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President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday appointed...
on the appointment. We need a manager, who will boost the economy and fight corruption. I think Khloponin will be up to the task."Khloponin, 45, is a former banker and board chairman of Norilsk Nickel who helped to overhaul the metals giant following the post-Soviet privatization campaign.
Since 2002, he headed Krasnoyarsk Territory, a province nearly four times the size of France. His gubernatorial term was marked with a fast economic growth in the region and a visible improvement of living standards.
In 2002, Khloponin was named Person of the Year by Expert magazine, the Russian business weekly.
MOSCOW, January 19 (RIA Novosti)
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