I am corporate and external affairs executive leader with international experience in social and political risk management, crisis communications, reputation management, internal corporate communications, stakeholder engagement. Within 20 years my main business and professional interests are the creation and implementation the principals and approaches of PR and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). I am sure, that tailored and clear CRS activity can help every company to obtain advantages and should certainly bring tangible dividends. I have held a number of senior positions within the areas of PR, Social Performance and External Affairs in LUKOIL Oil Company for over 15 years. My unique career makes me experienced in early stage project or company setup, as well as operations. I was accountable for leading and supporting comprehensive crisis communication plan and aligning LUKOIL's business strategy with CSR/Public affairs strategies in Iraq (last 7 years), Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan and others. Thanks to my abilities, experience and skills, I managed the creation of a procedure and mechanism for engagement with the indigenous population of Iraq, Colombia, Venezuela, etc. This mechanism allowed to increase the efficiency of the company’s business and create thousands of jobs for the local people. This work has a great impact, for example, on Iraqi economy development since 2011 till present time. My main skills: Non-Technical Risk Management, Crisis communications, excellent relationship-building skills, superior written and verbal communication skills, public speaking. I am passionate about the need for private sector to proactively manage their social impact to society, undertake respectful community engagement. At the same time, I consider CSR and External Affairs as the key factors for the successful business development of the companies, as a guarantee of beneficial mergers and acquisitions deals. Furthermore, the successful interaction with the local community and local authorities has helped to avoid conflict situations and shutdowns of the existing projects. During these years, I created and executed very many large-scale projects that required simultaneous efforts and knowledge in Corporate Social Responsibility, Community Development, PR sphere, Government Relations and Mass Media. These campaigns had positive results in different countries all over the world and allowed Lukoil successfully developed its overseas business. The most important and precious experience I got while I was working with LUKOIL’s projects in Iraq, UAE, Egypt, Venezuela, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan etc.