AEB Team

• Chief Executive Officer
• Chief Operational Officer
• Committee Coordinators
• Communications and Publications

• Events Team
• Regions & Membership Development
• Office Support Team
• Training
• Legal

Dr. Frank Schauff

Dr. Frank Schauff was elected CEO in June 2007 and re-elected in April 2010 for the second term. Dr. Schauff’s professional and academic experience position the AEB to promote and expand recognition in Russian and expatriate circles of lobbying and policy advisory.

Before joining the AEB, Dr. Schauff held the post of Advisor on Foreign Policy to the Party Executive of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 2001.

Dr. Schauff has had a deep interest in Russia since his days as a student of Russian Studies at the University of Cologne and Volgograd State University (USSR). He went on to take a degree in Economic History and Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a Masters Degree in The Government and Politics of Russia and Economic History. He obtained his doctorate in East European history from the University of Cologne in 2000, and spent a number of years as a lecturer in East European studies at the Free University in Berlin.

Dr. Schauff's academic background is accompanied by a strong linguistic attainment – aside from his native German, Dr. Schauff speaks or understands English, Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, as well as conversational Bulgarian, Croatian and Serbian.

Ruslan Kokarev

Ruslan Kokarev joined the AEB as Chief Operational Officer in January 2008. Prior to this he worked for the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, a German political think tank, as a Deputy Head of its national office in Russia. Ruslan holds a degree from the Moscow Linguistic University (specializing in Russian, German and English languages) and obtained his post graduate degree in history from the Russian Independent Institute for Social and National Studies, Moscow, in 2002. Currently he is working on his PhD thesis and continues the post-graduate course in political science.

Irina Aksenova

Irina joined the AEB in 2002. Prior to this she worked for the International Chamber of Commerce, Andre Group, and Coopers and Lybrand. Irina holds a diploma from Moris Torez Linguistic University (English and French) and Moscow School of Economics (HR management and Management). Irina is AEB Business Development Director & coordinates Airlines, Human Resources, Customs and Transport Committees.

irina.aksenova@aebrus.ru

Svetlana Lomidze

Before joining the AEB in April 2002, Svetlana worked for several French companies, for the Embassy and Consulate of RF in France, and was a Research Fellow at the Institute of World Literature. She holds a degree from the Moscow State Lomonosov University. She also has PhD in Italian Literature from the Institute of World Literature, and has translated more than 20 books from French and Italian. Svetlana speaks Russian, French, English and Italian. Svetlana is AEB's External Relations Director and Chief committee coordinator. She also coordinates the AEB Energy, Energy Efficiency, IT and Telecom and Machine Building & Engineering committees. Svetlana is the Chief Committees Coordinator of the AEB.

svetlana.lomidze@aebrus.ru

Olga Pavlyuk

Olga joined the AEB in August 2006 and is the Regional Development Director & Head of Marketing and Membership Development. Olga holds a degree in linguistics from Moscow State Pedagogical University. Olga has more than 7 years of sales experience and speaks Russian, English, German and some Portuguese.

olga.pavlyuk@aebrus.ru

Victoria Zavyalova

Victoria is the Director of Communications at the AEB. She has a background in journalism and media management. Prior to her current role at the AEB, she was a Project Manager and a Conference Producer at the Adam Smith Conferences, Informa UK. Prior to this, Victoria was both an Editor and a Project Manager at the Kommersant publishing house, where she was responsible for special reports on international business in Russia. Victoria also worked as a freelance journalist for various publications and media groups in Russia and Britain, including the BBC Russian Service and Mergermarket, a division of the Financial Times Group. She co-edited the book World’s Best Hotels, published in 2008. Victoria obtained her degree in Journalism from the Moscow State University and the MA in Creative & Media Enterprises from the University of Warwick.

vz@aebrus.ru

Marie Rondelez

Marie joined the AEB in June 2007 as Events Director & Advisor on EU Affairs. Prior to this, Marie worked for the Delegation of the European Commission to Russia, first as an intern in the Energy and Environment section and then as a PR Assistant to the Head of Delegation. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in State Governance from Sciences-Po, Strasbourg and a Master of European Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of Europe (Natolin Campus). Marie speaks English, Russian, French (plus a little German).

marie.rondelez@aebrus.ru