Etalon Group Expands Board of Directors

06 April 2022

ETALON GROUP PLC (“Etalon Group” or the “Company”), one of Russia’s largest and longest-established development and construction companies, announces changes to the membership of its Board of Directors.

In line with best corporate governance practices and in order to maintain a balanced Board structure and the independence of the Board’s directors, Vitaly Pyltsov has been appointed as a new independent director. In addition, Vitaly was nominated and unanimously approved by the Board of Directors as the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Taking these changes into account, the members of the new Board of Directors and its committees are as follows:

Board of Directors:

  • Sergey Egorov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, non-executive director
  • Gennadiy Shcherbina, Chief Executive Officer of Etalon Group
  • Maxim Berlovich, executive director
  • Oleg Mubarakshin, non-executive director
  • Dennis Vinokourov, non-executive director
  • Alexander Voloshin, independent non-executive director
  • Boris Svetlichny, independent non-executive director
  • Marina Ogloblina, independent non-executive director
  • Ganna Khomenko, independent non-executive director
  • Charalampos Avgousti, independent non-executive director
  • Vitaly Pyltsov, independent non-executive director

Strategy Committee:

  • Maxim Berlovich, Chairman
  • Sergey Egorov, non-executive director
  • Gennadiy Shcherbina, Chief Executive Officer of Etalon Group
  • Oleg Mubarakshin, non-executive director
  • Dennis Vinokourov, non-executive director
  • Artyom Zasursky, Vice President for Strategy and Development at PJSFC Sistema
  • Marina Ogloblina, independent non-executive director

Remuneration and Nomination Committee:

  • Sergey Egorov, Chairman
  • Oleg Mubarakshin, non-executive director
  • Ganna Khomenko, independent non-executive director
  • Charalampos Avgousti, independent non-executive director

Audit Committee:

  • Vitaly Pyltsov, Chairman, independent non-executive director
  • Boris Svetlichny, independent non-executive director
  • Ganna Khomenko, independent non-executive director

Investor Relations and Information Disclosure Committee:

  • Petr Kryuchkov, Chairman
  • Dennis Vinokourov, non-executive director
  • Boris Svetlichny, independent non-executive director

Biographical information:

Vitaly Pyltsov

Vitaly Pyltsov has 30 years of experience in finance, audit and management, including strategy development at Russian and international companies. For more than 20 years Vitaly worked at the Russian and international offices of Ernst & Young in a number of positions including COO for the CIS region and Audit Partner. From 2013 to 2015 he was COO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Co-COO of the Russia-China Investment Fund, established by the RDIF and China Investment Corporation. Vitaly is an independent director and head of the Audit Committee at PJSC Renaissance Insurance Group.

Vitaly graduated with distinction from the Moscow Institute of Finance (now the Financial University Under the Government of the Russian Federation) in international economic relations, including study at Humboldt University in Berlin.

This and other announcements are available on the Etalon Group website:
https://www.etalongroup.com/investor-relations/investor-news/.

Contact Information

Etalon Group
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T: +44 (0) 20 8123 1328
E: ir@etalongroup.com

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About Etalon Group

Founded in 1987, Etalon Group is one of the largest development and construction companies in Russia. The Company focuses on middle class residential real estate in the Moscow and St Petersburg metropolitan areas. In 2021, the Company began a regional expansion programme and has already launched new projects in Omsk, the Novosibirsk region as well as Ekaterinburg and Tyumen. With a 35-year history, Etalon Group has one of the longest and most successful track records in the Russian real estate industry. Since its foundation, Etalon Group has commissioned 7.9 million sqm of real estate.

Thanks to its integrated business model, Etalon Group is able to create added value for customers and shareholders at every stage of development, from land plot analysis and acquisition to the operation and maintenance of existing properties. Etalon Group employs over 4,600 people, and its nationwide sales and marketing network covers 59 Russian cities.

Etalon Group’s total assets comprise 27 projects under development, unsold inventory at completed residential complexes and commercial properties, with total unsold NSA of 6.0 million sqm, as well as a construction and maintenance division. Colliers International valued the Company’s total assets at RUB 270 billion as of 31 December 2021.

In 2021, Etalon Group’s new contract sales totalled 446 ths sqm, or RUB 84.4 billion. The Company’s revenue in 2020 amounted to RUB 78.7 billion, with EBITDA of RUB 12.6 billion.

Etalon Group’s GDRs have traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange since 20 April 2011 and on the Level 1 quotation list of Moscow Exchange since 31 January 2020 under the ticker ETLN.