OREANDA-NEWS. On 23 June 2008 X5 Retail Group N.V., the largest Russian food retailer by sales volume, announced that Group CEO Lev Khasis has been named the best manager of a Russian company in the consumer goods market, according to a survey conducted by the authoritative international finance magazine Institutional Investor.

“This award is an acknowledgement of our leadership, which has been made possible thanks to the close-knit, devoted work of the company’s top management and the entire X5 team,” Lev Khasis said. “I want to express my gratitude to everyone who has helped in the success of the company to date, and which continues to grow from strength to strength.