Stephen Kreeger Email & Phone Number

Moscow, Ru

Russian Federation

KNAPP AG, headquartered in Graz, Austria, develops and markets material handling, warehouse automation, and intralogistics systems for food retail, e-commerce and multichannel, cosmetic, fashion, media, office, pharmaceutical, and tobacco industries in Europe, U.S., Asia, South America. • Lead a team of logistics professionals in the marketing and service of the company’s automated materials handling systems throughout Russia and CIS. Solutions range from conveyor lines to WMS/WCS to shuttle technology to robots. • Design, together with customers, optimal intralogistics solutions to serve the rapidly growing e-commerce, e-grocery and pharmaceutical distribution segments in Russia and CIS. • Coordinate with counterparts in Europe and the U.S. to identify trends in customer requirements within each of the targeted segments of food, retail, fashion and pharmaceutical distribution. • Market and service automated picking systems (robots) produced by KNAPP’s subsidiary in Germany “Apostore” for pharmacies.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Moscow, Russian Federation

RosAgroMarket is creating a unique chain of fresh food platforms (ОРЦ) throughout Russia.In addition to storage, our facilities feature a modern wholesale food trade center, linking suppliers and buyers and providing all necessary warehouse, logistics, sorting, cleaning, packaging services.http://www.rosagromarket.ru/• Create and implement development strategy of a network of fresh food logistics platforms throughout Russia, starting with focus on urban hubs (Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Tyumen, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok).• Direct marketing efforts to popularize unique supply chain concept (trade, storage, logistics all in one location) and generate rental leads.• Conclude rental agreements with agricultural producers (Russian and foreign), FMCG food suppliers, national and regional retailers, and logistic service providers. • Liaise with financial institutions and both regional and federal government to ensure adequate financial and administrative support (financial institutions and government).

Moscow City, Russia

X5 (as of 31 Dec 2013) operates 4,544 stores with annual sales of USD15.795 billion (2012) and occupies the leading market position in both Moscow and St. Petersburg and enjoys a significant presence in the European part of Russia. Its store base includes 3,568 soft discounter stores (Pyaterochka), 390 supermarkets (Perekrestok), 83 hypermarkets (Karusel) and 189 convenience stores. The Company operates 32 distribution centers and 1,848 company-owned trucks across the Russian Federation.https://www.x5.ru/enPurchasing Director – Ultra-fresh Products (meat, poultry, fish, fruits & vegetables)• Responsible for over 23% of the Group’s turnover (i.e., more than USD3.5 billion), over 8 regions throughout Russia.• Developed X5 through cooperative relations with suppliers and supply chain optimizations into the #1 (volumes, variety) retail channel for purchase and sale of fresh fish in Russia.• Implemented end-to-end category management of fruits & vegetable category (11% of sales) and streamlined supply chain of meat, poultry, fish.• Spearheaded out-sourcing of fruits & vegetable logistics for the Group’s Moscow stores (60% of F&V turnover), as well as a direct import program for fruits & vegetables, including ripening of bananas for sale in Moscow stores (10% of F&V turnover).

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Metro Cash & Carry is part of Metro AG, the fourth largest wholesale/retail organization in the world with stores in 30 countries across Europe and Asia. https://www.metro.com• Led expansion of Metro stores in Kazakhstan from start-up in Sep 2008 until all 8 stores were constructed at the end of 2011. First store opened in Oct 2009. The 6 stores opened as of Nov 2011 are located in Astana, Karaganda, Shymkent, Pavlodar and 2 in Almaty. Two stores (Oskemen, Aktobe) opened in Q1 2012.• Launched the first 8 Metro stores (5,000 to 7,000 sqm each) in Kazakhstan during 2009-2011 with sales of over €100 million in the first full year of operation (5 LFL stores).• Full P&L responsibility for the country organization as well directly responsible for all aspects of purchasing, supply chain management, real estate and construction, quality assurance, legal, and government relations.• Engineered the most aggressive expansion-from-start-up in a new country in Metro history (8 stores built and opened in the space of 30 months).• Optimized construction costs of our stores by 30% per store through tendering and use of local materials.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Metro Cash & Carry is part of Metro AG, the fourth largest wholesale/retail organization in the world with stores in 30 countries across Europe and Asia. https://www.metro.com• Created the food purchasing/category management department from start-up in 2001 and directed all operational matters associated with food across all stores in Russia for first 7 years of operations. Annual Sales: over €3.0 billion (80% of total sales).• Full responsibility for negotiation of purchase conditions (5,000 supplier contracts), assortment building (25,000 SKU’s), price positioning, marketing & operations support for all 48 stores in Russia (covering 3 time zones).• Achieved the highest EBIT margin (from 11 to 13%) in Metro C&C worldwide for 5 straight years.• As a Member of the Board of Directors (VP), contributed to all aspects of strategic planning involving growth into new markets/cities and orchestrated the most successful program of expansion in Metro’s 50-year history.• Led a team of 3 direct reports (division managers), 70 category managers in the head office and 4 regional buying offices.• Assisted in the launch of Real supermarket chain (part of Metro Group) in Russia through our joint-buying organization Metro Group Buying.

Riga, Latvia

• Managed all aspects of sales, business development, and marketing for American, European, and South American firms with an interest in the Russia/CIS market.• Coordinated a feasibility study on animal feeds for a large American producer in Russia and the Baltic States.• Created a sales network for British, American and Canadian meat traders in Russia and the Baltic States.

St. Petersburg, Moscow Russia

Produktiy Pitaniya, founded in 1994, is a leader in the Russian market of frozen ready-to-cook meals, with a special emphasis on poultry. The company is presently producing 45 types of various frozen ready-to-cook foods under the brands of the Zolotoy Petushok and the Domashnaya Skazka.• Spearheaded the development and implementation of a purchasing and distribution strategy for the firm, which focused on diversification and moved away from a single commodity. • Led efforts to transition the company into production and storage, which complimented trading activities. • Developed and expanded the firm’s distribution and transportation network on the ground, which included specific emphasis on the northwest territory of Russia (St. Petersburg, Petrozavodsk, Murmansk, and Novgorod). • Maintained full responsibility for managing operations of the office, a cold storage facility with the capacity of 3,000 metric tons, and 3 stores.• Directed personnel management initiatives associated with 125+ employees utilizing superior business acumen.• Initiated deliveries to retail outlets throughout St. Petersburg.

Moscow, Russian Federation

ASTEP in the 1990's was one of the largest importers/distributors of imported and domestic food products operating on the territory of the former Soviet Union, which handled over 20,000 metric tons of food products monthly and generated over $250 million in annual revenue.• Directed all facets of purchasing and sales operations of a wholesale food distribution network that operated throughout Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.• Led a staff of 120 in Moscow as well as additional 50 staff members in regional offices.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Founded in 1877, Andre (later known as the Andre Group) was one of the five largest grain and commodity traders in the world, headquartered in Lausanne and operating facilities in the early1990's in over 45 countries throughout the world. At its peak in the late 1990s, Andre had operations in 70 countries and revenue of as much as $10 billion a year. • Coordinated all CIS trading functions for the Grains & Oilseeds Department throughout Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic States.• Imported wheat, protein meal, and edible oils as well as exported wheat, rye, barley, edible oils, and seeds. • Played a key role in generating over $50 million in import and export revenue annually.• Initiated a contract-growing project involving rapeseed in Ryazan, Russia.• Brokered the first sale of Russian milling wheat to Iran since 1956.

White Plains, Ny Usa

Chilewich International was a pioneer in the field of U.S.-Soviet trade, beginning in the 1950’s and continuing until the early 1990's.- Chilewich - together with V/O Prodintorg - started U.S. poultry sales to the USSR in 1989. Coordinated execution functions (opening of L/C's, loading of ships in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico) essential to this trade. - Sourced frozen codfish in the Barents Sea for sale to U.S. fast food restaurants.- Together with U.S. poultry producers, investigated investment opportunities in soon-to-be-privatized poultry facilities throughout Russia, Belarus.

Accelerated Development Program (Executive Education), General Management

General management principles, leadership skills

Executive Education, Metro International Retailing

Retail marketing management principles and category management

Mba, Finance & International Business

Certificate, Russian Language

Phd Program, International Relations, Russian Studies

Focus on Soviet foreign policy Academic Mentor: Marshall D. Shulman

Ba, Political Science, History

Education record