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Russia

Moscow, Moscow City, Russia

Брюссель, Брюссель, Бельгия

I was focused on topics that required international experience and skills to unify the company's approach to complex topics. I have been monitoring and working with industry associations, participating in the formation of the company's position and working with a variety of relevant internal stakeholders, bringing the company's position to the necessary external stakeholders in timely manner in the following areas:- International trade and the WTO (with the focus on e-commerce moratorium… Show more I was focused on topics that required international experience and skills to unify the company's approach to complex topics. I have been monitoring and working with industry associations, participating in the formation of the company's position and working with a variety of relevant internal stakeholders, bringing the company's position to the necessary external stakeholders in timely manner in the following areas:- International trade and the WTO (with the focus on e-commerce moratorium, deepening the relations with WTO team, working closely with Cisco GA colleagues in Africa and APJC region, looking for the missed opportunities to bring new arguments and resources to extend the moratorium),- Artificial Intelligence (the EU AI Act, PLD, AILD): following the topic and regulatory initiatives both at the EU level and internationally, integrating at the global level the company's current fragmented approach to this topic,- Standardization (EU Standardization Strategy, HLF): working closely with allied companies on how to communicate the position of non-EU companies to EU legislators. Show less

Russia & Cis

- Worked on legislative initiatives related to import substitution in the ITC sector in Russia. Worked with internal stakeholders within Cisco and with associations that represented the interests of foreign companies in Russia, worked with relevant Russian ministries, collaborated with other interested foreign companies and key customers. Managed to postpone or soften the wording of some critical regulations on import substitution.- Updated representatives of the US government (USTR) on… Show more - Worked on legislative initiatives related to import substitution in the ITC sector in Russia. Worked with internal stakeholders within Cisco and with associations that represented the interests of foreign companies in Russia, worked with relevant Russian ministries, collaborated with other interested foreign companies and key customers. Managed to postpone or soften the wording of some critical regulations on import substitution.- Updated representatives of the US government (USTR) on issues related to import substitution in Russia and the potential effect that they could have on the business of foreign companies: provided detailed analysis of the Russian government's initiatives in the field of taxation, standardization and access to the Russian market.- Worked with the local sales teams in the CIS countries regarding questions related to the work with the local governments and promotion of Cisco investment and educational projects and collaboration with the local governments (Central Asian countries). Helped the local teams to resolve logistics issues during the pandemic. Show less

Moscow, Russian Federation

- Restructured and built a strong GA & reimbursement team.- Monitored swiftly changing legislative environment and created action plans for Medtronic Russia and for the industry association.- Led company and industry lobbying activities related to issues important to the MedTech industry (price control, taxation, localization, public procurement of medical devices, telemedicine). Ensured the sustainability of Medtronic's business under price controls.- Established trusting and… Show more - Restructured and built a strong GA & reimbursement team.- Monitored swiftly changing legislative environment and created action plans for Medtronic Russia and for the industry association.- Led company and industry lobbying activities related to issues important to the MedTech industry (price control, taxation, localization, public procurement of medical devices, telemedicine). Ensured the sustainability of Medtronic's business under price controls.- Established trusting and productive relationship with key Govt and other stakeholders. - Presented Medtronic in the international trade associations on Russia related events and discussions (AdvaMed, Medtech Europe, US-Russia Business Council, AmCham);- Built productive partnerships with the key Russian business and healthcare media.- On my own initiative, with the help of colleagues from Medtronic, I collected data on the legislative regulation of telemedicine in different countries of the EMEA region and on the practical use of telemedicine in national health care systems. Seen as a task of practical comparative analysis in order to identify the best examples in the region. Show less

Moscow, Russia

- Organized working process of GR department from scratch. - Built trusted and productive relationship with key governmental bodies in Russia and CIS countries. Advocated interests of the company through associations (AmCham in Russia and Ukraine, AEB, etc.).- Followed the developments on the telecom market and was pro-active in the areas and cases when it was required (technical regulation, customs regulation, frequency regulation, requirements for local production of telecom… Show more - Organized working process of GR department from scratch. - Built trusted and productive relationship with key governmental bodies in Russia and CIS countries. Advocated interests of the company through associations (AmCham in Russia and Ukraine, AEB, etc.).- Followed the developments on the telecom market and was pro-active in the areas and cases when it was required (technical regulation, customs regulation, frequency regulation, requirements for local production of telecom equipment, etc.)- Organized workshops and presentations for Govt stakeholders on important industry topics: spectrum regulation, 5G, etc.- Was engaged in developing company’s business strategy in different countries (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, etc),- Prepared materials for different intergovernmental events (Russia-Germany, Russia-Finland, Kazakhstan-Germany, Uzbekistan -Germany, Uzbekistan -Finland) on the important business topics (localization methodology in Russia, currency transfer in Uzbekistan, development of telecom industry in Kazakhstan),- Assessed the impact of the EU and the US sanctions on Nokia’s business from GA perspective, prepared company’s position papers on sanctions against Russia and interacted with the representatives of the EU Commission and the Govt of Finland Show less

Moscow, Russia

Managed projects related to antitrust legislation, advertising of tobacco products (worked on amendments to the Federal Law “On advertising”), regulation of sales of tobacco products, Technical Regulation reform (worked on amendments to the to the Federal Law “On Technical Regulation” and on the Federal Law “Technical regulation “On tobacco products”)

Москва, Москва, Россия

- Prepared press releases and the content materials for the company’s official website.- Organized publications and interviews of the company’s top-managers with federal and regional mass media.- Organized press-conferences, press-lunches and other PR events in Moscow and Samara. - Coordinated company’s sponsorship activity.

Москва, Москва, Россия

- Organized work of media in Russia and abroad at the events attended by the Russian President - Liaison with Russian state and regional authorities and foreign counterparts - Prepared analysis of Russian and foreign media for the Russian President, top management of the President Administration and the Government.Projects: - 60th Anniversary of Victory in the Grate Patriotic War in 2005 (was responsible for TV-translation of the military parade on the Red Square including… Show more - Organized work of media in Russia and abroad at the events attended by the Russian President - Liaison with Russian state and regional authorities and foreign counterparts - Prepared analysis of Russian and foreign media for the Russian President, top management of the President Administration and the Government.Projects: - 60th Anniversary of Victory in the Grate Patriotic War in 2005 (was responsible for TV-translation of the military parade on the Red Square including installation on modern communications equipment on the Red Square, assistance in gathering camera crews, negotiations with Kremlin security service, took part in organizing and managed the work of International Press-Center)- Russian media coverage of the G8 summits in Genoa (Italy), Kananaskis (Canada), Evian (France), Sea Island (USA), Gleneagles (UK) (2001-2005), Russian-American summit in Crawford (2001) and in Camp David (2003), Russian-German summit in St. Petersburg (2001), Russian-American summit in Moscow and St. Petersburg (2002), official visits of the Russian President to Finland (2001), Poland and Norway (2002), France (2003, 2005), visits to the regions of Russia Show less

International exhibitions, negotiations, translations on different subjects: sociology, psychology, technical and business documentation

Foreign Languages And Literatures, General

Degree Work, Norwegian Literature

Two Months Grant Of The Norwegian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Literature

Courses Of Norwegian Language And The History Of Norway