Ishaev appointed vice president "Rosneft"

The former presidential envoy in the Far Eastern Federal District and ex-Minister of Development of the Far East, Viktor Ishaev, was appointed Vice President of Rosneft, the company's press service reports . He will occupy the position of presidential adviser to coordinate projects in the Far East in the rank of vice president.

“The Far East is one of the key regions of the company,” the report said. “The appointment of Viktor Ishaev will contribute to the successful development of projects of NK Rosneft OJSC in this region.”

On September 20, Kommersant reported about the possible appointment of Ishaev . This information was confirmed by the State Duma deputy from United Russia Boris Reznik, elected from the Khabarovsk Territory and the Jewish Autonomous Region. Rosneft and the government press service refused to comment.

Ishaev headed the Khabarovsk Territory in 1991-2009. In April 2009, he was appointed envoy of President Dmitry Medvedev in the Far Eastern Federal District, and in May 2012 he headed the newly created Ministry of Development of the Far East. During a trip to the Far East in August of this year, the president said that Ishaev’s resignation is “planned” and “in no way related to current problems”. Then the president promised the ex-field, the position in Moscow.

According to the publication, the President of Rosneft Igor Sechin the idea of ​​the appointment of Ishaev "supported in every possible way." According to the unofficial information of the newspaper, the son of Ishaev is a co -owner of a number of companies that sell oil products.