New appointments at Produkty Pitania Company
— 2005-07-06 —

Mikhail Y. Plukhin was appointed as the General Director of Produkty Pitania Kombinat Company. Vladimir Zarudny who previously worked in this position was appointed Business Development Director and he will work at the Moscow-based office for Produkty Pitania.

Before coming to work for Produkty Pitania Mikhail Plukhin worked as the head of Kaliningrad’s Administration Committee for Development of the Special Economic Zone in 2001 - 2003. Previously he worked as the Deputy Governor for the Kaliningrad region and supervised administrative aspects for  developing Kaliningrad as a special economic zone. As the General Director of Produkty Pitania Kombinat Company, Mr. Plukhin will be responsible for finance and the production management of the facility, while streamlining its organizational structure, and boosting the quality and professionalism of management to further improve the company’s position in the frozen convenience foods market.

 Produkty Pitania President Stefano Vlahovic provided the following comments, “Streamlining cooperation among all production divisions of the company largely depends on professional and efficient management. I am sure that the rich managerial experience and professional qualities of Mr. Plukhin will contribute to the further growth of the company’s production output. At the same time, expansion of business in Russia and CIS along with local market development, prospects require better coordination of the company’s regional operations. New appointments indicate that the company’s development is entering a new higher level. By making major initial investments in production and technology we have set grounds for today’s active promotion of our key brand – Zolotoy Petushok, expansion of distribution network, and a creation of a competitive network of regional representative offices”.