Vardan Harutyunyan to be appointed general director of Hayrusgazard

Sources told Tert.am that Vardan Harutyunyan, deputy general director of Hayrusgazard company, may replace his boss, Karen Karapetyan, after the latter becomes Yerevan mayor.

The reports were later confirmed by the company's press secretary, Shushan Sardaryan.

Harutyunyan, who is general director's assistant on trade and international relations, holds a the degree of PhD candidate in economics and has a long experience in gas industry, Sardaryan said, adding that his activities as the head of the Yerevan Gas Supply Branch (since 2002) have positively contributed to the system's functioning.

Harutyunyan's appointment to the post of general director will not in any way hamper the company's regular work or the implementation of its current programs, the press secretary assured.