Profile
Event bidding, planning and delivery consultant with leadership across nearly 100 international events. Services Director for FIFA World Cups (Russia 2018; Qatar 2022) and Event Services lead for Expo 2023 Doha. Integrates complex service domains to open venues ready and maintain resilient operations under pressure.
Core Expertise
Operational master-planning; event services integration (logistics, transport, accommodation, catering, cleaning & waste, accreditation, language services, security, medical, media operations); readiness programs and exercises; crisis navigation; multicultural team leadership.
Selected Experience
- Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: Logistics functional lead; trained across Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 cycles.
- FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: Services Director covering catering, accommodation, cleaning & waste, language services, logistics.
- FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: analogous Services Director role; cross-functional integration and delivery.
- Expo 2023 Doha: Head of Event Services (logistics, catering, cleaning & waste, accreditation, transport, security, medical, language support).
- Designed and led readiness training, simulations, and operational drills for complex venues and multi-stakeholder environments.
Education
- Executive MBA, Kellogg-WHU
- Specialist, Law/Finance/Customs Law, MGIMO (MFA Russia)
- Executive Education: Transformational Technologies: Applied Lessons from Sports, MIT
Languages
- English, Russian