OREANDA-NEWS. Aleksandr Kovalchuk has been appointed Corum's Marketing and Sales Director, and Ildar Saleyev - Director of Underground Excavation Division.

“Corum Group has entrusted Aleksandr Kovalchuk with management of Marketing and Sales Directorate, thus relying on him as a senior manager who will preserve the strengths of the Directorate and give a new impetus to customer relations development”, said the CEO of Corum Group Yevgeniy Romashchin. “Eastern European and Asian markets are priorities for the growth of our business. Now that the Underground Excavation Division is developing in these markets we need a system wide management which we expect to ensure with the help of our new policy maker Ildar Saleyev. We are confident that the decisions made by the new managers in their business areas will help to strengthen Corum's positions in our target markets.”

Aleksandr Kovalchuk, the former Director of Underground Excavation Division, gained expertise at Svet Shakhtyora plant, which was instrumental in the development of his career as a senior manager. Aleksandr earned a great reputation among Ukrainian and foreign miners as a first-class technical expert who deeply understands the concerns of clients.

Before his new appointment Ildar Saleyev was the Strategy Director of Corum. He oversaw the setting up of Engineering and Technical Centre in 2010, the basis for the established product divisions.

Ildar Saleyev has a job-specific degree having graduated from Dnepropetrovsk National Mining Institute and specialising in underground extraction of mineral resources. His expertise and a deep understanding of business will help the Underground Excavation Division to achieve top positions in the market.

Igor Fomenko, the former Marketing and Sales Director, will continue business relations with Corum Group as a partner in a number of projects.