In this capacity Georgy
Romanov will represent the Company’s interests in the European Union. Together
with MMC Norilsk Nickel First Deputy General Director Oleg Pivovarchuk and
Deputy General Director Viktor Sprogis, Georgy Romanov will join the Board of Nickel
Institute (http://www.nickelinstitute.org) with the aim to represent the
Company. Among other matters, he will be responsible for the Company’s
initiative contesting the European Commission decision to classify a number of
nickel compounds as hazardous substances.
“I’m pleased to be invited
by MMC Norilsk Nickel management to take this important position and I hope to
justify their confidence and contribute to further development of the Company”,
Georgy Romanov said.
BRIEF CV:
Georgy Romanov, Grand Duke
of Russia
Born in 1981 in Madrid.
Worked in European
Parliament. Occupied position of assistant to the Vice President of European
Commission and the Commissioner for Transport and Energy in Brussels, and then
in Luxembourg was responsible for atomic energy issues.
Studied science of law and
economics in Oxford.
Has a perfect command of
Russian, French, Spanish and English.
ABOUT MMC NORILSK NICKEL:
MMC Norilsk Nickel, a
corporation incorporated under the laws of the Russian Federation, is the
largest diversified mining and metals company in Russia, the world's largest
producer of nickel and palladium and one of the world's largest producers of
platinum, rhodium, copper and cobalt. In addition to this, MMC Norilsk Nickel
produces a large number of other by-products, including gold, silver,
tellurium, selenium, iridium and ruthenium.
The key production units of
the Company’s group in Russia are the Polar Division and OJSC Kola Mining and
Metallurgical Company. MMC Norilsk Nickel international assets include
operations in Finland, Australia, Botswana and South Africa. MMC Norilsk Nickel
is the majority shareholder in Stillwater Mining Company, the largest producer
of platinum group metals in North America, whose shares are traded on the New
York Stock Exchange. Detailed information on the Company is available at the
website www.norilsknickel.ru/en.
