Former ArmRosgazprom head Karen Karapetyan, who was elected the Mayor of Yerevan on Dec. 17, has named his successor.

“It will be Vardan Harutyunyan, my deputy,” Karapetyan told journalists after the voting in the city administration.

35-year-old Vardan Harutyunyan has been deputy chairman of ArmRosgazprom since 2009.