The Board of Directors of PJSOC Bashneft has elected Alexey Teksler, the First Deputy Minister of Energy, as Chairman of the Board of Directors in accordance with a directive from the Government of the Russian Federation. Alexey Teksler was born on January 19, 1973 in Chelyabinsk. He was appointed Deputy Minister of Energy in July 2013 and First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation in November 2014. Since March 2015 he has held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSOC Bashneft.