OREANDA-NEWS  On 18 December OMZ OJSC (Uralmash-Izhora Group) (RTS: OMZZ; LSE: OMZD; OTC: UHMVY) announced that Yuri Dragunov, former Deputy General Director Responsible for Engineering, OMZ, has been appointed First Deputy General Director of the company.

Yuri Dragunov has a degree in Physics and holds a PhD in Engineering. Mr. Dragunov is a Professor and a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He worked for more than thirty years in the Hydropress Development Design Bureau starting his career as a designer, and then holding a number of posts from Head of the Design Group to Director and General Designer. Prior to joining OMZ Mr. Dragunov was an Advisor to the Director of Atomenergoprom OJSC. In October 2008 he was appointed OMZ OJSC’s Deputy General Director Responsible for Engineering. His new appointment was approved on Dec. 9.