Ekaterinburg – July 22, 2010 – Uralsvyazinform (RTS: URSI/URSIP) the leading carrier of fixed-line and mobile services in the Urals region, Russia reports the assignment of new committees of the Board of Directors.

Today, July 22, 2010 the Board of Directors assigned new BoD committees. The assignment of committees is aligned with best practices in corporate governance and ensures that the Board works to its due efficiency. The four committees are responsible for their committee-specific matters and work out recommendations for the Board of Directors to take final decisions.

Personnel and Remuneration Committee

Committee Chairman

Denis Kulikov, Member of the BoD, Uralsvyazinform, The chief executive of Association for Protection of Shareholder Rights

Committee members

- Mikhail Batmanov, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Deputy Director and Head of Section at Corporate Governance and Legal Department, Svyazinvest

- Bogdan Golubitsky, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Director of Economic Planning and Budgeting, Svyazinvest

- Vladimir Dudchenko, BoD Member, Uralsvyazinform, The director for operations of The Moscow representation of the NCH Advisors, Inc

Audit Committee

Committee Chairman

Vladimir Dudchenko, BoD Member, Uralsvyazinform, The director for operations of The Moscow representation of the NCH Advisors, Inc

Committee members

- Olga Korolyova, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Chief Accountant, Svyazinvest

- Elena Umnova, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Deputy General Director, Svyazinvest

Strategic Development Committee

Committee Chairman

Elena Umnova, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Deputy General Director, Svyazinvest

Committee members

- Bogdan Golubitsky, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Director of Economic Planning and Budgeting, Svyazinvest

- Eduard Lebedev, BoD Vice Chairman and Advisor of General Director, Uralsvyazinform 

- Serguei Lukash, BoD Member, Uralsvyazinform, General Director, Uralsvyazinform

- Evgeny Yurchenko, BoD Member, Uralsvyazinform, General Director, Svyazinvest

- Andrey Morozov, The chief of legal department of The Moscow representation of the NCH Advisors, Inc

- Alexandre Shevchuk, The deputy director for operations of The Moscow representation of the NCH Advisors, Inc

Corporate Governance Committee

Committee Chairman

Mikhail Batmanov, BoD member, Uralsvyazinform, Deputy Director and Head of Section at Corporate Governance and Legal Department, Svyazinvest

Committee Members

- Denis Kulikov, Member of the BoD, Uralsvyazinform, The chief executive of Association for Protection of Shareholder Rights

- Elena Barinova, Expert for corporate governance of The Moscow representation of the NCH Advisors, Inc

- Alla Grigorieva, Deputy Director and Head of Section at Corporate Governance and Legal Department, Svyazinvest

- Serguei Frolov, The first deputy director, Uralsvyazinform

- Konstantin Chulakov, Corporate secretary, Uralsvyazinform