OREANDA-NEWS. Izhorskiye Zavody OJSC, a part of OMZ (Uralmash-Izhora Group) (RTS: OMZZ; LSE: OMZD; OTC: UHMVY), in an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held 28 Nov., elected a new Board of Directors.

Board members elected include:

1. Yuri Arkhipov, Deputy General Director, OMZ OJSC
2. Viktor Danilenko, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Zio-Podolsk OJSC
3. Kirill Komarov, General Director, Atomenergomash OJSC
4. Yakov Kop, Deputy General Director, HR Director, OMZ OJSC
5. Evgeny Pakermanov, General Director, Izhorskiye Zavody OJSC
6. Sergei Filatov, Deputy General Dirctor, Financial Director, OMZ OJSC
7. Vladimir Schedrov, First Deputy General Director, OMZ OJSC
8. Vladimir Yurkov, General Director, Forpost-Management CJSC, Member of the Board of Directors, OMZ OJSC

As announced previously, OMZ has decided to allocate seats for two representatives of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Energy on Izhorskiye Zavody board. This decision is in line with the formation of a joint venture with Atomenergomash OJSC.

The step will allow OMZ to improve its interactions with its partners and to receive state orders under the Federal Program “Development of Russia’s Nuclear Energy Industrial Complex for 2007-2015.”