The Volga-Dnepr Group has appointed Vasiliy Zhukov as its new global director of energy and heavy machinery.

“At Volga-Dnepr Group we are constantly developing relationships with OEMs in power and heavy machinery in order to learn more about their transportation and logistics challenges,” said Zhukov. “When it comes to power plant unit repairs, for example, time is money so our customers value the fast and reliable response we can deliver. In recent years, renewables have become an important part in governments’ national energy strategies all over the world. We understand our customers’ commitment to diversifying the domestic energy mix with low carbon power generation and are able to support this by providing timely solutions for the transportation of oversize and heavy equipment by air such as hydroturbine runners, compact solar panels and even wind turbine blades.”

According to Volga-Dnepr, Zhukov is the company’s fourth global industry director, joining directors for the aerospace, oil and gas, and government, humanitarian and defence sectors.

Zhukov previously spent five years working for one of Russia’s leading power engineering and construction corporations, according to Volga-Dnepr.