OREANDA-NEWS. Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee today awarded prizes at the Company's headquarters to the winners of a corporate contest aimed at assessing the work done by the public relations (PR) services of Gazprom's subsidiaries in 2012.

Winners of 4th corporate contest among PR services

The Sibirsky Gazovik newspaper (Gazprom Transgaz Surgut) won the Best Corporate Print Media nomination.

Alexey Miller and Nelli Latish, Head of PR Service of Gazprom Transgaz Surgut

Gazprom Energo became the winner of the Best Industry PR Project nomination for the information coverage of the company's activities in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.

Alexey Miller and Yury Kuznetsov, Head of PR and GR Service of Gazprom Energo

The Perform a Deed charitable bike ride dedicated to the 45th anniversary of Gazprom Dobycha Orenburg was awarded as the Best Social PR Project.

Alexey Miller and Ivan Kuzaev, Head of PR Service of Gazprom Dobycha Orenburg

Larisa Semyonova, Head of the PR Department at TGC-1 won the Best PR Manager nomination.

Alexey Miller and Larisa Semyonova, Head of PR Department at TGC-1

Alexander Bespalov, Head of the Information and Communications Department awarded special prizes for Strengthening the Company's Positions in the Region and Significant Personal Contribution to Building Efficient Information Policy of Gazprom in 2012. The awards were presented to Natalia Galkina, Head of the PR Service of Gazprom Transgaz Saratov and Alexey Zavyalov, PR Adviser to Director General of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Vologda.

“The significance of your work for Gazprom - the Company that is always in the limelight - can hardly be overestimated. What our shareholders, customers, partners, competitors and, of course, ordinary citizens know and think about us depends on you in many aspects.

Contests are always a great idea. They give us a chance to look at ourselves from the outside, to share experience and to set new goals. Contests imply aspiring for leadership and this is fully in line with our corporate spirit,” noted Alexey Miller while congratulating the winners.