OREANDA-NEWS.   Victor Novikov has been appointed managing director of Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise, part of Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec. Novikov joins Kumertau fr om DBA Engineering, a United Engine Corporation Company, wh ere he held the position of deputy CEO.

Russian Helicopters has set Kumertau’s new management several priority tasks including delivering a renewed development impetus. Victor Novikov will continue reorganisation work and efficiency-boosting measures underway at the enterprise. He replaces Sergei Mikryukov, who headed Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise since 2008.

“I would like to thank Sergei Mikryukov for the significant contribution he made to the company’s development,” Russian Helicopters CEO Alexander Mikheev said. “I am confident that Victor Novikov will bring great professional and leadership experience to his new position, and that he will ensure Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise meets the goals set under the Russian helicopter industry’s broader development strategy.”

“The production facility is currently being modernised, new equipment and the latest technologies are being actively incorporated, which will make it possible to expand output while also facilitating close cooperation with other Russian Helicopters companies,” Victor Novikov, Managing Director at Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise, said. “I am confident that the enterprise’s inherent potential and proven record for teamwork will, in conjunction with the wider efforts underway at Russian Helicopters, enable us to achieve our goals.”