OREANDA-NEWS. June 26, 2013 Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee 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.

Larisa Semenova, Head of the PR Department at TGC-1 won the Best PR Manager nomination. The competent jury praised her professionalism and creativity to work. Receiving the award, Larisa Semenova said: “Years of work in the structure of Gazprom were a time of growth. I moved not just because of love for the profession, but also feeling the demand for what we do. And it is very important that here I always feel shoulders of colleagues. It’s not just my victory - it’s a victory for all of our company - we have a great team!”.

“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.