OREANDA-NEWS. April 13, 2011. UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, EuroNext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), the world's largest aluminium producer, announces the appointment of Igor Makarov Chief Legal Officer to RUSAL.

Igor Makarov has nearly 20 years of experience in legal action. During the last 7 years, he was a lawyer and partner in the Moscow branch of the international law firm Jones Day with operations in 16 countries across 4 continents. Prior to that, he headed a corporate legal department at TNK-BP.

At RUSAL Igor Makarov will be responsible for the comprehensive legal support of the company’s operations to ensure minimization of risks through the best international practices.

Kirill Alexandrov who was heading the legal practice at RUSAL becomes the director of legal at En+ group of companies.

Biography

Igor Makarov was born in 1972. He graduated with honors from the International Law Faculty, Moscow State Institute of International Relations and from Law School of Fordham University in USA. From 2004 to 2011, Igor Makarov was an associate and then partner in the international law firm Jones Day. From 2003 to 2004, he served as Director of Corporate and Legal Department at TNK-BP. From 1999 to 2003, he headed the legal department of BP in Russia. Prior to this, he had worked as a lawyer in various Russian and foreign companies.