The appointment of Mr Borovik is in line with UC RUSAL’s management rotation programme, which is aimed at promoting best practices throughout all areas of the company. Mr. Borovik will be responsible for improving efficiency of productivity and management and promoting technological excellence, as well as for the introduction of industry best environmental and safety practices.

Georgy Avetikyan, who was previously the CEO of ARMENAL, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors at the plant.

Biography 

Sergey Borovik was born in 1961 at Irkutsk. In 1983, Mr Borovik graduated from the Irkutsk State Polytechnic Institute majoring in Aviation Engineering. He started his career at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter as an industrial equipment repairs supervisor and became the head of the repair department in 1990.  In 1998, Mr Borovik was appointed as a deputy to the CEO, taking responsibility for planning at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter. In 2000, he acted as CEO for the Mihalum company. Since 2004 Mr. Borovik was the Managing Director of UC RUSAL Ural Foil Mill. 

About UC RUSAL

United Company RUSAL (www.rusal.com) is the global leader in the aluminium industry, accounting for approximately 12% and 15% of global production of aluminium and alumina respectively. The company was founded in March 2007 through the merger of RUSAL, SUAL, and the alumina assets of Glencore. United Company RUSAL sells its products in 70 countries worldwide and employs 100,000 people in 19 countries, across 5 continents.

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