Andrey Krutko, new managing director

Kassel. Personnel change at the helm of GASCADE Gastransport GmbH: Andrey Krutko will join the management team on 1 October 2013 and conduct the transmission system operator's business together with Christoph von dem Bussche. Managing director to date, Manfred Bast, will continue to head GASCADE's Network department.

Krutko studied International Relations and Political Science in Moscow before he joined Gazprom export, previously known as Gasexport, to start his career. There he specialized in gas logistics.