Government of Russia nominates ex-Foreign Minister of Austria Karin Kneissl to Board of Directors of Rosneft AK&M 298 AK&M 05 March 2021 16:48 The Government of Russia has nominated ex-Foreign Minister of Austria Karin Kneissl to the Board of Directors of Rosneft as an independent director. The related order of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is published on the official web portal of the State Legal Information System. The list of candidates also includes current members of the Board of Directors: Gerhard Schröder (Chairman of the Shareholders Committee of Nord Stream, ex-Chancellor of Germany, an independent director), Igor Sechin (CEO of Rosneft), Alexander Novak (Deputy Prime Minister of Russia), Maxim Oreshkin (Russian Presidential Aide), Matthias Warnig (Executive Director of Nord Stream 2, an independent director), Hans-Georg Ru