MOSCOW, November 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Volga Resources Group is pleased to announce the appointment of
Yury Tyamushkin as CEO of Sakhatrans LLC. Mr. Tyamushkin will be
responsible for the construction of the coal and iron ore terminals
in Muchka Bay, near Vanino, Far East Russia. The port construction
is planned to start in 2013 with completion expected in 2016. The
initial planned capacity of the terminal will be 12.5 million
tonnes per annum.
Mr. Tyamushkin has over 20 years' experience in construction and
transportation. Prior to joining Sakhatrans, he was Deputy CEO of
Transstroy Corporation, in charge of the construction of sea port
facilities. He successfully oversaw the construction of the Sochi
port cargo terminal which started operations in July 2012. From 2001 to 2009 he worked at Basic
Element and since 2007 he was Head of Port Business with overall
responsibility for the design and management of the construction
projects in the aluminum, fertilizer and grain terminals in the
ports of Vanino, Ust-Luga and Taman.
Chlodwig Reuter, Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Volga Resources Group commented: "We are
pleased to welcome Mr. Tyamushkin to our team and are confident his
experience and professional expertise will ensure the successful
construction of the coal and iron ore terminals."
About Volga Resources
Volga Resources Group is a
privately-held investment group that directly or indirectly holds
interests in a variety of assets on behalf of its shareholder,
Gennady Timchenko.
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