Rosatom's first deputy head Komarov heads Delo Group's board of directors, former group top manager Pankov becomes management company CEO - Likhachev

JIZZAKH REGION (UZBEKISTAN). Oct 22 (Interfax) - Rosatom First Deputy Head Kirill Komarov has become chairman of the board of directors of the Delo group of companies and Dmitry Pankov has been appointed general director of Delo Management Company LLC (the group's parent company).

"We are carrying out optimization procedures in the management tier; in particular, the number of board members has been reduced to three, and the first deputy general director of Rosatom state corporation, Kirill Komarov, has become chairman of this board," Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev told journalists.

"The first personnel appointments have begun. Dmitry Pankov, who worked in the company in senior positions for more than ten years before this, has become general director. And since 2024, Dmitry has worked at FESCO and was involved in integrating new assets. His task now is to ensure the maximum integration of the entire group of companies into Rosatom's structure in the short term," Likhachev said.

Rosatom is developing a financial recovery program for the Delo group of companies, he said.

On October 7, Rosatom, which owned 49% in the Delo group of companies, closed the deal to buy out the stake of the group's founder, Sergei Shishkarev (51%) under the "Russian roulette" procedure. JSC Atomenergoprom (part of Rosatom) became the owner of 100% of Delo Management Company LLC (the group's parent company) on October 14. After closing the deal, Rosatom announced the final consolidation of all its logistics assets and the formation of a common management center for the Delo group of companies, FESCO and other assets.

Pankov held the position of general director of Delo Management Company from October 2021 to November 2023. He was previously senior vice president for corporate governance, legal and M&A at the Delo group of companies. After leaving Delo Group in September 2024, he was appointed vice president of FESCO (parent company: PJSC Far Eastern Shipping Company , more than 90% owned by Rosatom).

Delo Group manages sea container terminals in the Azov-Black Sea, Baltic and Far Eastern basins, a network of railway container terminals, and a fleet of containers and fitting platforms. The group's transport and logistics business includes the intermodal container operator TransContainer and the multimodal transport operator Ruscon, while the stevedoring division includes the holding DeloPorts and the leading container terminal operator Global Ports.