Nikolai Zapryagayev has been appointed Acting General Director of the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation. His previous position at the corporation was Deputy General Director for Business Development. 

“Nikolai Zapryagayev has been appointed Acting General Director of the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation,” reads the press release. “Prior to his new appointment, Nikolai Zapryagayev in his role as Deputy General Director of the corporation was responsible for resident policy, project management and relations with federal and regional authorities, and development institutions.”

Zapryagayev has been with the corporation since 2017 and was directly involved in developing government support mechanisms for investment projects in the Russian Far East and the Arctic.

Igor Nosov, who had led the corporation since May 2021, died in Moscow on February 8 at the age of 43.