OREANDA-NEWS. February 15, 2010. Sistema-Hals (LSE, MICEX, RTS: HALS), a major Russian real estate company today announces that the Board of Directors voted for appointment of Mr. Andrei Puchkov to the post of the Chairman of the Board of Directors OJSC "Sistema-Hals" .

Andrei Puchkov was born in 1977 in Moscow. In 1998 Mr. Puchkov graduated from the Law Department of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. In 1996-1997 - economist and legal consultant in the Central Economic Department of the Bank of Russia; in 1997-1999 - assistant lawyer, lawyer at ALM Law Bureau; 1999-2002 - member of the Moscow City Bar.

Mr. Puchkov joined VTB in 2002. Mr. Puchkov worked for VTB Legal Department as: Deputy Head, Head, Vice President - Head of the Department, Senior Vice President - Head of the Department, then Senior Vice President, a member of the Management Board. Since December 2008, he has been Deputy Chairman of VTB Management Board.