On 2th of June, 2011 the Head of METROPOL Group Mikhail Slipenchuk was elected member of the Presiding Committee of the European Business Congress (EBC). The voting took place at the 14th EBC Annual General Meeting held in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 2-3, 2011.
The forum summed up the results of EBC’s work in 2010, adopted a number of important decisions and elected the Vice-President and the Presiding Committee. It is worth mentioning that for the first time in the Congress’ history it’s membership grew up to 46 people (last year the organization’s upper body numbered 36 people). All members of the Presiding Committee are CEO of  member-companies. “Quantitative and qualitative strengthening of the Presiding Committee by new members, including those from Russia, greatly enhances the influence of EDC in the world, - commented on the event Nadezhda Donyi, the General Secretary of the European Business Congress.

Background information:
The EBC European Business Congress is an International non-governmental non-profitable organization (NGNPO). Founded in December 1997 in Bonn, Germany. The President of the EBC is Dr. Alexey Miller, Gazprom, Russia. As of May 2011 the EBC numbered 125 members from 23 OSCE states, including such major corporations and banks like Gazprom, ExxonMobil, Daimler Chrysler, Siemens, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Total, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank, Alcatel, Wintershall, E.ON Ruhrgas, GDF Suez.
The EBC Secretariat is located in Berlin.