The new head of Naftan OJSC was officially introduced to the work collective

Нового руководителя ОАО «Нафтан» официально представили трудовому коллективу
The President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, approved the appointment of Andrey Vasilyevich Soyko as General Director of Naftan OJSC on October 20. On Monday, October 26, the new head was officially introduced to the work collective.

Andrey Soyko has dedicated his entire professional career to the petrochemical industry. He held various positions within the Belneftekhim concern system. For six years, prior to his appointment as Deputy Chairman of the concern, he headed Lakokraska OJSC.



– The main task facing Naftan is external competitiveness and ensuring the economy, – emphasized the Chairman of the Belneftekhim concern, Andrey Rybakov. – You will primarily be engaged in the economy, finding new and retaining existing domestic and foreign markets for the enterprise to exist and for employees to have decent wages. The issue of completing modernization is acute. Andrey Vasilyevich has already been set such tasks. The team is capable of handling them; together, you can solve them. The flag of Naftan will continue to be the pride of the industry, the region, and the country.

In his address to the petrochemical complex workforce, Alexander Demidov thanked everyone for their joint work. He expressed confidence that such a team of professionals is capable of completing projects and will continue to develop the enterprise. It is important to support the initiatives of the new leader and to use time resources effectively.

– I have been entrusted with the great honor and responsibility of leading the team, – noted the new General Director, Andrey Soyko. – Undoubtedly, Naftan is a leader in our country, the largest enterprise. I am well acquainted with the flagship; I have worked at partner enterprises. By education, work experience, and professional competencies, I am an economist. Our common main goal is to ensure the operability of Naftan under the conditions of world oil prices. I will evaluate all processes, the performance of each employee, and each department from the perspective of efficiency. We will have to work thoroughly on the profitability of each business area.
My personal requirements, I am sure, are not new to you – labor and performance discipline. It is important to always remember that our work, our profession, is the support, the future for every person. Good luck to all of us in our joint work.


The Chairman of the Novopolotsk City Executive Committee, Dmitry Demidov, emphasized the importance of Naftan as a city-forming enterprise, its key role in socio-economic development, and its glorious labor traditions. The Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Nikolay Sherstnev, assessed the level of support and the contribution of the petrochemical complex, but on a regional scale, the Vitebsk region, using figures. He stressed that it is necessary to see and multiply the best that has been created within the team.

"Vestnik Naftana".