In 1990, well before other consulting firms looked to the region, The PBN Company opened an office in Moscow. The firm was the first international strategic communications company fully accredited with and registered by the USSR (now Russian) Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to the Russian magazine Vlast, The PBN Company is credited with introducing the term "PR" into the Russian lexicon. By the mid-nineties, The PBN Company had opened the Russian market to Chiquita bananas, helped launch Apple computers in the country and managed all communications for the global responses to the Komi oil spill in Northern Russia.

Today, our Moscow office employs more than 30 professional communicators, lobbyists, writers, translators and consultants. Moscow-based clients include leading Russian companies, like Pharmacy 36.6, Renaissance Capital and Basic Element; major Western investors, including Anheuser-Busch, BP, Diageo, GlaxoSmithKline, Intel, Statoil and Visa International; international financial institutions including The World Bank and EBRD; and government institutions, such as the U.S. Department of Treasury.

The firm's longevity in Russia provides unique insights into Russian companies and their management - how they are viewed both within their borders and in international markets. This regional experience and cultural appreciation gives us an exceptional ability to translate a Russian company's corporate vision, philosophy and operating principles in terms that are understandable to both domestic and international audiences. Similarly, The PBN Company is uniquely positioned to advise Western investors on the successful application of their corporate values and management styles in the Russian business, social and political context.

Meet the PBN Moscow Team