UK VEEP. PBN has a new Vice President of our UK operation. Starting January 19, 2004, Trevor Barton joins PBN to head up our European operations, which are managed out of our London office. Trevor is presently a partner in the International Trade and Finance Group of the law firm Clyde & Co. He focuses on trade, insurance, shipping, asset finance, debt recovery and investment into Russia. He is based in the firm's London office. From 1994 to 2000, he was Clyde & Co's resident lawyer in Russia. While living in St. Petersburg, Trevor was also Honorary Legal Adviser to the British Consulate. Trevor was on part-time secondment to the Department of Trade and Industry as the UK Government's Export Promoter for Russia from 2001 to 2002. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce and of the CIS Advisory Group of International Financial Services London (IFSL). Look for more on Trevor and our London operations in the January edition of Access PBN.
Email Trevor: trevor.barton@pbnco.com

IN GOOD COMPANY. PBN-Moscow Vice President, Mikhail Goncharov, was quoted in Fortune Magazine's Bolshoi Biznes on the business trends of November 2003. Alongside Gonch's assessment of Russian business in November were quotes from the likes of National Bank of Development Chairman of the Board Viktor Kostritsyn, Prosperity Capital Management Director Ivan Mazalov, and World Bank in Russia Chief Economist Christopher Ruhl.
Email Mikhail: mikhail.goncharov@pbnco.com

AROUND TOWN. The PBN Company coordinated the recent successful European Round Table (ERT) delegation visit to Moscow. Peter Sutherland of BP, Philip Watts of Royal Dutch/Shell, Thierry Desmarest of Total, Jorma Ollila of Nokia, and Manfred Schneider of Bayer were among the 12 major industrialists who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, and Unified Energy System CEO Anatoly Chubais during their 2-day visit.
Email PBN-Moscow: pbnrussia@pbnco.com

CONFIDENCE IN CONSUMERS. PBN Chairman and CEO Peter B. Necarsulmer gave a speech at the Annual Meeting of the U.S.-Russia Business Council on the growing consumer market in Russia. One interesting factoid: Muscovites spend more disposable income on consumer goods than residents in Warsaw, Budapest, Prague, Paris, London and Frankfurt.
Email Peter: peter.necarsulmer@pbnco.com
For a copy of Peter's presentation:
http://www.pbnco.com/eng/news/presentations/ppt/uspb/USRBCnotes_rev21Octsm.pdf

KYIV COURTESY. PBN's Kyiv office showed an outpouring of hospitality and warmth, when it hosted both our Partners and Board of Directors meetings in Kyiv this past September. In addition, PBN-Kyiv held a bash to celebrate the firm's 20th anniversary and 7th year in business in Ukraine. Leading government officials, business executives and friends and family enjoyed great food, festive music and a few toasts. Thanks again to our colleagues in Ukraine for being such great hosts!
Email Myron: myron.wasylyk@pbnco.com

FRIENDLY ADVICE TO FRIENDS TO THE NORTH. PBN's Senior Vice President and Washington Managing Director Paul Nathanson gave insight to the workings on Washington DC media to Canadian foreign service officers who will be based in the United States. The presentation, entitled "Advocacy, Washington-Style: Working the Media," was arranged by the Canadian Embassy in Washington DC.
Email Paul: paul.nathanson@pbnco.com

AMSTERDAM...DC...LONDON. The ever-travelling Christina Bucher returned to Washington DC in September after a year-long stay in Amsterdam, but only for one month. Christina is spending November and December in PBN's London office to help manage the office and client needs until PBN's new managing director, Trevor Barton, joins the firm in January. Christina will be back in the DC office after the holidays.
Email Christina: christina.bucher@pbnco.com

WE'RE LOVIN' IT TOO. On the set of a recent video shoot in Moscow to help publicize McDonald's new worldwide slogan "I'm Lovin' It ^TM," Khamzat Khasbulatov, President of McDonald's Russia, was the center of attention. PBN's Director of Interactive Media Mark Slater and Senior Account Manager Tatiana Nikulshina directed and produced, respectively, the company's new video.
http://www.mcdonalds.ru/