An impressive list of new client assignments tops PBN's news from our offices around the world.

Healthy, Fit and Strong. Pharmacy Chain 36.6, Russia's leading health and beauty retailer, has hired PBN to assist in achieving the company's business objectives as it seeks international capital for its business expansion.

Email Nastya: nastya.taratina@pbnco.com

Up, Up and Away. ANS, the air traffic service provider in Riga, Latvia, has also hired The PBN Company to assist with strategic business positioning and expansion into European markets.

Email Romans: romans.baumanis@pbnco.com

Windows to Ukraine. PBN•Ukraine has been hired by Microsoft to provide government relations and coalition building services.

Email Myron: myron.wasylyk@pbnco.com

Good Credit. Visa International has hired PBN for public affairs support in Russia.

Email Tom: tom.thomson@pbnco.com

Home Sweet Home. Russia's largest builder of affordable apartment buildings, Stroymetresurs, is counting on PBN to help position it for further business expansion in Russia and elsewhere in the region.

Email Nastya: nastya.taratina@pbnco.com

And, More News from the Homefront. Speaking of home sweet home, PBN•DC was recently hired by the Furniture Retailers of America to fight efforts to impose trade sanctions against imported bedroom furniture from China.

Email Dara: dara.klatt@pbnco.com

Rubber Meets the Road. Amtel, the leading Russian tire manufacturer, has hired PBN•Moscow to assist with media and analysts relations and corporate positioning.

Email Nastya: nastya.taratina@pbnco.com

Fakes Beware. PBN’s long-time client, the Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights, has entered into a joint venture with SNB-REACT, an Amsterdam-based nonprofit organization dedicated to anti-counterfeiting programs, to start an intellectual property rights enforcement project in the Baltic States. PBN•Baltics will help manage this project for CIPR-REACT. Combined, CIPR and REACT serve 150 of the world’s best-known brand owners.

Email Romans: romans.baumanis@pbnco.com

Off-Road Too. PBN•DC has been working with the All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) manufacturers to raise awareness of the need for ATV safety legislation in states across the country. To download a copy of the print ad that PBN recently placed in West Virginia on behalf of the manufacturers, visit http://www.pbnco.com/atv/ATV_Safety.pdf

Email Paul: paul.nathanson@pbnco.com

Upgrade to 50s. The firm's contract with Burson-Marsteller and the US Department of Treasury to assist in the introduction of the new U.S. currency in Russia has been extended. Last year was the successful introduction of the new 20 dollar bill. This year it's time to introduce the 50 to the Russian population.

Email Mark: mark.dillen@pbnco.com

In the Nick of Time. PBN•Moscow has a new Finance Director. Nikolay Yakovlev joined the firm in January to direct the four-person finance department in the Moscow office. Nikolay's previous experience includes working in the finance departments of Oracle and Procter & Gamble. Welcome Nick!

Email Nikolay: nikolay.yakovlev@pbnco.com

From Intern to Associate. Long-time PBN intern, Courtney Duke, has been made a permanent member of the DC office. She was promoted to Associate Account Manager starting January 1, 2004. Congratulations Courtney!

Email Courtney: courtney.duke@pbnco.com

From Student to Intern. Colby sophomore, Tim Geisenheimer, joined PBN•DC for a one-month internship this January. He will return this summer to complete his internship with The PBN Company.

Email Tim: tim.geisenheimer@pbnco.com