AS Tallink Grupp announced that the Supervisory Board of the company has decided to elect Mr. Paavo N-gene to the Management Board of the company and has appointed Mr. Paavo N-gene as the Chairman of the Management Board. The mandate of Mr. Paavo N-gene begins at May 1, 2018 and lasts for the period of 3 years. Since January 1, 2013 Paavo N-gene has served as a Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Estonia, leaving the office before starting to work in the company. Prior to this, Paavo N-gene was managing the biggest Estonian theatre, Vanemuine, and was active in private entrepreneurship. Paavo N-gene is currently a member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian National Broadcasting and the National Opera, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the SA Estonian Art Museum, the SA Estonian Concert, the SA Estonian Drama Theatre, the SA Theatre Vanemuine and the SA Estonian Film Institute. In addition, he is a member of the Gambling Tax Board. Mr. Paavo N-gene is owner and a member of the Management Board of the company O- PN Management.