OREANDA-NEWS. On July 15, 2009 Uralsvyazinform (RTS: URSI/URSIP) the leading carrier of fixed-line and mobile services in the Urals region, Russia reported the assignment of new committees of the Board of Directors, reported the press-centre of Uralsvyazinform.

The Board of Directors assigned new BoD committees. The assignment of committees is aligned with best practices in corporate governance and ensures that the Board works to its due efficiency. The four committees are responsible for their committee-specific matters and work out recommendations for the Board of Directors to take final decisions.

Personnel and Remuneration Committee
Committee Chairman
Sergey Kerber
Member of the BoD, Uralsvyazinform
Head of Investment Directorate and Executive Director, Lider ZAO

Committee members
Mikhail Batmanov
BoD member, Uralsvyazinform
Deputy Director and Head of Section at Corporate Governance and Legal Department, Svyazinvest

Alla Grigoryeva
BoD member, Uralsvyazinform
Deputy Director of Corporate Governance and Legal Department, Svyazinvest

Mikhail Leshschenko
BoD Member, Uralsvyazinform
Advisor of Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of RF

Audit Committee
Committee Chairman
Dmitry Tushunov
BoD member, Uralsvyazinform
Head of Analyst Department, Lead Economist, Lider ZAO

Committee members
Olga Korolyova
BoD member, Uralsvyazinform
Chief Accountant, Svyazinvest

Elena Umnova
BoD member, Uralsvyazinform
Deputy General Director, Svyazinvest

Strategic Development Committee
Committee Chairman
 
Alexander Provotorov
BoD member, Uralsvyazinform
Senior Deputy General Director, Svyazinvest

Committee members
Eduard Lebedev
BoD Vice Chairman and Advisor of General Director, Uralsvyazinform

Mikhail Leshschenko
BoD Member, Uralsvyazinform
Advisor of Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of RF

Elena Umnova
BoD member, Uralsvyazinform
Deputy General Director, Svyazinvest

Anatoly Ufimkin
BoD member and General Director, Uralsvyazinform

Yuri Shaginov
Investment Director, Lider ZAO

Corporate Governance Committee
Committee Chairman
Alla Grigoryeva
BoD member, Uralsvyazinform
Deputy Director of Corporate Governance and Legal Department, Svyazinvest

Committee Members
Mikhail Batmanov
BoD member, Uralsvyazinform
Deputy Director and Head of Section at Corporate Governance and Legal Department, Svyazinvest

Dmitry Tushunov
BoD member, Uralsvyazinform
Head of Analyst Department, Lead Economist, Lider ZAO

Dmitry Samoilov
Deputy General Director for Corporate Development, Uralsvyazinform