Zoltav announced the appointments, effective immediately, of Andrey Komarov and Yulia Lebedina, both as non-executive directors of the company. Mr. Komarov is a very experienced Russian oil and gas professional having held senior managerial positions with a number of major Russian energy businesses. Between 2006 and 2013 Mr. Komarov served as Vice President, Gas Business Development & Sales, and latterly as Vice President, Gas & Power, at TNK-BP, where he worked with Alastair Ferguson, an executive director of Zoltav.

Mr. Komarov is currently chief executive of MKM Logistics LLC. Ms Lebedina is an experienced corporate lawyer based in Moscow. Ms Lebedina is Head of the Corporate Department at Millhouse LLC, responsible for corporate governance and the provision of legal and corporate support for transactions.

Ms Lebedina initially joined Millhouse LLC in 2006 in the group's legal department. Prior to Millhouse LLC, Ms Lebedina was Senior Corporate Counsel at Sibneft OJSC. Prior to Sibneft OJSC, Ms Lebedina held a number of legal counsel positions including with KPM Consulting where she provided legal support for Russian corporations.