Freight One names Alexander Voloshin Chairman of the Board
Independent director Alexander Voloshin was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Freight One JSC (PGK). Russian Railways Vice President Salman Babaev was named Chairman Deputy at a meeting of the Council of the new Board of Directors held on July 16th. The Board also re-elected its committees from among the existing members of the Board of Directors.
The Strategic Planning Committee members are as follows; Salman Babaev, Oleg Bagrin, Oleg Bukin, Alexander Sapronov and Dmitry Lisin. The Human Resources and Remuneration Committee members are as follows: Alexei Davydov, Dmitry Lisin, Alexander Sapronov and Igor Fedorov. The Audit Committee - Oleg Bagrin, Alexei Davydov, Oleg Kiselev and Dmitry Lisin.
"The new committees were formed solely from the existing members of the Board of Directors, which meets the highest international standards of corporate governance," said Freight One’s General Director Oleg Bukin.
About Freight One
Freight One is the largest private rail freight operator in Russia and across the whole 1520 gauge. In 2011 the total capacity of freight transportation by Freight One was 284 million tons. Freight One possesses over 190 000 units of rolling stock which constitutes 17% of Russian car fleet. The structure of Freight One is made up of 14 sub-offices, which deliver services to customers across the whole railway network in Russia. In Ukraine and Finland the Company is represented by Freight One Ukraine and Freight One Scandinavia.
In late 2011 Freight One joined UCL Rail, which is the railway division of UCL Holding - an international transport group. The group unites several large railway operators with a broad network, as well as stevedoring companies in the north-west and south of the country, along with Volga, North-Western and Western Shipping Companies, plus some other shipping and logistics assets.