Moscow. 6 June 2005. The Chairman of the Management Board of RAO "UES of Russia" Anatoly Chubais signed an Order appointing Alexander Chikunov, member of the Management Board of the Company, as Managing Director of RAO "UES of Russia" (Business Unit No. 1). Previously, this position was held by Mikhail Abyzov, member of the Management Board of RAO "UES of Russia", who resigned effective 3 June 2005.

Alexander Chikunov was born 1963 in Krasnoyarsk. He graduated in Economics from the Novosibirsk State University. Before joining RAO "UES of Russia", he worked as Vice President of the Siberian Stock Exchange in Novosibirsk, Chairman of the Management Board of OAO "Investment Company "Development. Investments. Finance", CEO of Investment Development Center, and First Deputy Director General of OOO "Siberian Technologies Management Company".

Alexander Chikunov has been with RAO "UES of Russia" since June 2002, working as Head of the Center for Implementation of Regional Energos Reform. On 26 March 2004, the Board of Directors of RAO "UES of Russia" approved the appointment of Alexander Chikunov as member of the Management Board of the Company.