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Publications for 2004

November 11, 2004, Kommersant - SPb

Aleksandr Buzakov: Our positions in civilian ship building are weaker than in military one

Results of ОАО Severnaya Verf’s extraordinary shareholders meeting became known yesterday. Moscow-based Mezhprombank having redeemed the shipyard’s controlling interest from New Programs and Concepts (NPC) Holding, formed new board of directors of the enterprise predominantly of its representatives. According to Ъ, a few days before, the new shareholder changed the Severnaya Verf’s General Director to Aleksandr BUZAKOV. Following his appointment, he gave the first interview to ALEKSANDRA GRITSKOVA, Ъ reporter.

November 11, 2004, Interfax

Vyacheslav Kolchin appointed as Severnaya Verf Economics and Finances Director

Vyacheslav Kolchin was appointed Economics and Finances Director of OAO Ship-Building Yard Severnaya Verf, Interfax learned from the enterprise.

November 9, 2004, Sekret Firmy

Buzakov changes wharves

Appointed as General Director of OAO Ship-Building Yard Severnaya Verf is Aleksandr Buzakov, former executive of GUP Admiralteiskiye Verfi.

November 5, 2004, Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Office vacated – office taken over. Severnaya Verf entrusted to Admiralteiskiye Verfi’ Top-Manager.

NEWLY designated General Director of Severnaya Verf, one of the largest Russian ship-builders, is Aleksand Buzakov. He is taking over the enterprise leaving Admiralteiskiye Verfi where he worked as a chief engineer during five years.

November 3, 2004, Kommersant – Saint Petersburg

Severnaya Verf changes hands

As it became known yesterday, management of Severnaya Verf was entrusted to a new General Director, Aleksandr Buzakov, former Chief Engineer of Admiralteiskiye Verfi. The appointed was initiated by Moscow-based Mezhprombank that has recently completed redemption of the Severnaya Verf controlling interest. According to the bank management, they would like to see the yard headed by a more ambitious manager, while the enterprise is waiting for further staff changes.

November 3, 2004, Vedomosti – Saint Petersburg

A new helmsman for Severnaya Verf

The Severnaya Verf controlling interest owner, Mezhprombank, announced yesterday resignation of Valery Venkov, the Severnaya Verf General Director. Venkov will be superseded by Aleksand Buzakov, former Chief Engineer of Admiralteiskiye Verfi. According to experts, new shareholder frees the shipyard from creatures of Boris Kuzyk, the shipyard’s former owner.

September 20, 2004, Russki Kuryer

Mezhprombank buys ships and aircraft

At the last weekend, United Industrial Corporation (UIC), a company managing industrial assets of International Industrial Bank, announced its two simultaneous considerable acquisitions. The first one was the redemption of controlling interest (53.48%) in the Severnaya Verf, one of the largest Russian ship builders, then the purchase of 13.78% of shares in OAO OKB Sukhoy, a legendary design office.

September 20, 2004, Kompania

Mezhprombank has come alongside

Mezprombank has completed the transaction of acquiring the Severnaya Verf’s controlling interest from entrepreneur Boris Kuzyk: United Industrial Corporation, a company managing the bank’s industrial assets has announced its control of 53.48% of the yard’s shares.

September 17, 2004, Kommersant

Mezhprombank gained Severnaya Verf

Yesterday, United Industrial Corporation (UIC), a company managing industrial assets of International Industrial Bank completed the transaction of acquiring controlling interest of ship builder Severnaya Verf from New Programs and Concepts industrial holding (NPC). The transaction put an end to the influence spheres distribution between Mezhprombank and NPC leaving the latter with a number of almost unappealing enterprises, whereas the bank acquired assets of major Russian defense enterprises.

June 15, 2004, Kompania

UIC for Investors

From now onwards, non-financial assets that fell within sphere of the International Industrial Bank’s interest will be managed by Aleksandr Gnusarev.

June 11, 2004, Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Mezhprombank confessed: the Bank conveyed its non-core Assets to UIC

International Industrial Bank confirmed that the bank’s non-core assets were conveyed to an individual management company i.e. United Industrial Corporation. The management company was entrusted to Aleksandr Gnusarev, one of the bank’s top-managers.

June 10, 2004, Vedomosti

Manager of the Mezhprombank’s Assets handpicked

Aleksandr Gnusarev was appointed Chairman of Board for ZAO United Industrial Corporation (UIC). This company was set up to manage industrial assets of Mezhprombank.

June 1, 2004, Vedomosti

Non-Core Businesses of the Bank fell to Management Company

Mezhprombank has decided to separate its banking business from industrial assets management. To do this, the bank will set up a management company to control and manage the bank’s non-banking assets estimated by the bank as high as RUR 60 billion.