OREANDA-NEWS. On 04 August 2009 Rostelecom (NYSE: ROS; RTS, MICEX: RTKM, RTKMP), Russia’s national telecommunications operator, announced results of the Company's Board of Directors meeting that took place recently.

Resolved:

Appointment of the following individuals onto the Management Board:

Andrey Baklykov, Director, Information Technologies Department;

Vyacheslav Volkov, Deputy General Director, Business Development;

Yevgeny Gerasimov, Deputy General Director, Director of Rostelecom’s North-Western Branch

Victor Iudin, First Deputy General Director;

Vladimir Mironov, Deputy General Director;

Galina Rysakova, Director of Organizational Development and Human Resources Department;

Dmitry Sigalov, Director of Legal Affairs Department;

Vladimir Terekhov, Deputy General Director, Network Operation;

Roman Frolov, Chief Accountant;

Anton Khozyainov, Deputy General Director, Financial Director.

Setting the term of powers of the Management Board from 1 August 2009 through to 2 August 2010. Mr. Anton Kolpakov has been Chairman of the Management Board since his appointment as General Director of the Company.