Good2Work - Profiled Leaders

Jaron M. Wiedmaier, General Director Continental Tires RUS

Jaron Wiedmaier — 2012-02-09T10:26:00+04:00

Jaron M. Wiedmaier was born in Israel in 1960. In 1987 he graduated from Otto von Guericke University (Magdeburg, Germany) where he studied Technical Engineering.

Noritsugu Uemura General Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Moscow branch

Noritsugu Uemura — 2012-01-26T10:27:00+04:00

Noritsugu Uemura was born in Japan in 1957. In 1980 he graduated from Kobe University (Economics Dept.) and joined Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. His first assignment in the company was LVS marketing and Strategic Planning at Marketing Department of Mitsubishi Electric Nagoya Works.

Tomasz Pawlikowski, CEO Publicis Central & Eastern Europe, Russia, CIS and Greece

Tomasz Pawlikowski — 2012-01-17T10:39:00+04:00

Tomasz Pawlikowski was appointed CEO Publicis Central & Eastern Europe in 1999 where he has lead double digit growth across the region. Under Tomasz' leadership Publicis agencies have grown robustly in every market, reaching and maintaining a Top 5 position in each. He has also created several successful Publicis Groupe brand acquisitions - mainly in the Balkans and former Yugoslavia - Saatchi and Saatchi, Zenith Optimedia to name a few.

Angela Cretu, Group Vice-President Avon Eastern Europe

Angela Cretu — 2012-01-10T11:30:00+04:00

Angela graduated from The Academy of Economic Studies, Economic Cybernetics, Statistics and Informatics in Bucharest in 1997 and in 2005 from the London Business School.

Arjan de Jongste, General manager at Philips Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Caucasus & Central Asia

Arjan de Jongste — 2011-12-08T14:01:00+04:00

Throughout Arjan's career to date, the recurring and central themes have been driving change management and turning around businesses from losses into profit. These experiences have enabled him to develop a leadership style which is highly result-driven, but at the same time is coaching and inclusive of the teams who work for and around him.

Sandeep Walia, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow

Sandeep Walia — 2011-12-08T10:19:00+04:00

In June 2010 Sandeep Walia assumed the role of General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow. Since July 2007 he has been responsible for the hotel’s operation as Hotel Manager and was instrumental in positioning The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow as the city’s leading hotel receiving several accolades such as “Hot Hotels 2008” by Condé Nast Traveler US, number one “Best of the Best 2008” by Robb Report US and the Crystal Boat Award winner in the category “Industry Leader” by the Moscow Government.

Don Prince, General Director at Center for Creative Leadership (ССL LLC)

Don Prince — 2011-12-01T10:52:00+04:00

Don Prince is the General Director of Center for Creative Leadership (ССL LLC) in Moscow. For the past 16 years he has trained and coached thousands of managers and executives around the world in the area of leadership development. He has talked to and listened to global leaders from industry, government and other types of organizations as they discuss their leadership challenges and the skills they have developed to meet those challenges.

Bruno de Labarre, General Manager at Reckitt Benckiser Russia, CIS

Bruno de Labarre — 2011-11-17T15:26:00+04:00

Bruno de Labarre joined Reckitt Benckiser in 1998. At different times Mr. de Labarre hold the post of Sales Director at Reckitt Benckiser in France and Belgium and Development Director in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, India and China. Since 2002 Bruno de Labarre has been General Manager of Reckitt Benckiser Russia & CIS. Mr. de Labarre is responsible for the company's business in Russia and CIS countries.

David Gray, Country Managing Partner at PriсewaterhouseCoopers Russia

David Gray — 2011-11-08T16:41:00+04:00

David Gray appointed Country Managing Partner at PwC Russia on 1 July 2011. Prior to this appointment, David was the leader of PwC's Energy, Utilities and Mining practice in Central and Eastern Europe. David has been working in Russia for more than 16 years and has helped build a market-leading practice.

Steven Geiger, Chief Operating Officer, Skolkovo Foundation

Steven Geiger — 2011-09-22T13:37:00+04:00

Steven Lawrence Geiger, Chief Operating Officer of Skolkovo Foundation, a strategic initiative of the Russian Government to accelerate diversification and growth of the Russian economy through innovative technologies and entrepreneurship.

David Pearson, Global Director, Member Firm HR Support, of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited

David Pearson — 2011-09-20T17:52:00+04:00

David Pearson is the Global Director, Member Firm HR Support, of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), effective 1 July 2011. In addition, he is working on climate change and sustainability and corporate social responsibility for DTTL. Prior to this position he was the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte CIS for four years. David has over twenty years of public accounting and private telecommunications industry experience in the US and Canada...

Amit Sah, Consumer Business Manager, Citi Russia

Amit Sah — 2011-09-20T12:55:00+04:00

Amit Sah has moved to Russia as Consumer Business Manager for Retail Consumer Bank in early 2010. Before joining Russia, he was CBM for Global Consumer Group in Thailand. He joined the Bank in 1988 after completing his postgraduate diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He now has over 19 years of experience with the organization.

Kendrick White, Managing Principal of Marchmont Capital Partners

Kendrick White — 2011-08-18T15:52:00+04:00

Kendrick D. White, Managing Principal of Marchmont Capital Partners, has extensive venture capital fund management experience as well as corporate finance consulting and direct executive management experience, accumulated during his 17 years of full time work in Russia.

Per Wendschlag, General Director IKEA Russia and CIS

Per Wendschlag — 2011-08-01T16:44:00+04:00

The new General Director of IKEA Russia and CIS, Per Wendschlag, is together with his management team and support functions from other IKEA units implementing IKEA routines and strengthening the IKEA culture in IKEA MOS.

Annelies van den Belt, CEO of SUP

Annelies van den Belt — 2011-06-15T12:14:00+04:00

Annelies van den Belt has extensive experience in managing commercial online ventures having been the managing director of ITV Broadband and previously run the commercial online division of both the Times and then the Telegraph newspaper websites.

David Steer, President and General Director Kraft Foods Russia

David Steer — 2011-02-16T12:12:00+03:00

David Steer joined Kraft Foods to head up their Russia business in December 2007. Prior to joining Kraft, he was based in the UK as Brand Director for a number of British American Tobacco's global drive brands.

Dr. Ichak Adizes, one of the leading management experts in the world.

Katia Barzova — 2010-12-21T14:55:17+03:00

Dr. Ichak Adizes was selected by Leadership Excellence Journal among the top thirty Thought Leaders of America and by Executive Excellence Journal among the top thirty consultants of America. For his contribution to management theory and practice, he has been awarded ten honorary doctorates, two honorary citizenships, etc.

John Stech, General director of Chrysler RUS.

John Stech — 2010-12-08T13:05:00+03:00

John Stech, General Director of Chrysler RUS, 42, in 1993 got an MBA degree at University of New Hampshire, in 1989 got the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry and German, at Bucknell University.

Peter Kronschnabl President BMW Group Russia

Peter Kronschnabl — 2010-11-12T12:43:00+03:00

Peter Kronshnabel became President of BMW Group Russia from July 1, 2010. From 2006 he headed the division of the BMW Group in India.

Under the leadership of Mr. Kronschnabl a carefully planned market entry strategy for BMW in India was successfully executed.

Joerg Bongartz, Chairman of the Board Deutsche Bank Ltd.

Joerg Bongartz — 2010-09-23T11:35:19+04:00

Joerg Bongartz is a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Global Banking and has been with the bank since 1982. He is Chairman of the Board of Deutsche Bank Ltd., Moscow.

Francois Poirier CEO of Peugeot Russia

Anastasia Sotsevich — 2010-09-15T13:42:15+04:00

Francois Poirier is a CEO of Peugeot Russia company since 2009. He is responsible for the whole spectrum of strategic issues of development of the company on the Russian market.

Vincent Ollivier, CEO of BNP Paribas Vostok Bank

Vincent Ollivier — 2010-07-22T14:48:18+04:00

Vincent Ollivier is Chief Executive Officer of "BNP Paribas Vostok" bank, a 100% structure of BNP Paribas Group, providing a full range of banking and financial services to Individuals, Small Businesses and Corporate Clients in Russia.

Erik Koebe, President of Credit Agricole CIB ZAO

Liza Barzova — 2010-07-14T10:20:06+04:00

Erik Koebe joined Calyon Rusbank (now Credit Agricole CIB ZAO) in Moscow in March 2007 as Senior Country Officer.

Neil Tunstall, General Director of "Indesit Rus" LLC

Neil Tunstall — 2010-06-29T12:26:37+04:00

Neil was born on April 2nd in 1968

François Goupil de Bouillé, Managing Director, Nissan Motor RUS

François Goupil de Bouillé — 2010-06-29T02:47:00+04:00

François Goupil de Bouillé was born in 1957 in Beirut.

John E. Pepper, Jr., Chairman of the Board, The Walt Disney Company

Liza Barzova — 2010-06-17T15:33:13+04:00

John E. Pepper, Jr., 71, has served as Chairman of the Board of the Company since January 1, 2007 and is Co-Chairman of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

Ivan Svitek, Chief Executive Officer of Home Credit and Finance Bank Russia

Ivan Svitek — 2010-04-14T11:00:00+04:00

Mr. Svitek joined Home Credit Group in September 2008.

Esther Dyson, Independent Investor and Writer

Esther Dyson — 2010-03-09T18:35:09+03:00

Esther Dyson is a long-time catalyst of start-ups in information technology in the US and other markets, including Russia.

David Levy Thomas, President Volvo Car Russia

David Thomas — 2010-03-02T21:07:55+03:00

David Thomas was born in 1962 in Gorseinon, South Wales, UK. In 1995 he graduated from Plymouth University in Devon as BA in Business Administration, having studied business planning and organization, marketing, production management, accounting, financial planning and company law and taxation.

Christian Kremer President of BMW Russia

Christian Kremer — 2009-10-19T17:39:19+04:00

Christian Kremer President of BMW Russia has started his career in BMW in 1989 as an assembling and production planner.

Andrew Cranston, Senior Partner, KPMG in Russia and the CIS

Andrew Cranston — 2009-10-06T15:40:57+04:00

Andrew Cranston is a Senior Partner of KPMG in Russia and the CIS, a member firm of KPMG International, a Big Four public accounting firm that provides audit, tax and advisory services. He chairs the KPMG Management Board in Russia and the CIS, and is a member of the KPMG's EMA and Global Boards.

John O'Keeffe, Managing Director of Diageo Russia and Eastern Europe Hub.

John O'Keeffe — 2009-09-18T15:27:42+04:00

John O'Keeffe joined Diageo Ireland in 1994, where he spent 5 years in various marketing roles. Last 3 years of this assignment John was responsible for Guinness, the famous iconic beer brand in Ireland.

Michael Calvey, Baring Vostok Capital Partners, Co-Managing Partner

Michael Calvey — 2009-09-14T12:35:07+04:00

Michael Calvey is the founder and Co-Managing Partner of Baring Vostok Capital Partners, the largest private equity firm focused on Russia and the CIS.

Adrian Marley, Managing Director, DHL Express CIS & South East Europe

Adrian Marley — 2009-08-27T10:39:00+04:00

Adrian Marley joined the company in 1994 in Nigeria. He has also held senior management positions in various functions in DHL in Cote d'Ivoire (Area Quality Director), Belgium (Director of Road Freight for European Emerging Markets) and Russia (as CIS Operations Manager and Russia Country Manager).

Jean-Luc Duramy, Director DuPont Eastern and Central Europe

Jean-Luc Duramy — 2009-08-19T13:23:11+04:00

Mr. Duramy is the Eastern and Central Europe Regional Director in DuPont. He has focused his career on emerging markets, where he spend considerable amount of his time. He was named in his current position in DuPont in June 2008.

Steve Strachota, Managing Director Cadbury Russia and CIS

Steve Strachota — 2009-08-04T12:33:00+04:00

Steve Strachota is the Managing Director for "Cadbury" with operations in Russia and CIS. He has been in Russia for about 5 years, serving first as the Finance and Strategy Director until fall 2006 when he was promoted to lead the business.

Radoslav Vojnovic, Vice President Holding, Russia, Managing Director ZAO Atlas Copco

Radoslav Vojnovic — 2009-07-29T11:01:45+04:00

As dedicated manager for ZAO Atlas Copco issues and with his broad experience in Russia and CIS countries Radoslav Vojnovic contributes for creating and supporting structured platform for Atlas Copco Group's development in Russia and neighboring countries and promoting all types of synergy opportunities among Atlas Copco Group Business Areas' operations.

Shannon Cullum, CEO Saatchi & Saatchi Russia

Shannon Cullum — 2009-06-29T12:51:00+04:00

Shannon brings over 17 years of experience in Canada, the United States and Asia Pacific; working with some of the world’s most respected marketers and brands, including, Procter & Gamble, Danone, Kellogg’s, Budweiser, Carlsberg and Levis.

Jonathan Breeze, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Jet Republic

Jonathan Breeze — 2009-06-26T16:38:00+04:00

Jonathan is Chief Executive Officer and founder of Jet Republic. He has considerable experience in providing high quality and bespoke services to wealthy individuals and businesses, having launched new companies and services in the private aviation and luxury markets.

Peter N. Loukianoff, Managing Partner, Almaz Capital Partners.

Peter Loukianoff — 2009-05-13T11:34:00+04:00

Prior to co-founding Almaz Capital Partners, Mr. Loukianoff was a partner at Alloy Ventures from 2001-2008, one of the more successful and longest-established venture capital firms in Silicon Valley.

Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich, Aide to the President of Russian Federation

Yury Barzov — 2009-05-12T17:59:00+04:00

Born on March 26, 1972, in Moscow. 1994 - Graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in economic cybernetics and from New Economic School (Moscow). 1997 - Graduated Duke University (USA) as Master in Economics.

Alex Gourlay, Chief Executive of the Health & Beauty Division, Alliance Boots

Alex Gourlay — 2009-05-12T12:19:00+04:00

Alex Gourlay, Chief Executive of the Health & Beauty Division , Alliance Boots. Alex Gourlay was appointed Chief Executive of the Health & Beauty Division and a member of the Board of Directors of Alliance Boots GmbH in January 2009. He is also Managing Director of Boots UK, with responsibility for Health & Beauty.

Hannes Shariputra Chopra, Head of Allianz Eurasia, CEO - Chairman of the Board of OJSC IC ROSNO

Hannes Chopra — 2009-05-06T10:41:00+04:00

Hannes S. Chopra was born in Bonn, Germany.

Mr. Chopra had been working in Allianz AG since January 1996. He has been holding the position as OJSC IC ROSNO CEO since May 1, 2007.

Marc-Emmanuel Vives, President and General Manager of Bank Societe Generale Vostok

Marc-Emmanuel Vives — 2009-04-24T15:59:12+04:00

Marc-Emmanuel Vives has been the President and General Manager of Bank Societe Generale Vostok since August, 2006 till January, 2009.

Owen Kemp HP Russia Managing Director Vice-President, Hewlett-Packard

Owen Kemp — 2009-04-16T16:17:32+04:00

Owen Kemp has a solid experience in executive management. For the past 30 years he has been committed to HP in various positions and on multiple tasks. Mr. Kemp's recent leadership roles prior to his current position include Vice President and General Manager of HP Worldwide Finance for the Financial Services Industry vertical (2001-2004), General Manager of Business Customer Sales Organization for the International Sales Europe Region (1998-2001).

Sanjiv Kakkar, Chairman, Unilever Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

Sanjiv Kakkar — 2009-04-01T18:47:38+04:00

Mr. Sanjiv Kakkar was appointed Chairman, Unilever Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, with effect from September 1, 2008.

Jonathan C. Knaus, Regional Vice-President in Eastern Europe & CIS of Western Union

Jonathan Knaus — 2009-02-19T11:18:04+03:00

Jonathan C. Knaus is a Regional Vice-President in Eastern Europe & CIS of Western Union. The new position extends Jonathan's responsibility adding other markets in Eastern Europe for him to oversee. Until this appointment Jonathan was Regional Vice-President Russia and CIS for two years.

Dee Cooper, the Director of Product & Service at Virgin Atlantic Airways

Dee Cooper — 2009-02-03T09:25:04+03:00

Dee is responsible for creating the strategy for all classes of travel, driving the new developments to deliver top quality product and services supporting the Virgin brand. In January 2009 Virgin Atlantic has won a top industry award for its customer service.

Derk Sauer, Chairman of Supervisory Board of the Publishing House Independent Media Sanoma Magazines

Derk Sauer — 2009-01-21T10:49:00+03:00

Derk Sauer was born in 1952 in Holland. He started his journalistic career in 1970 as a Belfast correspondent of Dutch Broadcasting Company - VPRO. Two years later he became the editor of a publication of soldier's union - "Twintig". In 1975 Mr. Sauer became a co-founder of a Television Production Company "Tilt Film".

René Schlegel, Representative of Bosch Group in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan

René Schlegel — 2009-01-15T11:43:50+03:00

René Schlegel has been working for the Bosch Group since 1986. After serving in different positions within the company, he took charge of the Bosch subsidiaries in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Gene Klann, Senior Faculty Member, Center for Creative Leadership

Gene Klann — 2008-12-11T10:12:51+03:00

Gene Klann brings a rich and varied background to the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, NC. As a senior member of the Center's training faculty, he trains the Center's flagship offering, the Leadership Development Program (LDP®), the Looking Glass Experience, Coaching for Development, and Foundations of Leadership.

Steven Fisher, Managing Director, Corporate Bank Head, Citi - Russia & CIS

Steven Fisher — 2008-11-28T12:52:00+03:00

Steven Fisher joined Citi in 1983 and has completed a series of corporate banking assignments in both the OECD and the emerging markets of Asia and Eastern Europe. He has been based in Moscow from 2002, where he currently is Citi's Corporate Bank Head for Russia and the C.I.S.

Stuart Lawson, CEO of HSBC Russia

Stuart Lawson — 2008-11-24T11:45:07+03:00

Stuart Lawson has served as the CEO of HSBC Russia since March 2008. Simultaneous with Mr. Lawson's appointment, HSBC increased its equity in its Russian operations by $200 million to support HSBC growth and presence across all of its business sectors.

Filip Kegels, General Manager Fresh Dairy Products Eastern Europe, Danone

Filip Kegels — 2008-11-14T18:01:00+03:00

Filip Kegels was born in Belgium on the 22nd of April 1964. Professional career of Filip has been developing with "Danone" since 1987 and until the present time - 22 years already.

Patricia M. Cloherty, Chairman and CEO of Delta Private Equity Partners

Patricia Cloherty — 2008-11-12T15:31:21+03:00

Patricia M. Cloherty is the Chairman and CEO of Delta Private Equity Partners, LLC, manager of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund and Delta Russia Fund, L.P., two venture capital funds with over $500 million invested in 55 Russian companies.

Johan Rosenberg, Regional Director CIS & Baltics, Oriflame

Johan Rosenberg — 2008-10-31T09:47:03+03:00

Johan Rosenberg was born on February 3^rd in 1970 in Tanzania. From March 2005 he is a Regional Director for CIS and Baltic countries in Oriflame. He is responsible for sales and P&L in this region.

Blake P. Sallé, Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Emerging Technologies Group, Cisco

Blake Sallé — 2008-10-28T09:41:44+03:00

Blake Sallé is the Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Cisco's Emerging Technologies Group. Under his leadership, this group is responsible for cultivating sales through a unique go to market strategy that will generate $1 billion worth of revenue in 5 to 7 years through a steady stream of new businesses and adjacent markets.

Michael Crow, Vice-president and General Manager of GlaxoSmithKline Russia

Michael Crow — 2008-10-27T12:35:00+03:00

Michael J. Crow was born in 1962 in United Kingdom. In 1983 he received Bachelor's degree in Leeds University. He joined the company in 1989 as Sales Manager for Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon and later took the same role for Egypt, Sudan and Anglophone West Africa...

Philippe Delpal, President of "BNP Paribas Vostok" Bank, CEO of CETELEM (Russia)

Philippe Delpal — 2008-10-17T15:19:00+04:00

Philippe Delpal is Global Head of International Retail Services (IRS) of BNP Paribas Group in Russia since November 2007. In Russia IRS counts more than 1.200 employees working in 17 regions and consists of 3 business lines: Branch Banking ("BNP Paribas Vostok"), Consumer Finance (CETELEM), Equipment Solutions (ARVAL).

Dennis L. Hopple, President, CBSD/Thunderbird Russia

Dennis Hopple — 2008-10-15T16:30:00+04:00

Dennis L. Hopple is the founder and President of CBSD/Thunderbird Russia - the first world class management development institution in Russia.

Robert Agee, Vice-president, Cisco Systems for Russia

Robert Agee — 2008-10-15T10:03:42+04:00

Robert Agee is the Vice President for Russia of Cisco. In this role he leads a team of more than 300 employees and is responsible for all business operations in the region.

Sergey Aslibekian, Managing Partner, Grant Thornton

Liza Barzova — 2008-09-13T16:23:55+04:00

Sergey Aslibekian has been the Managing Partner at Grant Thornton since its foundation in 1994. He has been fortunate to gain experience from both working in business as well as having advised them.

Georgy Gens, President of Lanit Group of Companies

Katia Barzova — 2008-09-03T15:21:19+04:00

George Gens, President of Lanit Group of Companies, is one of those top executives who determine the trends of the contemporary Russian IT market evolution.

Sergey Krivonogov, the Head of DDB Russia Group of Companies

Katia Barzova — 2008-09-03T13:33:28+04:00

Sergey Krivonogov, founder of Navigator DDB advertising agency, managing director and co-owner of DDB Russia Group of Companies

Ilias Aliev, HR Director, Rosgosstrakh

Liza Barzova — 2008-08-19T14:46:42+04:00

Ilias Aliev was born in 1968 in Moscow. He graduated from Philological faculty of the Moscow state university of M.V.Lomonosov in 1992, the candidate of sciences.

Marina Novikova, ex. Vice President, Organizational Development and Human Resources, VimpelCom

Marina Novikova — 2008-08-19T12:17:00+04:00

Marina Novikova served as Vice President, Organizational Development and Human Resources in VimpelCom in 2001 - 2008.

Anatoly Karachinsky, President, IBS Group

Liza Barzova — 2008-08-15T16:30:52+04:00

Anatoly Karachinsky, the developer of strategies and investment policy of IBS Group of Companies. An expert and analyst in large-scale state and international IT projects.

Leonid Novoselsky, CEO of the Gradient Group.

Liza Barzova — 2008-08-15T15:51:00+04:00

In 1991 together with his friends, Leonid Novoselsky founded the company "Gradient" which started with one stall in the centre of Moscow. Today "Gradient" is one of the leading FMCG distribution companies in Russia with turnover of about $500 million, 4500 employees and branches in the majority of the largest cities of Russia.

Mikhail Khabarov, CEO, Alfa Capital

Liza Barzova — 2008-08-15T12:57:04+04:00

Before applying to the Alfa Capital CEO position Mikhail Khabarov headed Allianz ROSNO Asset Management company. Before that he worked at the position of CFO and CEO First Deputy of “ROSNO” Insurance Company.

Ruben Vardanian, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Troika Dialog Group

Liza Barzova — 2008-08-15T12:43:11+04:00

Ruben Vardanian is Troika Dialog Group’s Board Chairman and CEO. An employee at Troika Dialog since the company’s founding, Mr. Vardanian became head of the company in 1992. Since that time, Mr. Vardanian has solidified his role as a key figure in Russia’s capital markets.

Sergey Petrov, the Founder of "Rolf" Group of Companies

Sergey Petrov — 2008-08-15T12:16:44+04:00

Sergey Petrov - the Deputy of the State Duma, the member of the Budget and Taxes Committee, the founder of "Rolf" Group of companies.

Nadezhda Filippova, Senior Vice-President, Head of HR and Corporate Development Division of VTB24

Katia Barzova — 2008-08-05T12:38:00+04:00

Today, Nadezhda Filippova is a Senior Vice-President, Head of HR and Corporate Development Division in VTB24 bank.

Birger Steen, General Manager, Microsoft Russia

Birger Steen — 2008-07-21T18:03:00+04:00

Birger Steen has been the General Director of the Microsoft Rus LLC since August of 2004 and heads the Board of Directors of Microsoft’s Russian office. In this position Mr. Steen is subordinate to Vahe Torossian, Vice-President of Microsoft in the Central and East European region.

Vladimir Skvortsov, CEO, AlfaStrakhovanie Insurance Group

Maria Pikalova — 2007-11-19T23:12:00+03:00

Vladimir Skvortsov is a recognized professional on the financial market and one of the most successful managers in Russia. In 2004, he was named the Best Manager in the Insurance Industry by Russian business magazine Kompaniya, and under his direction AlfaStrakhovanie Insurance Group was rewarded as the Company of the Year...

Andrei Kosogov, Member of the Supervisory Board of Directors of Alfa Group Consortium

Andrey Kosogov — 2007-11-18T11:52:46+03:00

Alfa Group Consortium is a Russian privately owned financial industrial conglomerate with over $ 32 billions of assets. Andrey Kosogov joined Alfa in 1992 by responding to a newspaper ad. He told us his stories. This brief profile explains why we rely on Andrey's advice and example.

Vadim Goryainov, Movie Producer, Krasnaya Strela

Vadim Goryainov — 2007-11-17T23:51:00+03:00

In Goryainov’s opinion to be a real entrepreneur means to change the reality around you. Being a manager you can only react to the outside “signals”, for example, to stockholders’ demands. But if you are a businessman...

Igor Salita, CEO, MEDSI Group

Igor Salita — 2007-11-17T20:05:00+03:00

Igor Salita belongs to successful earliest discoverers of business in Russia. One of the most remarkable competencies of Igor is his ability to create brilliant teams of talented people…

Andrey Yanovsky, CEO, Nidan Soki

Andrey Yanovsky — 2007-11-17T20:03:00+03:00

In the early 1990s when he had just started his career in Coca-Cola almost nobody believed in Russian regional markets and nobody wanted to develop business outside Moscow and Petersburg. His ideas about going to new areas seemed absolutely crazy to senior managers and stockholders. But he turned out to be insistent and convincing enough...

Artem Bektemirov, CEO and co-owner, Pharmacy Chain 36.6

Maria Pikalova — 2007-11-17T19:50:00+03:00

In his childhood Artem Bektemirov dreamed of being an actor but later chose the studying of the international economy. In his own words, he had no leadership ambitions and liked loneliness. But later, when he became a leader, he realized the importance of the development of communication skills.

Boris Volpe, SAP CIS

Boris Volpe — 2007-11-17T18:31:00+03:00

Boris Volpe, currently Executive Director of SAP CIS, is known in business circles not only for his extremely successful sales and marketing experience, but also for his well-founded and highly professional approach to business. It may be because of his scientific background.

Vadim Asadov, CEO and Founder, NeurOK

Vadim Asadov — 2007-11-17T16:25:00+03:00

Vadim prefers to work with stars only. He used to evaluate any person by his or her work’s result and does not see the problem in discussing any requirements of a star employee until this person is reasonable and correlates his desires with his commitments to the project. But if even the most talented employee begins to put himself higher than the company...