Open Joint Stock Company "Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System" released that Vladimir Dikoi, former deputy chief engineer, is the new chief engineer. He has also joined the management board as deputy chairman. Andrei Cherezov, the former chief engineer, was appointed deputy energy minister.

Cherezov will be in charge of preparations related to the Olympics-2014 in Sochi. He will remain in the post in the run up to and several months after the Olympics.