OREANDA-NEWS. October 11, 2011. Interkos-IV, part of the MMK Group, announced the appointment of Roman Gan as the company chief executive.

Mr. Gan  was previously an executive at the auto parts manufacturer Benteler Automotive and at the Sollers Naberezhnye Chelny car manufacturing plant. Timur Shoshtaev, the former director and one of the founders of Interkos-IV, was appointed adviser to Interkos-IV chief executive.  

MMK CEO Boris Dubrovsky said: “This appointment will enable us to more efficiently meet the needs of the large cluster of car manufacturers that has formed in the northwestern region of Russia. Our shipments to auto manufacturers are on track to reach planned levels, and we have reinforced our management team to ensure the effective sales and marketing of our products.”

The first phase of the MMK-Interkos stamped components and forged steel service factory was commissioned in November of last year, with an annual production capacity of more than 250 kt of steel products. A second production line is currently in design stage.

Interkos-IV produces steel products intended for automobiles, household appliances, the construction industry, mechanical engineering, shipbuilding and other industries. Prefabs, stamped parts and components are designed for automobile manufacturers and parts suppliers, including Ford, General Motors Company, Nissan, Hyundai, Renault Group, Volkswagen, PSA, and Magna, as well as for home appliances manufactured in Russia and overseas by Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH, LG Corp., Indesit Company, and others.