Gazprom has made a decision to appoint Mr Konstantin Stepovoy as Director General of Gazprom dobycha Noyabrsk.

Mr Konstantin Stepovoy was born in 1969 in Krivosheentsy settlement, Skvira District, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. In 1993 he graduated from the Tyumen Industrial Institute getting specialty in Technology and Integrated Mechanization of Oil and Gas Fields Development.

He has been working in the gas industry since 1992.

1. In 1992 to 1997 Mr Konstantin Stepovoy was a well surveyor, gas production operator, process engineer at the Vyngapur gas field of the Noyabrsk gas and gas condensate production and transmission directorate of Surgutgazprom.

2. Since 1997 a leading engineer of the gas production division, Noyabrsk gas and gas condensate production and transmission directorate, subsequently renamed into Noyabrskgazdobycha.

3. In 1999 to 2000 a senior engineer of the Gubkinsky gas field of Noyabrskgazdobycha, subsequently renamed into Noyabrskgazdobycha LLC in 2000 to 2004 head of the field.

4. From 2004 to 2009 he took the position of deputy GD for Economics in Noyabrskgazdobycha subsequently renamed into Gazprom dobycha Noyabrsk.

5. Since 2009 interim GD of Gazprom dobycha Noyabrsk

Mr Anatoly Krylosov former GD of Gazprom dobycha Noyabrsk was released from office due to a transfer to another appointment.