Rosneft Board of Directors considered a range of issues relating to the Company’s current activities at a scheduled meeting on September 18, the company’s press release says.
The Board of Directors took into consideration information on the Rosneft’s H1 2013 finance and business operations plan implementation results and approved the adjustment of the key indicators of the Company’s 2013 business plan with due account for the consolidation of purchased assets’ indicators and Tuapse Refinery business project actualization. The Board also approved a number of interested-party transactions.
According to Rosneft Charter and Regulation on the Collegial Executive Body of OJSC Oil Company Rosneft, the Board of Directors approved the 13-member body of the Company’s Management Board.
The Board of Directors also resolved on the early termination of office by the Management Board member Eduard Khudaynatov due to employment termination. The new members of the Management Board are as follows: Rosneft First Vice President Eric Maurice Liron, Rosneft Vice President for Economics and Finance Svyatoslav Slavinskiy and Vice President, Head of Rosneft President Office Rashid Sharipov, who has also been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board. The Board also gave its endorsement for the Management Board members’ concurrent service at management bodies of other organizations.
The Board of Directors introduced changes to the Regulation on the procedure for calculation and payment of remuneration to members of the Board and compensation of their expenses. These changes envisage provision of advance sums for covering expenses incurred by the members of the Board of Directors connected with the performance of their duties.
Rosneft is the leader of Russia’s petroleum industry, and ranks among the world’s top publicly traded oil and gas companies. The Company is primarily engaged in exploration and production of hydrocarbons, production of petroleum products and petrochemicals, and marketing of outputs. Rosneft has been included in the Russian Government’s List of Strategic Enterprises and Organizations. The state holds 69.50% in the Company (through OJSC ROSNEFTEGAZ), while approximately 10% of shares are in free-float .