OREANDA-NEWS. October 11, 2010. Four managers of United Metallurgical Company units have been recognized to be among the best, according to the 11th annual TOP 1000 rating of Russia's best managers, a join project of Kommersant Publishing House and the Russian Managers Association.

Public Relations Director Aleksandr Kastravets, Head of the Directorate for Corporate Governance Roman Gukov, Marketing Director Ilya Kolomeyets, and Personnel Director Svetlana Nikolashina rank among the top Russian managers in the relevant categories.

The TOP 1000 rating is an instrument for evaluating business reputations of Russia's leading senior managers. It is purported to summarize the results of work for the past year and identify the most professional managers and leaders in their respective fields of activities. The rating method is based on the principle "the best select the best": the rating expert council mostly comprises top managers entered in the nominee list entitled to vote for any nominees other than themselves. Other experts include representatives of not-for-profit industrial groups and regional business associations.