OREANDA-NEWS. July 26, 2010. Uralsvyazinform (RTS: URSI/URSIP) the leading carrier of fixed-line and mobile services in the Urals region, Russia reports 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
Denis Kulikov, Member of the BoD, Uralsvyazinform, The chief executive of Association for Protection of Shareholder Rights

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

Bogdan Golubitsky, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Director of Economic Planning and Budgeting, Svyazinvest

Vladimir Dudchenko, BoD Member, Uralsvyazinform, The director for operations of The Moscow representation of the NCH Advisors, Inc

Audit Committee
Committee Chairman
Vladimir Dudchenko, BoD Member, Uralsvyazinform, The director for operations of The Moscow representation of the NCH Advisors, Inc

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

Elena Umnova, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Deputy General Director, Svyazinvest

Strategic Development Committee
Committee Chairman
Elena Umnova, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Deputy General Director, Svyazinvest

Committee members
Bogdan Golubitsky, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Director of Economic Planning and Budgeting, Svyazinvest

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

Serguei Lukash, BoD Member, Uralsvyazinform, General Director, Uralsvyazinform

Evgeny Yurchenko, BoD Member, Uralsvyazinform, General Director, Svyazinvest

Andrey Morozov, The chief of legal department of The Moscow representation of the NCH Advisors, Inc

Alexandre Shevchuk, The deputy director for operations of The Moscow representation of the NCH Advisors, Inc

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

Committee Members
Denis Kulikov, Member of the BoD, Uralsvyazinform, The chief executive of Association for Protection of Shareholder Rights

Elena Barinova, Expert for corporate governance of The Moscow representation of the NCH Advisors, Inc

Alla Grigorieva, Deputy Director and Head of Section at Corporate Governance and Legal Department, Svyazinvest

Serguei Frolov, The first deputy director, Uralsvyazinform

Konstantin Chulakov, Corporate secretary, Uralsvyazinform