PhosAgro, the world’s leading producers of phosphate-based fertilisers, has announced the appointment of Siroj Loikov as its first Deputy CEO.
In his new position, Loikov will coordinate the work of the Company’s headquarters in Moscow, its management company in Cherepovets and the Company’s production sites. He will also oversee the implementation of the PhosAgro’s priority development projects and will be responsible for the appointment, development and assessment of the work of the Company’s top management.
Evgeny Novitsky, also First Deputy CEO at PhosAgro, will continue working to improve the system for interaction between the Company and government agencies, and he will also continue to oversee PhosAgro’s GR communications at the federal and regional levels.
PhosAgro CEO Andrey Guryev said, “Today, the Company is facing external challenges that require a prompt response and serious international expertise. We have a great deal of work ahead of us to build new partnerships, to implement major international projects, including in terms of expanding the use of environmentally friendly fertilizers, research and international trade, and to support the creation of a Green Standard for agricultural products in Russia and for its recognition as a global quality standard.”
“I am confident that Siroj Loikov’s previous work experience in the Company – managing international projects and personnel policies – will help him succeed with the challenges before him,” he added.
The Company is Europe’s largest producer of phosphate-based fertilisers, the world’s largest producer of high-grade phosphate rock and the world’s second largest producer (excluding China) of MAP and DAP (according to Fertecon), Russia’s only producer of feed monocalcium phosphate (MCP), and also the sole producer of nepheline concentrate in Russia.
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