Avgust is headed by a new General Director

Avgust announced the appointment of Mikhail Danilov on the position of its General Director. Mr. Danilov previously held the position of Marketing and Sales Director.

Mikhail Danilov has been working in Avgust since 1992, having started his career as a manager. Five years later, he was appointed Senior Manager of the Sales Department. In this position, he supervised the implementation of new technologies for plant protection and the provision of pesticides to farmers in the Volga region and Western Siberia. In 2000, Mikhail Danilov took the position of Senior Manager of the group responsible for the West Siberian region, and in 2004, he became the Lead Manager of the Sales Department.

In 2008, Mikhail Danilov was appointed Marketing and Sales Director. Under his direction, the sales volume of Avgust products has increased more than fivefold over the past ten years.

The resignation reasons of the former General Director and owner of Avgust, Alexander Uskov, are not disclosed.