Mechele OAO has appointed Andrey Ponomarev as Chief Executive Officer of Mechel-Steel Management Company OOO. He will replace Vladimir Tytsky who left the company due to retirement. The company’s steel enterprises produce long rolls from carbon and specialty steels, stainless flat rolls, structural shapes, and high value-added products, with distribution in North and South America, Asia, Europe and Africa.
Prior to his appointment, Andrey Ponomarev worked as First Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Mechel-Steel Management Company OOO since 2012. In 2009-2012, he headed Mechel Service Global B.V. in the Netherlands. In 2005-2009, he served as Managing Director of Mechel Service OOO.