Former Managing Director of United Company RUSAL’s Krasnoyarsk smelter Evgeniy Zhukov has recently been appointed the General Director of RUSAL’s Ural smelter, the company’s press officer reports.

Boris Smolyanitskiy, who’d held the position for nine years, was appointed Counselor to UC RUSAL Aluminum Division Director.

Also, former Managing Director of Sayanogorsk smelter Evgeniy Nikitin is to replace Evgeniy Zhukov in the capacity of Krasnoyarsk smelter’s Managing Director.

‘Our cadre rotation program is targeted at the spread of the best corporate policies throughout the company’s divisions. All our enterprises are now faced with the challenge of becoming independent business units, so we hope the recent personnel changes will allow for the fullest and the most efficient implementation of our managers’ expertise,’ says Director of UC RUSAL Aluminum Division Alexei Arnautov.