Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk Plc appointed Roman Deniskin the CEO and a director, effective April 16.
Deniskin was most recently deputy chairman at Eurasian Resources Group.
The company also appointed Bektas Mukazhanov as a nonindependent, nonexecutive director, effective immediately.
Mukazhanov is a director and investment adviser at a major shareholder of the company, Fincraft Holdings Ltd., according to a Feb. 8 release.
Interim CEO Sergey Ermolenko will step down from the board and return to his position as the general director of Petropavlovsk subsidiary Management Company Petropavlovsk.
Petropavlovsk's gold production in the fourth quarter of 2017 remained relatively stable year over year at 103,200 ounces, compared to 102,200 ounces produced in the year-ago quarter.
