SUKHOI DIRECTOR GENERAL QUITS JOB AS DESIGN BUREAU CHIEF – COMPANY

RIA Novosti
12:22 | 01/ 08/ 2007

MOSCOW, August 1 (RIA Novosti) – Mikhail Pogosyan, director general of
the Sukhoi Aircraft Holding Company, has resigned his post as the head
of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, the company said in a statement Wednesday.

The Sukhoi Design Bureau’s board of directors accepted Pogosyan’s
resignation at a July 30 meeting, citing the official’s desire to
focus on managing the Sukhoi Aircraft Holding Company.

Pogosyan currently holds several posts, including board member of the
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), a majority state-owned corporation
consolidating aircraft-building companies and state assets engaged
in the manufacture, design, and sale of military, non-military,
transport, and unmanned aircraft.

The board also appointed Igor Ozar as managing director of the Sukhoi
Design Bureau starting July 31.

The bureau is part of the Sukhoi Aircraft Holding Company, which is
100% state-owned.