Russia's Sechin to be re-elected Rosneftegaz's board chairman - Interfax

Head of Russian state oil firm Rosneft Igor Sechin leaves after an agreement signing ceremony with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marco Bello

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Igor Sechin, the head of Russia's oil giant Rosneft will be re-elected as the chairman of the board of the state energy holding Rosneftegaz, Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing a source familiar with a decree. Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov signed a document last week saying Sechin would keep his position, the agency reported. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly; writing by Maria Tsvetkova)