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NLMK Group announces staffing changes in sales and marketing
NLMK Group, a global steel company, is announcing staffing changes in its Sales function. Mikhail Antonov will be joining the team as the new Vice President for Sales and Marketing, replacing Ilya Guschin, who is leaving the company.
Mikhail Antonov will focus on further sales portfolio optimization, accelerating the development and market launch of new products, and customer service development at the Group’s Russian companies and export markets.
Grigory Fedorishin, NLMK Group CEO, said: «I am grateful to Ilya Guschin for his significant contribution to our company’s development. Under his leadership, sales management processes were rebuilt, new channels were created, including retail and e-sales, and customer experience KPIs were enhanced. I am certain that Mikhail Antonov’s extensive, long-standing experience will give momentum to the changes in our products and sales markets that we are planning for the new strategic horizon.»
Mikhail Antonov’s bio
From 2002 to 2013, Mikhail Antonov worked at Lukoil, occupying positions from Head of Strategic Development to First Deputy Vice President for Refining. From 2010 to 2013, he served as Director at LITASCO (LUKOIL International Trading and Supply Company) in Switzerland and Italy. In 2013, Mikhail was appointed CEO of Gazprom Marketing & Trading, where he coordinated the company’s operations in North and South America. From 2018 onwards, he was in charge of the Refining business unit at Gazpromneft, where he initiated the Production Management and Reliability Centre project and established Gazpromneft Industrial Innovations, an R&D tech company. Mikhail has an MBA from the London School of Business.
About NLMK Group
NLMK Group is the largest steelmaker in Russia and one of the most efficient in the world.
NLMK Group’s steel products are used in various industries, from construction and machine building to the manufacturing of power-generation equipment and offshore wind turbines.
NLMK operates production facilities in Russia, Europe and the United States. The Company’s steel production capacity exceeds 17 million tonnes per year.
NLMK has a highly competitive cash cost among global manufacturers and one of the highest profitability levels in the industry. The Company has investment grade credit ratings from S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, and Expert RA.
NLMK’s ordinary shares with a 20.7% free-float are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (ticker "NLMK") and its global depositary shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker "NLMK:LI"). The share capital of the Company is divided into 5,993,227,240 shares with a par value of RUB1. For more details on NLMK shareholder capital, please follow the link.
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