The diplomas were handed over by the following officials: on the part of University of Northumbria - Mr. ??ny Dickson, UNN Vice-president, and Mr. Paul Crony, Newcastle Business school (NBS) Director; on the part of the Group - General director, "Severstal -group", Mr. ?lexey A. ??rdashov, who was one of the first graduates of the Business school.
Among those 26 today's graduates, there are a number of the Iron & Steel Works top managers: Mr. Igor ??stin, director on strategic planning, Severstal; Mr. ?lexander N.?ndrianov, director of finance and economy, Severstal; Mr. ?lexander V.Pogojev, director on production, Severstal.
In his speech at the ceremony, Mr. ?lexey A. ??rdashov, Chairman of Severstal's Board of directors, noted, that the personnel was the strategic wealth of the company, and the investments in the development of the employees would remain an important part of the Severstal's investment program.
According to Mr.??ny Dickson, UNN Vice-president, Newcastle Business School highly esteems the cooperation with such well known company as Severstal. He said that in the rapidly changing world, the continuous self-development of the managing staff was the majour factor of the company development.
For the group of companies "Severstal" it is already the fourth batch of Northumbria University Business school graduates. Among the first graduates - Mr. ?lexey A. ??rdashov, General director of "Severstal-group" and Mr. Vadim A.??khov, Deputy General director of "Severstal-group" on strategy and controlling.
Up to date 57 Severstal managers have already received Master of Business Administration diplomas, 61 more persons are being trained under this program.
16 January 2004
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