Former head of Zarubezhneft may head CPC
MOSCOW. Jan 23 (Interfax) - Former general director of Zarubezhneft, Nikolai Brunich, may head up the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), sources close to CPC shareholders told Interfax.
Nikolai Platonov, who currently heads CPC, plans to move to Transneft , the said.
A source at Zarubezhneft said CPC is considered one option for Brunich's new position.
Transneft spokesman Igor Demin told the agency that in a presentation to the European Commission it was agreed that it was necessary to view Europe as a particularly important area in foreign economic activity. "We invited Nikolai Platonov - the current general director of CPC - to do this," he said. Transneft recommends Brunich as head of CPC, he added.
CPC shareholders need to approve the appointment of the new company chief.
Former vice president of Rosneft and Deputy Energy Minister Sergei Kudryashov was appointed general director of Zarubezhneft.