Gazprom’s Boss to Get Tablet Worth Up to $3.7 Million
MOSCOW–Russia’s OAO Gazprom OGZPY +5.18% is splashing out on a tablet computer to help its chief run the company better at a cost of up to $3.7 million.I still miss the former head of Gazprom. From a November 2010 post:
The gas giant has posted a tender notice on its website for a device to enable its chief executive, Alexei Miller, to “take decisions to increase the efficiency of Gazprom Group’s work.”
The tablet should be based on Apple Inc.’s iOS operating system and allow Mr. Miller to work while on the move as if at his desktop, according to the tender announcement. It shouldn’t cost more than 120 million rubles ($3.7 million).
At the push of a button, Mr. Miller should be able to check that everything’s running smoothly across the company, the world’s largest gas producer....MORE
...Viktor Chernomyrdin, former head of Gazprom had a different, more communist approach to business:In Q3 2008 Gazprom got as high in the league tables as #3 largest market cap in the world.
"We meant to do better, but it came out as always"UPDATE: Viktor is Dead. From FP's Passport blog, Nov. 4, 2010:
Russia's Yogi Berra
Former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 72. Best known in the West for co-chairing the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission on nuclear safety, which largely failed in its goal of promoting bilateral cooperation between Washington and Moscow, Chernomyrdin presided over an extremely turbulent period of Russian history, including the controversial privatizations of the mid-1990s and the First Chechen War.......Chernomyrdin is survived by ("approximately") two sons and a wealth of unforgettable lines. Here are a few of the best...
