CTC Media Appoints Oleg Kuzmin As Chief Strategic Communications Officer

(RTTNews) - CTC Media Inc. (CTCM), a Russian independent media company, announced Monday the appointment of Oleg Kuzmin as its Chief Strategic Communications Officer.

Kuzmin's responsibilities will include development and implementation of the company's PR strategy and communications policy, investor relations, external and internal communications, corporate social responsibility and communications support for the TV channels' projects.

Earlier, he headed communications and marketing projects in different sectors of the economy from heavy industry to media and sports.

Kuzmin was Vice President of Corporate Communications at steel and mining firm EVRAZ, and before that he was a member of the Management Board and Director for Corporate Affairs at INTERPIPE, the pipe and wheel company.

Kuzmin said, "Today the media and entertainment industry provides plenty of opportunity for development, and communications are extremely necessary in a period when the industry faces difficult challenges. I am convinced that together we will be able not only to enhance the Company's image, but to achieve a new level of communication with our target audience."