Ivan Solovov MBA

Russia’s #1 private transport holding ($3B revenue, EBITDA $1B, 13600 FTEs, 50 Mt ports capacity, 200+ river-sea vessels, 100k+ wagons) transports and handles containers, metals, coal, fertilizer, grain and other cargos. Key functions: Strategy Planning, Strategy Marketing (analysis of coal, metals, grain, fertilizer, container markets), Investment Management, M&A • Drove YoY EBITDA growth of $70M by developing and implementing strategy of the stevedoring division and standalone actives (Russia’s #1 container terminal, coal seaport terminal, 3 universal seaport terminals which handle coal, coke, fertilizer and other cargos), including realization of development programme which increased ports throughput by 7M tpa • Developed and implemented strategic management system with high involvement of managers at all levels: annual cycle of updating corporate and functional strategies (commercial, HR, technical), strategic goals decomposition into tasks and projects. Implemented Hoshin Kanri X-matrix methodology to connect long-term strategy plan with every year planning processes. Prepare, organize and conduct regular strategic sessions with 40+ top and middle managers • Created incremental $400M+ value through new investment projects - from business planning to implementation (construction and development Russia #1 container terminal, grain terminal, coal terminal etc.) • Conucted assessment and Due-diligence of M&A projects (Russia, Europe, Turkey, India)