Novolipetsk Steel announced that the newly elected Board of Directors of NLMK Group held its first meeting. Vladimir Lisin was re-elected as Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors also approved the schedule of the Board meetings and formed Board Committees. Independent directors comprise the majority on two of the Board Committees. Strategic Planning Committee: Oleg Bagrin as Chair, members are Thomas Veraszto (independent director), Helmut Wieser, Joachim Limberg (independent director), Vladimir Lisin, Marjan Oudeman (independent director), Karen Sarkisov, Grigory Fedorishin, Benedict Sciortino (independent director). Audit Committee: Marjan Oudeman (independent director) as Chair, members are Nikolai Gagarin, Karen Sarkisov, Stanislav Shekshnia (independent director), Benedict Sciortino (independent director). Human Resources, Remuneration, and Social Policies committee: Stanislav Shekshnia (independent director) as Chair, members are Oleg Bagrin, Thomas Veraszto (independent director), Joachim Limberg(independent director), Vladimir Lisin.