Vladimir Potanin named CEO of Norilsk Nickel
The Board of Directors of MMC Norilsk Nickel elected at its recent meeting Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin as new Chief Executive Officer, the Company press release said.
Vladimir Potanin replaces his namesake - Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, who had worked for the company since 2008. The Board members expressed their gratitude to Vladimir Strzhalkovsky for years of fruitful cooperation.
About MMC Norilsk Nickel
MMC Norilsk Nickel, a company 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 at the Taymyr and Kola Peninsulas. MMC Norilsk Nickel international assets include operations in Finland, Australia, Botswana and South Africa.
MMC Norilsk Nickel’s shares are traded at MICEX-RTS. ADR’s on the Company’s shares are traded on the other the counter market in the US and at the London and Berlin stock exchanges.
