Gazprombank Asset Management Appoints a new Head of Structured Products

MOSCOW, June 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Gazprombank, a leading Russian bank, announces that Gazprombank Asset Management has appointed Igor Kan to the position of Vice-President and Head of Structured Products Portfolio Management and Trading.

Commenting on the appointment, Aylin Suntay, First Vice-President of Gazprombank and CEO of Gazprombank Asset Management, said, "We are very glad to welcome Igor to our investment management team where we believe he will play a key role to further develop our product strategy and line-up.  He will oversee our fast growing structured products asset management business for both corporate and institutional investors and HNW clients."

Prior to joining Gazprombank Mr Kan worked for Russian Regional Development Bank, a subsidiary of Rosneft as an Advisor to the President. He started his career as a trader at ING Barings, Moscow and London in 1994. In 1996, he moved to Morgan Stanley, London where he was a Managing Director and then became the Deputy Chairman at Morgan Stanley Moscow Bank. In 2010, Igor moved to CitiGroup as a Managing Director and General Director of Citigroup Global Markets. Igor Kan graduated from the Moscow Institute of Fine Chemical Technology and from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA.

For more information:
Ms Aylin Suntay
+7-495-428-4608
Aylin.Suntay@gazprombank.ru

Ms Roza Shcherbinina
+7-495-980-40-58
Roza.Shcherbinina@gazprombank.ru

About Gazprombank
Gazprombank has successfully operated in the banking sector since 1990. Founded by the world's largest gas producer and exporter, Gazprom, to provide banking services for gas industry enterprises, Gazprombank has since become a leader in the banking sector, which key performance indicators place the Bank among the top three banks of Russia.

Gazprombank, as a universal financial institution, delivers a wide range of banking and investment services for over 45,000 corporate and about 3 million private clients.

About Gazprombank Asset Management
One of the largest Russian asset management businesses, Gazprombank Asset Management group offers a wide range of asset management services to institutional and private investors, both domestic and international. It includes ZAO Gazprombank Asset Management (Russia), GPB Asset Management S.A. (Luxembourg) and GPB SICAV S.A. (Luxembourg).