OREANDA-NEWS. On April 25, 2007 Igor Schelkunov has been appointed Administrative Director and a Member of EuroChem Management Board by decision of the company's Board of Directors, reported the press-centre of  EuroChem. Previously Schelkunov was Deputy Administrative Director for Human Resources Management.

He graduated from Tumen Industrial Institute majoring in Technology and Integrated Mechanization of Oil and Gas Field Development.He has extensive experience of work in the largest Russian oil-production company, Yuganskneftegas. He started his career in 1988 as oil and gas production operator; then he held various managerial positions in the company. During 1993-1997 he was Deputy Shop Manager for Oil and Gas Production in NGDU Yuganskneft, then Manager of Research and Manufacturing Shop. From 1997 to 2005 he was involved in the company's human resources management: first, as Head of Department, then, as Deputy Head of Human Resources Management, and finally, as Director of Human Resources of Yuganskneftegas. Since 2005 he has been working in EuroChem. The previous Administrative Director, Kirill Kravchenko, has joined other company.