ALROSA announced the appointment of Dmitry Kolesov as Deputy CEO. He will oversee the company's maintenance activities, and will lead the implementation of the program on maintenance reengineering to build a modern high-tech and highly efficient repair service of ALROSA. Prior to joining ALROSA, Dmitry Kolesov headed NLMK's maintenance service for three years. Prior to that, he held senior positions in the United Aircraft Corporation, companies associated with Severstal and the Almaty Heavy Machinery Plant.