28 Jun 2018 11:30
PJSC TransContainer
28 June 2018
Appointment of new Chief Executive Officer
Today, on 28 June 2018, the Board of Directors of PJSC TransContainer ("TransContainer" or the "Company") (LSE: TRCN) approved the appointment of Vyacheslav Saraev as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. This follows the announcement on 1 June 2018 that Petr Baskakov had advised the Board of his intention to step down as CEO.
Mr. Saraev will be joining the Board of TransContainer as CEO on 29 June 2018 and Mr. Baskakov will step down as CEO and from the Board on the same date.
The Board also approved the appointment of Vladimir Chisnakov as First Deputy CEO with immediate effect.
Notes to editors
Vyacheslav G. Saraev
· Prior to joining TransContainer, from 2011 to 2018, Vyacheslav Saraev held a number of senior positions in EvrazHolding Ltd., the management company of EVRAZ.
· From January 2015 to October 2017, he served as CEO of EVRAZ Nahodka Sea Trade Port, a leading stevedoring company in the Russian Far East.
· Mr. Saraev graduated from the Kuzbass Technical University in 1998. He received his PhD in technical sciences from Institute of Coal and Coal Chemistry of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Science.
Vladimir V. Chisnakov
· From 2016 to 2018, Vladimir Chisnakov served as First Vice-President at FESCO, one of largest intermodal transport operator in Russia, where he was responsible for the liner and logistics division.
· Prior to that, from 2010 to 2016, he worked as First Deputy CEO at PJSC TransContainer.
· From 2004 to 2010, Mr. Chisnakov was CEO at Russkaya Troika Ltd, a joint venture between Russian Railways and FESCO.
· From 2003 to 2004, he was Deputy CEO and Head of Corporate Infrastructure Department at FESCO.
· In 2003, Mr. Chisnakov acted as First Deputy Head of the Economic Development and Planning Department of the Krasnoyarsk Region Administration Council.
· He graduated from Krasnoyarsk State University in 1992 with a degree in mathematics, as well as completed a retraining programme for the qualification in arbitration management in 1998. Vladimir also graduated from the Institute of Professional Accountants of Russia in 2002 with a degree in accounting and financial management.
Enquiries:
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Andrey Zhemchugov,First Deputy CFO | +7 495 637 9178 +7 495 609 6062 | ||
IR@trcont.ru | |||
Website | www.trcont.com | ||
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About TransContainer
TransContainer (LSE ticker: TRCN) is the leading intermodal container transportation company in Russia with a market share of approximately 43%. It is the market leader in Russia by flatcar fleet size, container transportation by rail and rail-side container terminal throughput. As at 31 March 2018, it owned and leased 25,278 flatcars and 70,000 ISO containers. TransContainer also owns a network of rail-side container terminals, located at 41 railway stations across Russia and operates one terminal in Slovakia under a long-term lease agreement. The Company's joint venture JSC Kedentransservice ("Kedentransservice", or "KDTS") also operates 19 inland rail-side terminals in Kazakhstan. The Company's sales network comprises of 101 sales outlets in Russia, along with additional outlets across the CIS, Europe and Asia. TransContainer is listed on Moscow Exchange and LSE. The Company's major shareholder with 50% +2 shares is United Transportation and Logistics Company, 100% owned by Russian Railways.