CFA Association Russia held its Annual General Meeting with all active members of the CFA community on February 21.

Neil Withers, President of CFA Russia, began the meeting with a short introductory speech, thanked everyone for showing up, and proceeded with the meeting’s formal agenda.

A new Board of Directors was acclaimed, without dissent, by the members present at the meeting. In 2017, the Board of Directors has 14 members, including two newcomers – Boris Tawakkoli and Alexander Gorshenin. One can find the biographies of all board members and their statements of intent here. The new board consists of the following members:

• Neil Withers, CFA, CFA Association Russia, President
• Alexander Gorshenin, CFA, OJSC TPS Real Estate
• Anton Shpuntov, CFA, Interros
• Boris Tawakkoli, CFA, MosFirst LLC
• Denis Sitnikov, CFA, Quantum Consulting
• Dmitry Ryabykh, CFA, Alt-Invest Group
• Ivan Belyaev, CFA, Sberbank CIB
• Maria Kharlashkina, CFA, Moscow Exchange Group
• Marina Shestakova, CFA, CAIA, Wermuth Asset Management
• Natalia Kolupaeva, Raiffeisenbank
• Scott Rose, CFA, Bloomberg (Moscow)
• Sofya Donets, CFA, the Central Bank of Russia
• Vladimir Potapov, CFA, VTB Capital Asset Management
• Vladimir Tutkevich, CFA Association Russia, CEO

CFA Russia’s president also thanked Natalia Sorokina and Gokce Tezel, who are no longer board members, for their service.

Afterwards, Neil gave a presentation, focusing on the current state of the association and its strategic priorities in 2017. At this moment, CFA Russia plans to focus on the following areas:

• Membership value and its renewal rate
• The outreach program to regions
• Education
• Community and advocacy
• Media and impact on the financial community
• The CFA Institute Research Challenge: growth and learning

In 2016, CFA Russia’s Board of Directors worked more actively and productively, meeting over 10-times throughout the year. The board maintained quorum during all its meetings and became an efficient strategic management body with a clear vision and strategic priorities. The new Board of Directors hopes this positive tendency will continue in 2017 and onwards.