Russian Association of Communication Directors

Russian Association of Communication Directors and Corporate Publishing was established on October 6th, 2004. The President of AKMR, Igor Ignatiev, is the Vice-chairman Director of Cooperation with Governmental Authorities, at Shell Exploration & Production Services. The Vice-President of AKMR, Irina Bakhtina, is the Director of Corporate Relations, and member of the Board of Directors at Unilever’s Russian branch. AKMR’s Executive Director, Dzhemir Degtyarenko, is the Editor in Chief of the media business journal, «Novosti SMI» Board Members of AKMR: Lev Koshlyakov, UTair Aviation; Anatoliy Pecheykin, Lukoil-Inform; Alexander Vikhrov, Uralsib; Maxim Shub, Shell Exploration & Production Services; Irina Zhukova, Philip Morris Sales & Marketing; Merina Podkopayeva, Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK); Andrey Sorgin, Aeroflot; Boris Katalin, Gudok publishing house; Irina Kibina, TNK-BP; Ekaterina Kolyada, Executive Director, Media Business publishing house. Objectives and Goals of the Russian Association of Communication Directors and Corporate Publishing (AKMR): ∙ Creating a unified platform for executives in communications, marketing and corporate culture to exchange experiences, inter-corporate and external communications, positioning and company promotion. ∙ Forming a professional agenda and protecting the vested interests of the members of the Association, developing standards and industry procedures, and strengthening the prestige of the profession. Developing civilized lobbying. ∙ Developing effective communications in the company, influencing increase in company value; namely, communications with stakeholders, media, personnel, and investors. ∙ Providing professional development opportunities in the fields of communication, corporate media and corporate culture. Since 2004, AKMR is the founder and organizer of a variety of significant events in the field of communication and corporate media in Russia and abroad. An official website: http://www.corpmedia.ru