Yandex N.V. announced that Independent director Gabriel Nauri has been elected chairman of the board of Yandex. Nauri has been a member of the board of the Yandex and Sberbank joint venture since April 2018. Up until January 2019, Nauri was senior advisor to the president of Japanese retailer Aeon Group. Prior to that, he held senior positions in Groupe Casino. At present, Nauri sits on the boards of leading companies and start-ups in Asia, Europe and South America. Starting in 2011, he has been an advisor and investor in e-commerce companies from the U.S., France and the U.K.