Viktor Misnik appointed CEO, Gazpromneft-Vostok

The Board ofDirectors ofGazpromneft-Vostok has appointed Viktor Misnik asthe company’s CEO.

Viktor Misnik was born in1961. Heholds adegree from the Tyumen Industrial Institute in“Oil and Gas Production Equipment and Machinery.”

Prior tohis appointment asGazpromneft-Vostok CEO, Viktor Misnik was Deputy Chief Engineer for New Projects with Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz.

Between 2001 and 2013 Viktor Misnik was Deputy CEO for Operations Support and Services with Open Joint Stock Company Servisnaya Burovaya Kompanaiya (Service Drilling Company) and CEO ofOJSCYamalServisTsentr.

Hestarted his working career in1982as adrilling rig assembly man with Noyabrskneftegaz. Between then and 2001he held executive positions with Noyabrskneftegaz.

In2011 Viktor Misnik was awarded the title ofMerited Oil and Gas Worker ofthe Russian Federation.

Vadim Yakovlev, First Deputy CEO, Gazprom Neft said: “Gazpromneft-Vostok’s long term-strategy has set anambitious target ofpractically doubling its output within the next six years. Development oftight reserves remains one ofthe company’s strategic goals, including Paleozoic rock, the introduction ofnew efficient recovery technologies and the establishment ofCompetences Center which will focus onfissured reservoirs which could subsequently beused byother Gazprom Neft enterprises. Iam sure that the team ofGazpromneft-Vostok professionals will meet that challenge.”