13 Sep 2018 10:23

Sergei Romanov appointed Energia Corp general director

MOSCOW. Sept 13 (Interfax) - Shareholders of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation have elected Sergei Romanov general director, the corporate press service said in a statement.

"Sergei Romanov was elected general director of the corporation on Wednesday as a result of an extraordinary general meeting of Energia Corporation shareholders held in the form of an absentee voting," the statement said.

Romanov has been employed with Energia since 1980. He started his career as an engineer and served as the general designer of manned spaceships lately. Romanov was Energia's acting general director upon the resignation of Vladimir Solntsev.