Corporate Secretary

The Corporate Secretary is responsible for arranging the Board of Directors’ work and relations with shareholders, as well as making sure that the rights of shareholders and investors of the Company are protected.

The Corporate Secretary is functionally subordinate to the Board of Directors and administratively subordinate to the General Director, which ensures the required degree of the Secretary’s independence from the Company’s management. A candidate for the position of the Corporate Secretary shall be proposed to the Board of Directors of the Company by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company in agreement with the General Director of the Company.


Regulations on the Corporate Secretary of the Company approved by the decision of the Board of Directors dated 29 June 2021 (Minutes No. 548 dated 30 June 2021).

Within the scope of his/her authority, the Corporate Secretary shall participate in:

  • Ensuring effective interaction with the Company’s shareholders
  • Coordinating the Company’s actions to protect the rights and interests of its shareholders
  • Supporting the efficient work of the Board of Directors, particularly making sure that participants of the corporate governance system comply with the requirements to work organisation of the Company’s Board of Directors and the General Meeting of Shareholders.

The functions of the Corporate Secretary of the Company are performed by Maria TikhonovaMaria Tikhonova was elected Corporate Secretary of the Company by the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company dated 29 June 2021 (Minutes No. 548 dated 30 June 2021)..


Born in 1980.

Graduated from the Volga Region Academy of Public Administration, major in State and Municipal Administration.

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the Government of the Russian Federation, occupational retraining in Public Administration of Economic Development.

Higher School of Economics, Master of Business Administration (MBA).

PhD in Economics.

Work experience:

  • 2013–2020 — Deputy Chairwoman of the Management Board of PJSC FGC UES.
  • 2020–2023 — Deputy General Director for Corporate Governance of Public Joint Stock Company Russian Power Grids (part‑time).
  • Since 2020 — Deputy General Director for Corporate Governance of Public Joint Stock Company Federal Grid Company — Rosseti.

Participation in the Governance Bodies of Other Entities

At the end of the reporting period, member of the Boards of Directors of PJSC Rosseti Siberia, PJSC TDC, PJSC Rosseti Ural, PJSC Rosseti Volga, PJSC Rosseti North‑West, PJSC Rosseti South, JSC Electromagistral, JSC RES.

During the reporting year, Maria Tikhonova does not own any shares/securities of the Company, did not make transactions with shares/securities of the Company, did not receive loans from the Company and its controlled companies.