OREANDA-NEWS. The Board of the Directors of CenterTelecom at its meeting held on 7 June considered a list of candidates for the position of company General Director. The candidates were recommended by the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors. Vaagn Martyrosyan has been appointed General Director of CenterTelecom. The Board also approved terms of the labor contract which will be concluded with Mr. Martyrosyan and determined the term of his tenure of employment, from 8 June, 2007 to 30 July, 2009.
 
Vaagn Martyrosyan was born on 8 December, 1951 in Tbilisi. In 1974 he graduated from Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, specializing in automatics and telemechanics. In 1980 he graduated from the Institute of Management Issues attached to the Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of the Instrument Making Industry of USSR. From 1974-1977 he worked for the Yerevan branch of the Central Scientific and Research Institute of Telecommunications as an engineer, senior engineer and ultimately chief engineer. In 1980-1993 he was employed as Head of Laboratory, Head of Scientific Department, First Deputy Head of Yerevan branch of the Central Scientific and Research Institute of Telecommunications. In 1993 he joined the Central Telegraph company as Deputy Director for New Technologies, in July 1995 was appointed Deputy General Director for Business Development, and in 1997 First Deputy General Director. From 2001-2007 he was General Director of Central Telegraph OJSC. Mr. Martyrosyan has the honorary titles Master of Telecommunications and Honored Telecommunications Worker. He was awarded the medal “For Labor Valor”. Mr. Martyrosyan is married, and has two daughters.
 
Moreover the Board decided to approve the resignation from the Board of Management of former General Director Sergei Pridantsev effective 7 June. In accordance with current Russian legislation and CenterTelecom’s Charter, Vaagn Martyrosyan will head the company’s Board from 8 June.