Russia: Baltika announces staff changes in the structure of sales subdivisions

Baltika announced on May 2 the following changes in the sales subdivisions within Russia came into effect:

Oleg Burkhanov, who previously occupied the post of Vice President of Sales — East, has been appointed Director of Development, Sales Channels.

Victor Semak, Vice President of Sales — West, and Elvira Chernaya, Director of Sales Development, have decided to leave the Company. The subdivisions and functions which reported to these managers will now report directly to Baltika Breweries’ Vice President of Sales in Russia, Igor Udotov.

"During their time working in the Company, Viktor Semak and Elvira Chernaya made a worthy contribution to achieving the large-scale goals and ambitious tasks facing Baltika Breweries. We thank our colleagues for their contribution to the development of our Company during the complicated period of merger, as well as for the good sales results in 2006, and we wish them further success in their careers", Igor Udotov, Vice President of Sales, Baltika Breweries, said.