OREANDA-NEWS. Moscow Exchange (MOEX) will hold its AGM in late April 2016. The agenda will include the election of a new Supervisory Board comprising 12 directors. The Supervisory Board will set the date and the full agenda of the AGM at a meeting in the beginning of March. Shareholders owning at least 2% of Moscow Exchange shares are eligible to nominate candidates for the new Supervisory Board until February 29.

In line with best practice in corporate governance, the Supervisory Board's Nomination and Remuneration Committee has considered the mix of experience and skills, as well as the reputation and independence criteria of potential candidates, and has recommended that shareholders nominate and elect the following candidates to the Board:

  1. Mikhail Bratanov, Head of Societe Generale Securities Services in Russia and CIS, Head of Securities Services Department at Rosbank, independent director.
  2. Wang Yuan, independent director.
  3. Sean Glodek, Member of the Executive Board of Russian Direct Investment Fund, non-executive director.
  4. Andrey Golikov, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Moscow Exchange, non-executive director.
  5. Valery Goreglyad, Chief Auditor, Bank of Russia, non-executive director.
  6. Yury Denisov, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, National Clearing Center, non-executive director.
  7. Bella Zlatkis, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Sberbank, non-executive director.
  8. Anatoly Karachinsky, President, IBS Group, independent director.
  9. Alexey Kudrin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Moscow Exchange, non-executive director.
  10. Duncan Paterson, independent director.
  11. Rainer Riess, independent director.
  12. Alexander Afanasiev, CEO, Executive Board Chairman, Moscow Exchange.

Of the 12 candidates recommended, five are considered independent in accordance with Moscow Exchange listing rules and the current Corporate Governance Code.

Duncan Paterson, independent director, has been recommended for nomination to the Supervisory Board for the first time. Other candidates are current Board members.