OREANDA-NEWS. December 29, 2009. OAO ARMADA (MICEX, RTS: ARMD) announces the inclusion of its Chairman of the Board of Directors Alexei Kuzovkin to the pool of high-potential managers under the patronage of the Russian President. The list is comprised of 500 managers, 11 of whom work in the IT sector, and the names top up the so-called “Presidential thousand.”

The pool of managers was created in mid—2008 at the president’s initiative and its goal was to make “a unified publically available database of the best managers in the country.” The formation of the pool is based on the opinion of experts representing the government, political parties, religious institutions and public organizations. The final list is comprised by the Executive Office of the Russian President.

“ARMADA is making great efforts to ensure the implementation of promising ideas, such as development of open source software, state portals and other information systems. The inclusion in the presidential pool of high-potential managers is the best recognition of our work and proof of our contribution to the development of Russia. It also testifies to the fact that things that we do are appreciated in the country,” Alexei Kuzovkin commented on his inclusion to the “Presidential thousand.”