(KZN.RU, August 29, Alsu Safina). Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor
of Kazan, presented the new heads of the Department of Culture and director of
the Tourism Promotion Committee at the Business Monday today. According to the
results of selection, Daria Sannikova was appointed director of the Tourism
Promotion Committee, and Azat Abzalov led the Department of Culture.
Previously, they acted as heads of departments.
“We met with Daria Sannikova in preparation for the
Universiade. She led the executive management of restaurateurs and hoteliers of
the capital at that time. Huge collaborative work has been done. We noticed her
then, invited her to work. She rose up to the head in the three years after the
Universiade”, said Ilsur Metshin about the appointment. He said that Daria
Sannikova graduated KNRTU-KAI, and she is fluent in English.
The Mayor said about the selection of candidates for
the post of Head of the Department of Culture: “There were interesting bright
persons, and Azat Abzalov decided to take them to his team. It is important to
use their potential for the benefit of the culture industry”. The Mayor of
Kazan said that Azat Abzalov graduated from the Kazan State Conservatoire named
after N. Zhiganov; he is the honored worker of culture, the candidate of
pedagogical sciences. “Azat Abzalov also worked “on the ground” - in a music
school, a gymnasium, and at the Ministry of Culture”, said I. Metshin, noting
that A. Abzalov have all the competence to develop headed direction.
He reminded that an open selection was carried for the
last two months. “36 people said to the position in total. 25 of them for the
head of the Department of Culture, and 11 - to the director of the Tourism
Promotion Committee”, said Ilsur Metshin.
“We heard a lot of good ideas; some of them have
already been implemented. There also were ideas beyond the reality. It is good
when there is a palette of offerings, a desire to change some directions of
urban economy for the better”, said the Mayor.