Remuneration
No reimbursement of expenses or other payments were made to members of the Board of Directors in 2018, no loans (credit facilities) were granted.
In 2018, members of the Board of Directors who were not employed by the Company did not participate in the long-term incentive programme for the Company’s management.
| Name | Remuneration for serving on the Board of Directors | Remuneration for serving on the Audit Committee | Remuneration for serving on the Strategy Committee | Remuneration for serving on the Nomination and Remuneration Committee | Remuneration for serving on the Corporate Governance Committee |
| Ruben A. Aganbegyan | 4,000,000 | 400,000 | 320,000 | 400,000 | 0 |
| Alexander A. Auzan | 4,000,000 | 400,000 | 288,000 | 320,000 | 0 |
| Kirill A. Dmitriev | 4,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton A. Zlatopolsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergey B. Ivanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergey B. Kalugin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail E. Oseevsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail I. Poluboyarinov | 4,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander A. Pchelintsev | 4,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400,000 |
| Vadim V. Semenov | 4,000,000 | 500,000 | 320,000 | 320,000 | 0 |
| Alexey A. Yakovitsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL, by type of payment | 24,000,000 | 1,300,000 | 928,000 | 1,040,000 | 400,000 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 27,668,000 | ||||
The President’s compensation package is determined in his contract approved by the Board of Directors.
Furthermore, in line with the Board of Directors’ resolution, the President’s pay may include an annual bonus for good-faith performance of his duties and performance against budget targets.
No special remuneration is payable to Management Board members for serving on the Management Board.
Severance is paid upon termination of employment by the Company in line with the Labour Code of the Russian Federation. The severance pay does not exceed the employee’s triple average monthly earnings.
| Salary | Short-term incentives | Long-term incentives | |
| Type of remuneration | Basic salary | Annual bonus | Long-term incentive program |
| Objective | Attract and retain professional managers by offering competitive salaries | Achieve annual business KPIs* | Achieve long-term KPIs: Net profit, FCF, and ROIC |
| Target ration of remuneration components | 50% | 50% | The multi-year programme is based on a share matching plan and offers shares as remuneration |
| Payment type | Payments to Management Board members | Payments to Top 5 highest paid employees (key executives) |
| Salary | 241,829,207.98 | 153,998,454.25 |
| Bonuses, including: | 718,146,788.02 | 489,678,079.17 |
| short-term incentives | 146,698,529.02 | 101,808,137.17 |
| long-term incentives | 571,448,259.00 | 387,869,942.00 |
| Fees | 0 | 0 |
| Benefits | 0 | 0 |
| Reimbursement of expenses | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 959,975,996.00 | 643,676,533.42 |
The higher overall remuneration paid to the Management Board in 2018 was mainly driven by an increase in the Board’s size to nine people (until 16 May 2017, six people; until 27 October 2017, eight people; currently, nine people), and changes in the composition of the Board.
| Name | Remuneration for serving on the Audit Commission | Salary |
| Valentina F. Veremyanina | 800,000.00 | 0 |
| Anton P. Dmitriev | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya I. Karpov | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail P. Krasnov | 880,000.00 | 0 |
| Oleg A. Musienko | 390,136.99 | 0 |
| Alexander S. Ponkin | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander V. Shevchouk | 1,040,000.00 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 3,110,136.99 | 0 |
Rostelecom has in place a number of policies and regulations for employee incentives.
The Company regularly participates in salary and HR policy reviews. Remuneration and financial incentives for Rostelecom’s management are on par with the market.
Rostelecom does not use non-cash incentives except for the Long-Term Incentive Programme. Local incentive systems in place in Rostelecom’s subsidiaries and affiliates are adapted to keep in line with the Company’s incentive system.
Severance may be paid to the Company’s employees upon retirement by mutual agreement of the parties. The severance pay may not exceed the employee’s triple average monthly earnings.
Rostelecom’s Long-Term Incentive Programme has been approved by the Board of Directors and is based on a share matching plan. The Programme is open to employees in grades 6 to 11 if they choose to use a portion of their variable remuneration to buy Rostelecom securities. In this case, the employee is entitled to additional remuneration in the form of Rostelecom shares depending on his or her position, amount of investment, and individual and corporate performance.
The Programme includes three cycles, which are launched annually: in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The maximum total number of shares owned by Programme participants may not exceed 6% of the Company’s charter capital. The maximum number of shares owned by Programme participants in each cycle may not exceed 2% of the Company’s charter capital.
The Programme is based on both individual performance and achievement of corporate KPIs applicable to the Programme:
- Free cash flow (FCF)
- Net profit
- Return on invested capital (ROIC)
The Programme is implemented via RTC-Development, a closed-end unit investment fund.
In 2018, Rostelecom’s Board of Directors approved the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Programme for 2020–2022. The terms and conditions for participation remained the same.
The Company has an annual bonus scheme for top and middle managers.
We are also working to improve employee motivation. In 2018, targeted incentive schemes and KPIs for B2C and B2B segments and the Technical Infrastructure Unit based on 2017 performance were finalized.
Yet another employee motivation tool used by Rostelecom is quarterly assessments of in-house services. Such assessments improve cross-functional communication. Their results are used to enhance in-house services. Methodology of the survey was changed in 2018 to introduce a more sensitive response scale, expand assessment criteria, and add a feedback form.
System of KPIs
The Company has in place a KPI system, where KPIs depend on employee’s position and scope of responsibility. Bonuses paid to employees depend on the achievement of corporate, business, and individual targets.
