“Infomine’’ Company:

I. M. Petrov, Chief Executive Officer, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, e-mail: ipetrov@infomine.ru

Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation:

S. I. Grishaev, Leading Expert, Candidate of Economic Sciences

Improving the mechanism of the shareholders, management and other stakeholders relationship, for purpose of the effective corporation functioning needs changes in system of corporate managing, which centre is the board of directors. Presence of the board of independent directors is furthered to successful realization of the functions of the board. Institute of independent directors has become a common practice in corporate governance of developed foreign countries. On the example of the mining and smelting industry it is shown the development of this institution in Russia. Russian mining and metallurgical companies are aiming to be public companies, which leads to the adoption of corporate management international principles.

From 2002, in Russian mining and smelting companies, boards of directors include independent directors, generally foreigners. In many respects, this is due to the appearance of Russian companies in foreign stock exchanges, with a view to placing securities or to purchase assets. Russian desire of creating one of the international financial centres will create conditions for the further development of the Institute of independent directors and attract the local representatives.

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