Severnaya Verf CEO Andrey Fomichev stands down
Alexander Ushakov, Chief Operations Officer of Severnaya Verf Shipyard based in St. Petersburg has been appointed CEO of the enterprise. Mr. Ushakov will replace Alexander Ushakov who “resigned at his own request,” the company’s press service said.
St. Petersburg-based Severnaya Verf (Northern Shipyard) is a leading shipbuilding company of the Russian defense industry. The firm has been part of Moscow-headquartered United Industrial Corporation since 2004. The shipyard specializes in building cruisers, destroyers, minesweepers, patrol vessels and antisubmarine, research and passenger vessels, timber cargo carriers, trawlers, container ships and Ro-Ro vessels for the Russian Defense Ministry and foreign customers.