Dr. Andrei Koval

- Coordination of execution of contract with Uganda National Bureau of Standards (TBS) by international network of affiliates; (conformity assessment of products imported to Tanzania); - Managing Contract Management Office; creating business rules; responsible for cost budget; - Developing relations with Government - Marketing (PR, events, promotions, communications etc.) and active sales of services to local trade; - Preparing tenders for the above services

- Coordination of execution of contract with Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) by international network of affiliates; (conformity assessment of products imported to Uganda); - Managing Contract Management Office; creating business rules; responsible for cost budget; - Developing relations with Government - Marketing (PR, events, promotions, communications etc.) and active sales of services to local trade; - Preparing tenders for the above services

Coordinate of execution of contract with Kenya Bureau of Standards (conformity assessment of of imported products) by network of overseas affiliates; Manage Contract Management Office Develop relations with Government Promote various services to governments and institutions Marketing and active sales of services to local trade Preparing tenders for the above services in Kenya

Manage Competence Centre of network of Certification Bodies. Developed strategy and implemented strategic marketing plan for increasing sales. Set up Moscow-based Certification Body; Provision of Russian Certification services for overseas suppliers; Started up and developed service of CE-marking of goods exported ex-CIS to European Union; Prepared project (approved by Executive Board of the Group) for JV with a Russian partner in the field of industrial safety expertise.

- Started up industrial services of the company in Russia; developed strategy of entering market; P&L responsible; - Prepared various tenders for services to major EPC contractors; - Planned and implemented investment project of developing Industrial services (QC&QA, Vendor Surveillance, Engineering Supervision of Construction) to Oil&Gas industry. - Marketing and sales. - Managed staff; supervision of order execution;

Selling services to steel industry. Main project – monitoring of steel cargoes for a largest Russian steel mill: In a record short time design and implementation of operations, including I-net based database, Interaction with four directorates at the mill, a forwarder, three cargo handling complexes, a shipper and the trader (cities of Cherepovets and St-Petersburg); 6+ Mio mt of steel cargoes p.a. monitored at 13 points from production through vessel; total 120 staff at the time of implementation;

- Preparation for implementation of “VEK Project” (inspections of strategic exports from Russia); Writing SOP and working instructions; - Interaction with Regional and Federal authorities of Russian Federation, Group HQ and executing offices. - Accreditation of SGS within Unified System of Expert Organizations;

Developing marketing strategy of services to steel trade. Developing market, marketing, sales; Set up and managed execution of inspection services to steel trade; Writing cargo manuals, instructions and procedures of order processing and inspection of various steel cargoes; Training staff; Negotiating with local authorities; Increased revenue from steel operations by c.300 %. Training materials and procedures have been used by the network ever since.

- Managed part of operations in Mineral Division. Responsible for quantity and quality inspections of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, fertilizers, chemicals. - Training staff; negotiating with customers; conducting presentations; - Designing new services and procedures; perfecting back office operations.

Research and testing of cast iron, steel and non-ferrous castings, hot rolled steel and oither construction materials, material testing, disgnostics of power generating equipment

Foundry theory and operations

Theory, hardware and operations of Foundry