OREANDA-NEWS  On 04 September Pharmacy Chain 36.6 [RTS: APTK; MICEX: RU14APTK1007] the leading Russian health and beauty retailer announces that four top class professionals have joined its management team.

Ruslan Vorobel has joined 36.6 as Commercial Director from Metro Group where he has been working for the last seven years and held senior positions of increased responsibility.  Ruslan’s primary task is to formulate, implement and manage the assortment plan strategy for Pharmacy Chain 36.6. This includes making considerable improvements in the centralized assortment plan building, strengthening the Commercial department’s focus on customer’s needs and driving the best terms from manufacturers.

Andre Atemasov to lead Pharmacy Chain 36.6 Marketing department. As Marketing Director Andre is one of the key members of our management team, responsible for the Company’s marketing and branding strategy and implementation across 29 regions where 36.6 operates. Following our 2008 strategy his key priority is leveraging our strong brand to attract new customers and further build brand loyalty.   Prior to joining 36.6 Andre worked in marketing positions of increasing responsibility for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. and RedEnvelope, Inc.

Marina Ivanova has joined 36.6 as Human Resources Director from Perekrestok, supermarket chain owned by X5 Retail Group.  Marina’s key responsibility is to strengthen the Company’s position as one of the best employers on the market and continue winning and recruiting new talent for Pharmacy Chain 36.6.

Alexey Skrypnikov has been appointed Director of the Moscow Central Russia Business Unit.  Alexey’s main focus is to carry out the turn-around in Moscow which is our key priority outlined earlier this year. Prior to joining Pharmacy Chain 36.6 Alexey was Executive Director at Stary Lekar, a pharmacy chain that Mr. Skrypnikov grew into the number three chain in the lucrative Moscow market.

Commenting on the appointment, Jere Calmes, President of Pharmacy Chain 36.6 said, “Over the last few months we have managed to recruit top talent on the human resources market. We are extremely pleased that Ruslan, Andre, Marina and Alexey are joining us and bringing their broad experience and in depth expertise to our talented team. Additionally we have strengthened our existing team by promoting Alexandra Kozhaeva to Director of Supply and Kirill Ivanov to Director for regional operations. Dmitry Godunov in addition to his responsibilities as first Deputy CEO will supervise the nationwide logistics.”