Russian Helicopters Elects new Chairman

Russian Helicopters - a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec - has elected Rostec Deputy CEO, Vladimir Artyakov, as the board's Chairman.

“Today, Russian Helicopters is a leading helicopter producer on the global marketplace and number one by sales of military attack helicopters, with a firm order backlog of more than 350 billion rubles,” said Artyakov. “The company’s priorities for the next few years are to enter the global capital markets, and to increase our global market share up to 20 per cent by strengthening our positions in the CIS, China, India, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, as well as other regions.”

Dmitry Lelikov, CEO of Oboronprom, was elected Deputy Chairman of the Board of Russian Helicopters. Also elected to the board were: Dmitry Petrov, CEO of Russian Helicopters; Alexander Mikheev, Deputy CEO of Rosoboronexport; Pavel Osin, First Deputy CEO of Oboronprom; Shiv Khemka, Vice Chairman of SUN Group; Jean-Paul Béchat, Honorary President of GIFAS, the French aerospace industries association; Jean-Luc Picard, independent aerospace and defence consultant; and Vladimir Litvin, head of Rostec’s Department of Corporate Procedures and Property.