The board of directors of Bashneft, which in December passed from AFK Sistema under Vladimir Yevtushenkov to state control, elected on Wednesday, March 11, the first deputy head of the Ministry of Energy, Alexei Teksler, as its chairman, the press service of the energy company reports .

Earlier on Wednesday, at an extraordinary meeting of Bashneft shareholders, the company’s board of directors was also elected. In addition to Texler, its members included a member of the board of directors of KAZ Minerals Pls Charles Watson, the Minister of Land and Property Relations of Bashkiria Evgeny Guryev, a member of the board of directors of IG Seismic Services Maurice Dijol, the president of Bashneft Alexander Korsik, the first deputy minister of Bashkiria Rustem Mardanov, the president of the Russian Geological society" Viktor Orlov, head of the Department of Property Relations and Privatization of the Largest Organizations of the Federal Property Management Agency Vitaly Sergeychuk and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Soyuzneftegaz Yuri Shafranik.

In October, the Moscow Arbitration Court, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, decided to transfer Bashneft into state ownership , a controlling stake in which since 2009 belonged to AFK Sistema of Vladimir Yevtushenkov. At the beginning of December, the company became the property of the state. Instead of AFK Sistema, the Federal Property Management Agency became the owner of 73.94% of the shares.

In January, the head of Bashkortostan, Rustem Khamitov, turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to transfer part of the Bashneft shares to the republic. Later, the head of the Russian Ministry of Energy, Alexander Novak , said that the state would retain 50% plus one share of Bashneft after transferring the company's stake to the ownership of Bashkiria. In February, Prime Minister of the Republic Dmitry Sharonov said that Bashkiria expected to receive a controlling stake in Bashneft. On March 11, at a meeting of shareholders, Bashneft President Alexander Korsik said that it was planned to transfer 25% plus several shares of the company to Bashkiria.

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Texler became chairman of the board of directors of Bashneft