Public Affairs Manager

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Anna Ivanova-Galitsina
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Profile

An international communications and PR expert with a background of managing international teams, budgets and created PR functions from scratch. Having worked as a journalist and educated internationally, I have superior networking skills and an ability to always see the other side of the story. I am a writer with outstanding storytelling and editing skills. I have a long track record of conducting my own trainings and am a certified coach.

Work Experience

2017- March 2020 Head of International PR Group in ABBYY. I led creation of a vertical international PR structure, developing the global PR and thought-leadership strategy in USA, UK, Germany, France, Benelux and Australia. I developed and led a global team of up to 6 managers, agencies ad outsourcers, located mainly in Germany and USA, manage 4 PR agencies in Europe and take charge of the budget.

2016 - 2017 Head of PR Group in Yandex managing staff of 8, strategizing, building a
system of media analysis and KPIs. I led international PR projects in UK, US and France.

2012 - 2016 Owner of PR and Strategy Consultancy assisting western companies to break on the Russian market with strategy development, stakeholder work, press, investor and marketing activities, crisis communications. Clients represented multiple sectors and included ING Bank, BP Plc, UFG Wealth Management, Motion Picture Association of America, Disney, Universal, Continental AG

2006 - 2012 PR and Communications Director at Telenor, Russia
PR and Government Relations Director, Telenor Russia
Developed Telenor Russia PR strategy, handled relations with press, analysts and investors in Russia, led crisis communications and litigation PR support in Russia, UK and Norway

2001 - 2006 Dow Jones Newswires Moscow-based English-language reporter on telecoms, FMCG, and transport
1999 - 2001 The Financial Times Moscow bureau, editorial assistant with reporting assignments
1998 - 1999 Bloomberg Newsroom Moscow, intern

Education
2020 Google Digital Garage "Promoting Business with Content", "Understanding the Web", "Introduction in Social Media"
Transformation Academy, Transformation Life Coach Certificate
2019 - 2020 Transformation Academy, Relationship Coach Certificate
2018 - 2019 Leadership Academy for Top management at ABBYY, Munich/ San Jose
4 syllabus Leadership Brand, Change Management, Feedback Culture.
Managing Internal Communications in Time of Change
Working with Negative Feedback
2011 - 2018 Multiple courses on psychology, public speaking, creative writing
2017 Psychology of Ageing. Online MOOC by Trinity College Dublin
2011 Brand Academy by Telenor and London School of Economics
2010 Mini MBA in Telecoms, Informa Management & Leadership Academy, London
1994 - 1999 Moscow State University of International Relations degree in international journalism and French Studies
1995 French as a foreign language, Ecole Internationale, Nice, France
1992 - 1994 St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College, London, A-Levels
1990 - 1992 Burlington Danes School, London, GCSEs

Languages

English - fluent, more accurate than 99% of Gramarly users, use more unique words than 94% of Gramarly users.
Russian - mother tongue.
French - very good.
Spanish - basic.
German - basic.

References are available upon requests.