- International background - Vast practical experience in dealing with PR-and GR-matters Russian style - Working knowledge of “the system” and with many friendly connections within it - Many first-hand experiences with “how to make a PR-or a GR-project a financial success for your company” - Member of ТОP-1000 Russian Managers, “KOMMERSANT" http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2810042 - Member of TOP-50 Russian Communicators by AKMR rating http://www.corpmedia.ru/rating/results/2016/ Special skills: • Business positioning in government circles at different levels • Trade-union/ labor issues management (pickets, lay-offs and collective bargaining agreements) • GR-PR crises management • Vast experience in defense against hostile take-overs Russian style GR contacts: • Federal administration • Federal ministries (including but not limited to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Aviation etc.) • Regional and local administrations (Nizhny Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Samara, Kemerovo, Togliatti, Nizhny Tagil, Tver, Belgorod etc) • Regional and local administrations in Ukraine and Kazakhstan • Russian Chamber of Commerce, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Completed PR-and GR-goals: • Built up communications between the Company and Deputies (Senators) at different levels – from District Legislation Board to Region and State Duma and Council of Federation - in the time when the Company was the subject to a hostile take-over attempt. • Represented the Company’s view in several commissions and committees of the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. • Organized in full and controlled large-scale field events, e.g. visit of Minpromenergo (Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Energy) Board, Russian Chamber of Commerce Commissions, Governors of different regions to the Company’s production site. • Succeeded in lobbying for a Special Commission of a Regional Legislation Board against a hostile take-over attempt • Succeeded in lobbying for a Resolution of the Special Commission of a Regional Legislation Board supporting the Company and appealing in writing to the General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation with demands to take measures against a hostile take-over attempt • At many local and federal elections organized support to the candidates loyal to the Company, formed deputy coalitions capable of lobbying interests of the Company. • Organized in full and controlled Company’s social and humanitarian projects, such as “Kandinskiy Prize” (the largest Russian award for contemporary art), hockey club “Metallurg” (Continental Hockey League member), jazz-club festival (Novokuznetsk) etc. GR - financial results: (examples only) - Numerous recalls of extra tax claims to the Company (up to millions USD). - Privileged local land tax rate for the Company (up to millions USD a year). - Tax breaks for regional investments projects Mass media contacts: All Russian business newspapers, major political newspapers and magazines, all major Russian News agencies, all Russian TV and Radio business stations/channels Foreign mass media based in Russia and abroad: contacts on a need to use basis.