OREANDA-NEWS. Renaissance Capital, the leading emerging markets investment bank, has appointed Vladimir Sklyar as Head of Russian Research, in a move to further strengthen the Firm’s leadership on the ground in its core market and continue to drive the high standards of research for which it is known.

Sklyar, who joined Renaissance in 2007 as Utilities analyst, and was promoted to Head of Utilities Research in 2012, is among the most experienced and highly regarded utilities-sector analysts in Russia. In his expanded role, he will primarily be responsible for managing the Firm’s Russian research franchise, and raising this function to a new level in order to leverage the Firm’s successes and market-share leadership.

Sklyar will work closely with Renaissance Capital’s Equity Products Group to ensure a unified Russian product, and retains his position as Head of Utilities Research. He will report to David Nangle, Renaissance Capital’s Head of Research.