Gazprom sets up new department

The department will be in charge of implementing the Gazprom corporate unified technical policy in search, creation and introduction of state-of-the-art solutions, equipment and materials acknowledged worldwide, including substitutes of their non-domestic counterparts, with a view to secure the Company’s technological independence.

Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee will supervise the new department.

Pavel Krylov was born in 1982 in the settlement of Chagan, Semipalatinsk Region, Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2004 he graduated from Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, majoring in Welding Equipment and Technology.

He has a PhD in Engineering.

2004–2005 – engineer at Gazprom VNIIGAZ.

2005–2008 – engineer at Orgenergogaz.

2008–2010 – branch head, senior researcher at Gazprom VNIIGAZ.

2010–2012 – deputy head of division, head of division at Gazprom Invest Vostok.

2012–2014 – Deputy Director General – Technical Director, Director General of Gazprom StroyTEK Salavat.