Ex-KGB agent to head Norilsk Nickel
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By Catherine Belton in Moscow Norilsk Nickel's board of directors yesterday voted in a former KGB agent as its new chief executive, the second change of chief in just over a month, amid an escalating battle for control of the world's biggest nickel miner. The move comes in the face of opposition from Oleg Deripaska's UC Rusal, which holds a 25 per cent stake in Norilsk and is locked in a battle for control of the company with Vladimir Potanin, the Russian billionaire who is its biggest shareholder. You have viewed your allowance of free articles. If you wish to view more, click the... [read full story]                    

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