OREANDA-NEWS. Mechel OAO (MICEX:MTLR, NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports having received a nominee’s diploma for employee development in the national “Russian Business Leaders: Dynamics and Responsibility 2014” contest.

The annual contest is held by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) among the country’s major companies. The award ceremony was held within the framework of Russian Business Week. RSPP’s President Alexander Shokhin presented the award to Mechel OAO’s Vice-President for Human Resources and Social Policy Elena Selivanova. Mechel was awarded with a nominee’s diploma for its consistent approach in developing its employee potential as well as several HR projects in the Group’s regions of operation.

The nominees for the Employee Development Award were picked from among companies with acknowledged human resources achievements. A group of independent HR experts evaluated the nominees. The companies were chosen on the basis of such criteria as efficient corporate initiatives in staff development, including professional education, providing opportunities and motivation for improving their skills, career growth, the possibility of learning on the company’s experience.

“We are glad that our work earned high recognition from the professional community. And this award is truly well-earned. Despite this difficult time for our company, Mechel’s 70,000 staff remain our chief and most valuable asset. Our task is to ensure that our employees are certain of their future, that their professional skills continue to improve. The ability to preserve our team, to realize our employees’ potential and use it properly is the key for our business’s success and guarantee of its further efficient development,” Mechel OAO’s Vice-President for Human Resources and Social Policy Elena Selivanova commented.