The Board approved the election of Evgeny Yasin, an independent director, as chairman of the Compensation and Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors, and Michael O’Neill, also an independent director, as chairman of the Strategy and Investment Committee of the Board of Directors. The election of independent directors to these posts is in line with United States Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines.
The board also discussed the Company’s draft Corporate Governance Code and stated its intention to vote on a final version of the Code at the next meeting of the Board of Directors.
The next and final planned meeting of the Board of Directors in 2004 is scheduled for December 17, 2004.
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