The Board of Directors directed by Alexei Mordashov LMWH

Co-owner of "Severstal" and the bank "Russia" Alexei Mordashov led the Board of Directors of the "National Media Group" (NMG), the press service of the holding company, said that made the decision on Monday. Mordashov - shareholders of NMH and "Severstal", Forbes estimates his fortune at $ 18500000000 As head of the board of directors of the media keeps businessman replaced Sovershaeva Love, a former colleague Vladimir Putin on working in the St. Petersburg mayor's office. It Vice Chairman of the Public Council of the NMG State Duma deputy Alina Kabaeva is (it contains. Mordashov) remain conducted. NMG was founded in February 2008 on the basis of media assets of the bank "Russia", "Surgutneftegas", "SOGAZ" and Mordashov. In February 2011, the "National Media Group" acquired a 25% stake in the channel structures of Roman Abramovich, Millhouse. Also currently Holding owns 72.4% of TV "Petersburg - Channel Five", 68% of REN TV, 50.19% of the "Izvestia". LMWH including recently co-owner of the holding company CTC Media, the television channels STS, "Home" and their customers. In addition, the NMH agency "Video International" are. Associated with the LMWH market participants believe that the publisher "Russian News Media" newspaper "The Day". Co-owner of "Russian News Media" Aram Gabrelyanov served as Deputy Chief of the LMWH. He declined to comment on personnel changes in the Board of Directors of the holding company. A source close to LMWH, calls it "logical." "Mordashov has long been a predictable relationship to the group, is one of the shareholders of NMG owns 26.2%, the appointment and expected," - said the source "Gazety.Ru." Representatives businessman to be expected as the appointment, refused to comment on possible changes in the policy of appointing Mordasheva for the post. Sovershaeva strictly adhered to a position in the public council LMWH and remain a member of the board of directors, said an informed source. Contact Sovershaeva failed. She previously worked as a director of the channel, and REN, the final report "Fifth" on the composition of the related companies (as of 30 June 2011) Sovershaeva not specified. Analyst, "Troika Dialog" Anna Lepetukhina believes that change the chairman of LMWH may be associated with new plans Sovershaeva. "Apparently, she wanted to go" - the analyst does not expect major changes in the policies of the media holding. Alexei Makarkin of the "Center for Political Technologies," believes that the personnel changes to planned changes in the capital structure of LMWH can be obtained. The structure of the co-owner of the establishment is the Luxembourg media company RTL - it will change 30% of the REN of 7.5% of the "National Media Group." "When trying to enter into the business of the new co-owner of the existing shareholders, personally supervise the distribution of the shares", - said Makarkin, adding that before the election campaigns of 2011-2012 media business gets maximum political value.