OREANDA-NEWS. Mechel OAO (MICEX: MTLR, NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports the appointment of Natalia Trubkina as the company’s human resources director. Prior to her appointment, she headed the human resources department of the Group’s steel division.

 In her new post, Natalia Trubkina will supervise the operations of all departments that are part of Mechel’s HR management. Elena Selivanova, who headed this line of work as vice-president for human resources and social policy, is leaving her post. The position of vice-president for human resources and social policy will no longer exist in the company.

“Natalia Trubkina is highly experienced in personnel management, particularly in the mining and steel industry. Her appointment was entirely logical, as she has proved, in her capacity as our steel division’s HR director, that she can efficiently solve issues of any complexity. I sincerely welcome Natalia to the Group’s top management team! At the same time, I am grateful to Elena Selivanova for her loyalty to Mechel and the contribution she made to the company’s development,” Mechel OAO’s Chief Executive Officer Oleg Korzhov said.

Natalia Trubkina headed Mechel-Steel Management Company OOO’s HR department since 2009. In 2009, she was HR director in Soyuzmetallresurs Management Company ZAO. In 2006-2009, she headed the HR department of RUSAL’s secondary alloys business. In 2004-2006, she worked as RUSAL’s HR manager. In 2003-2004, she worked as HR manager in Texas Nafta Industries Inc.’s representative office. In 1994-2002, she was HR manager in Belpromstroibank OAO.

Natalia Trubkina graduated Novopolotsk Polytechnic Institute’s construction school and Moscow State University’s psychology department.

Mechel is an international mining and steel company which employs over 67,000 people. Its products are marketed in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa. Mechel unites producers of coal, iron ore concentrate, steel, rolled products, ferroalloys, heat and electric power. All of its enterprises work in a single production chain, from raw materials to high valueadded products.