(Sibur) -- In order to further enhance the effectiveness of the management system, the organisational structure of ⌠SIBUR LLC has been changed.
Structural divisions within the corporate centre have been eliminated. The new management system is based on functional principles, and job titles reflect only the hierarchical status and belonging to the functions being performed. The new system will enable increasing mobility and personal liability among company management for results achieved.
Also, a new Management Board of the management organisation was elected, authority was redistributed, and internal personnel movements were implemented.
Mikhail Karisalov, who earlier served as the company's vice-president and headed the Hydrocarbon Feedstock Division, has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board and the Executive Director of SIBUR. He will be responsible for strategic development, the efficiency of and support for the company's production of hydrocarbon feedstock, energy, innovation, capital investment, investment projects, logistics, environmental protection and industrial safety.
Konstantin Belkin has been named as the new Director of the Hydrocarbon Feedstock Division, holding rank as a Management Board Member and Managing Director of ⌠SIBUR LLC. Previously, he was the Director of Operations at the Hydrocarbon Feedstock Division.
Mikhail Gordin has been appointed as the new Director of the Synthetic Rubbers Division, holding rank as a Management Board Member and Managing Director of ⌠SIBUR LLC. Previously, he served as the Deputy Director of Development in the Synthetic Rubbers Division.
Andrei Zhvakin, who previously headed the Synthetic Rubbers Division, has been appointed as the Director of the company's corporate university. Under the leadership of Andrei Zhvakin, the Synthetic Rubbers Division has demonstrated positive development dynamics, has successfully overcame the 2008-2009 crisis, and has laid the foundation for the further growth of this business segment on foreign markets.
The new appointments were carried out within the framework of the current staff turnover among the company's management team.