Functional committees of the Board of Directors have also been created, the competence of which includes issues related to specific areas of the Company’s activity: marketing, health, safety and the environment; the Secretary of the Board of Directors facilitates effective interaction between the Company’s management bodies and provides organisational support for their work; the CEO and senior management are responsible for managing the Company’s current operations and for pursuing the strategy set by the Board of Directors; the Management Board takes decisions on important issues related to the current operations of UC RUSAL, provides support to the CEO and the directors of divisions in the management of the Company, and supports the Board of Directors in establishing and implementing strategy and monitoring operating results; the Internal Control and Audit Department develops internal controls over the operations of UC RUSAL and monitors their execution.