Mikhail Prokhorov (CEO #39;Norilsk Nickel#39;) and Vladimir Potanin.
