OREANDA-NEWS. Sberbank announces that Sergey Gorkov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, is leaving the company. Sergey Gorkov's resignation from the Executive Board will be put forward for consideration by the Supervisory Board of Sberbank as soon as possible. Svetlana Sagaidak, previously responsible for corporate business, will take on a role as the acting head of Global Markets division, until the Supervisory Board arrives at a decision regarding the appointment to the Executive Board.

Anatoly Popov, who was previously in charge of the Retail Services and Sales Department, will be responsible for curating the bank's Corporate Business division.

"On behalf of Sberbank I thank Sergey Gorkov for his effective and successful work at the bank. Today Sberbank is a global financial institution with presence in 22 countries across the world, and Sergey Nikolaevich has made a major contribution to the development and implementation of Sberbank's development strategy abroad. Sergey Gorkov is a top manager of the highest rank, a born leader. I am certain that his professional and personal qualities will allow him to make further successful management decisions of any degree of complexity. Svetlana Sagaidak and Anatoly Popov have proven themselves over the years of working at Sberbank in positions requiring high levels of responsibility. I am certain that their energy, experience and professionalism will send a new impulse across the bank's global and corporate divisions", Herman Gref, CEO, Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, said.