OREANDA-NEWS. July 15, 2013. Cherkizovo Group, the largest meat and fodder manufacturer in Russia, announces that it has held its Board of Directors Meeting and chosen its Chairman of the Board of Directors and steering committees heads.

The first meeting of the Cherkizovo Group Board of Directors after the elections at the Annual Shareholders Meeting was held.

As a result of the meeting, Igor Babaev was elected Chairman of the Cherkizovo Group Board of Directors; Musheg Mamikonyan, Chairman of the Investments and Strategic Planning Committee; Marcus Rhodes, Chairman of the Audit Committee; and Vitaly Podolsky, Chairman of the Personnel and Remuneration Committee.

In addition, a Corporate Secretary was reelected during the Board of Directors Meeting. Like last year, Valery Kuprienko was chosen for this position.

The Cherkizovo Group Board of Directors was elected on June 28 at the Annual Shareholders Meeting. It consists of Group founder Igor Babaev, CEO Sergey Mikhailov, Head of Projects Investment Department Evgeny Mikhailov, and independent directors who hold a majority in the board: Musheg Mamikonyan, Vitaly Podolsky, Marcus Rhodes and Samuel Lipman.