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Siroj Loikov has been appointed First Deputy CEO of PhosAgro. Loikov, who was previously Deputy CEO in charge of international projects and personnel policy, will coordinate the work of the company’s headquarters in Moscow, its management company in Cherepovets and the company’s production sites. He will also oversee the implementation of the PhosAgro’s priority development projects and will be responsible for the appointment, development and assessment of the work of the company’s top management.

Evgeny Novitsky, also First Deputy CEO at PhosAgro, will continue working to improve the system for interaction between the Company and government agencies, and he will also continue to oversee PhosAgro’s GR communications at the federal and regional levels.

Mikhail Rybnikov, who has been appointed as an executive director, will focus on the integration of production, logistics and sales, further improvement of the economic efficiency of production and supply processes and cost management. He will also oversee the implementation of key IT projects and integrated planning, as well as improvement of industrial safety standards and the occupational health system at PhosAgro enterprises.

PhosAgro CEO Andrey Guryev said, “Today, the company is facing external challenges that require a prompt response and serious international expertise. We have a great deal of work ahead of us to build new partnerships, to implement major international projects, including in terms of expanding the use of environmentally friendly fertilizers, research and international trade, and to support the creation of a Green Standard for agricultural products in Russia and for its recognition as a global quality standard. Also on the agenda is the implementation of in-house projects to digitalise production and to restructure our occupational health and industrial safety functions. Meeting these challenges will require a great deal of commitment and attention. With this in mind, I decided to make some changes to the organisational structure of the Company’s management and delegate some of my duties as CEO. These changes will ensure that equal attention is paid to finding solutions to challenges both within the Company and in interaction with our partners, and they will enable us to develop in new areas and achieve the key performance indicators outlined in our Strategy 2025. I am confident that Siroj Loikov’s previous work experience in the Company – managing international projects and personnel policies – will help him succeed with the challenges before him.”

Worley has announced the appointment of Chris Ashton as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of Worley, following the retirement of Andrew Wood. Worley’s Chairman, John Grill said “Andrew Wood has had a distinguished career with Worley spanning 26 years, with the last seven as our CEO. Andrew’s contribution has been fundamental to creating the global company we are today. Under Andrew’s strong leadership, we successfully restructured Worley to realign our operations through a period of rapid change in the markets we serve, and then doubled the size of the business through the acquisition of the Energy, Chemicals and Resources (ECR) division of Jacobs to create the global leader across Worley’s core market segments. The Board and management thank Andrew for his significant and valuable contribution to Worley and wish him well in his retirement.”

Ashton has been at Worley since 1998 and has held many leadership roles in the company. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he was Chief Operating Officer (COO) responsible for the integration of ECR and strategy for the transformed Worley business. Previously he was accountable for the Major Projects and Integrated Solutions portfolio. He has also held executive roles with responsibility for Europe, Middle East and African operations, and the Power sector globally. He holds a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Sunderland, an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and has completed the Executive Management Program at Harvard Business School as well as the AICD Company Directors Course.

Commenting on his appointment Ashton said: “It is a great privilege to assume the leadership of this great company. The next decade will see unprecedented change in the energy, chemicals and resources industries which we serve. Our customers are being driven by having to address two fundamental structural disruptions; the Energy Transition and changes resulting from the adoption of digital processes.”