Boris KhodorovskyAll materialsPersonnel changes in Lokomotiv, which began with the resignation of head coach Josef Zinnbauer and sports director Thomas Zorn, logically ended with a change in the chairman of the club's board of directors. Alexander Plutnik, who headed it, resigned, showing solidarity with the German brigade. It would be surprising if, in the current situation, he retained his post. Yury Nagornykh was elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors. His main place of work is the director of communications at Russian Railways. This position was created in the structure of Russian Railways in December 2020. Specially «under Nagornykh», who had previously been an adviser to the director general of the railway department. The Communications Director is responsible for interaction with federal and regional authorities. And as a social burden — a post on the board of directors of a football club. I often had a chance to talk with Nagorny during the preparation for the 2014 Olympics. Holding the post of Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, he oversaw the preparations for Sochi. In addition, he oversaw winter sports, international activities, interaction with sports universities, the development of sports science, the training of reserves and … the fight against doping. Everyone spoke very highly of the business qualities and efficiency of the Deputy Minister of Sports, invited to the ministry by its then head Vitaly Mutko. Nagornykh covered a huge layer of work and coped with his tasks superbly.
