OREANDA-NEWS. On 21 July 2009 was announced, that 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.

Today, July 15, 2009 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