The founder of RussNeft, Mikhail Gutseriev, stepped down as its president. The company was headed by Senior Vice President Oleg Gordeev.
The RussNeft report for 2014 states that Mikhail Gutseriev resigned ahead of schedule as President of RussNeft on February 2, 2015 based on the decision of the company's board of directors. Gordeev has been appointed president of the company since February 3, 2014.