Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in annual general meeting of shareholders of OAO “TAIF”
30 April 2014, Wednesday
On April 30, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in an annual general meeting of shareholders of OAO “TAIF”, at which results of the group of companies “TAIF” and OAO “TAIF” activity in 2013 were summed up.
Making a keynote report at the meeting, Director General of OAO “TAIF” Albert Shigabutdinov said that the group’s balanced income made 443 billion roubles in 2013, with EBITDA amounting to 57 billion roubles, net profit – to 35 billion roubles. The company paid 79 billion roubles of taxes and duties to budgets of different levels and extra-budgetary funds, which is 16 per cent higher than last year.
The shareholders approved the annual statement, annual accounting reports, including income statement and the distribution of profit for the fiscal year of 2013. Moreover, a new Board of Directors of OAO “TAIF” was elected.
After the meeting of shareholders, a meeting of the new Board of Directors was held. Rustem Sulteev was re-elected as Board Chairman of OAO "TAIF". Albert Shigaboutdinov was re-elected as Director General of OAO "TAIF" for the next five-year term.
A press conference for media representatives was held afterwards. In particular, Board Chairman of OAO "TAIF" Rustem Sulteev reported that the new Board of Directors of 10 board members was approved.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”