A. Chubais appointed as Director General of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies

23.09.2008 // RUSNANO Press Center

In accordance with Presidential Decree 1400, as of 22.09.2008 Leonid Melamed is released from the post of Director General of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies.

According to Presidential Decree 1401, Anatoly Chubais has been appointed the new Director General.

I see this role as a great and interesting challenge directly connected with the historical task of setting Russia on the path to innovation development. The mission and main objective of the Corporation is close to my heart – for Russia to become a world leader in nanotechnological production. This means that by 2015 the Russian nano-industry’s revenue must equal today’s revenue for the former RAO Unified Energy System of Russia, and about 1 trillion rubles per year. As a member of RUSNANO Supervisory Council I have seen at first hand the enormous amount of work presided over by Director General Melamed in the past year alone. I feel that the company has successfully negotiated a challenging start-up, and, with the unique potential of its team, has the potential to achieve its goals. – said Anatoly Chubais.

I have spent a year here with the greatest pleasure and will continue to contribute to fulfilling the Corporation’s objectives as a member of the Supervisory Council. In the year of its inception, RUSNANO has formed a unique collective body in which I have complete faith. – claimed Leonid Melamed.