advisory board - members
Elvin Guri
founder and former CEO of JetFinance, BulgariaFormerly a banker at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Fuad Akhundov
chairman of United Capital Investment Group, MoscowFuad Akhundov started his career in 1986 as the Chief Engineer for the USSR Ministry of Defence, moving on to become the Chief Economist at the State Committee on Economy and Planning and subsequently Chancellor in the Presidential Administration in the early 90’s. He later became the Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Azerbaijan, the Chairman and CEO of the International Bank of Azerbaijan, the President and CEO of URALSIB bank and Chairman of ADA Group in Baku
Geoffrey Miller
chairman of Greenwich Loan Income FundWith 23 years of experience in asset management, Geoffrey has structured, marketed, researched, fund-raised for and has been on the board of numerous investment companies. Geoffrey has broad expertise in emerging markets, and in particular in Russia and CIS, China and South East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Igor Kim
Former CEO of MDM Bank and chairman of Rospromstroybank and Etalonbank, RussiaMDM Bank is a leading independent provider of banking services in Russia
Igor Souvorov
president of CIS Interstate BankMember of the Board of Directors of Investment Trade Bank, Russia and formerly chairman and chief executive of Moscow Narodny Bank, Russia
Jacek Jonak
founding partner of Jonak, law firm, PolandFormerly a partner of Allen & Overy and Deputy Chairman of the Polish Securities Commission
Józef Wancer
former President of the Board of BPH Bank, PolandPreviously President of Raiffeisen Polska and before that he was at Citibank for 23 years where he held managerial positions in various divisions of the bank, including Japan, Austria, United Kingdom and France
Juergen Meisch
member of the Management Board of Gothaer Insurance Group in Cologne, GermanyFormerly a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley heading-up their German Fixed Income business and prior to that founded Gen Re Capital, the first and to date market-leading outsourcing specialist for insurance asset management in Germany
Martyn Birchall
was involved in a series of businesses focused on CEE region, Romania30 years career in investment banking, mostly emerging markets focused. Headed Merrill Lynch and was in charge of their equities business in S.E. Asia before moving to New York and then Romania in 1997
Michael Ruckman
founder and president of Senteo, Russia & CISSenteo is a consulting firm focusing on financial services in Russia & CIS. Formerly a consultant with PwC and John Ryan International
Rafal Juszczak
executive vice president of Prokom Investments SA, PolandProkom Investments SA ia a major private equity fund in Poland. Formerly CEO of FUIB a leading banking group in Ukraine and of PKO BP, the largest retail bank in Poland
Robert Thornton
CEO of West African Enterprise Capital (WAEC), Ivory Coast, West AfricaWest African Enterprise Capital (WAEC) is a consulting and technical assistance firm that helps companies active in Africa, particularly the West African and Francophone regions. Formerly President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ivory Coast
Roman Maszczyk
deputy CEO of Eurasian Bank, KazakhstanFormerly CRO of Nadra Bank, Ukraine and before that CRO of National Bank Trust in Russia and previously CRO of PKO BP in Poland
Sergei Shibaev
member of the Supervisory Board of Kaskommertsbank, KazakhstanMember of the Supervisory Boards of Reso-Garantia and AK BARS Bank, Russia
Surinder Soni
director of PNB Gilts, IndiaFormerly Chairman of the Oriental Bank of Commerce and on retirement he was appointed as the ombudsman for the banking industry by the Reserve Bank of India
Yuri Kudimov
president of VEB Capital, RussiaFormerly Chairman of National Reserve Bank, a leading Russian commercial bank
Željko Perić
managing partner of Caper, CroatiaFormerly CFO of Pliva, a leading pharmaceuticals company and, at the time, the largest pharmaceuticals group in central and eastern Europe
