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| Voice recording of A. D. Gafin | |
From an interview with Echo of Moscow September 27, 2007 | |
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Gafin Alexander Dmitrievich - is a member of the supervisory board of the Latvian bank Rietumu Banka . He is engaged in the development of the bank's business, marketing and PR, as well as promoting the Rietumu brand in the markets of the Russian Federation and other CIS countries in accordance with the long-term development strategy of the bank. Project Manager WATCH Russia .
Content
- 1 Brief biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 Interests
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Short Biography
He was born on October 15, 1954 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky . Father worked in the system of the USSR Ministry of Minorflot.
He studied at a boarding school of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR (Yunost settlement, Chkalovskaya station, Moscow region), where after 9th grade he went to study at school No. 636. After graduation, he worked as a laborer at the Research Institute of Inorganic Materials. Engaged in trade in antiques and currency transactions [1]
Since 1983 Member of the Writers' Union (dramaturgy section). In 1988, took part in the organization of the Moscow Youth Center. The author and organizer of publicistic exhibitions-actions: “Khrushchev, Those 10 Years”, “Mitki in Moscow”, “Afghan War”, “Treasures of Jewish Culture”, photo exhibition “President Kennedy”, Andrei Makarevich and others. Since 1994, Alfa-Bank OJSC, Head of the PR and Advertising Department, Vice President, 1998-2006 - Member of the Alfa-Bank Board of Directors.
Since 1994, A. Gafin has been organizing major charitable and cultural events; He organized tours of world pop stars in Moscow ( Paul McCartney , Tina Turner , Elton John , Sting , Maurice Bejart's ballet, opera Franco Zofereli and others).
Married. Irina Gafina (designer), has a son ( Dmitry Gafin , businessman) and daughter Ekaterina (designer-architect).
Full member of the American Pushkin Academy of Arts. Member of the Board of Trustees of the World Wildlife Fund ( W with WF ). Member of the Board of Trustees of the Bolshoi Theater, Executive Director of the Bolshoi Theater Foundation (since June 29, 2003). One of the three founders of the Vladimir Vysotsky Charity Fund. Permanent and plenipotentiary member of the Board of Trustees of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Member of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO . Member of the Union of Journalists of Russia. Member of the Union of Writers of Russia. Member of the Management Board of the Generation Foundation in Latvia. Member of the Public Council of the Russian Jewish Congress.
Rewards
In November 1997, for his active participation in the restoration of Orthodox churches, he was awarded the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II Order of the Russian Orthodox Church "St. Sergius of Radonezh" III degree.
In November 1999, he became a laureate of the Pushkin Gold Medal for philanthropy.
In September 2002, he was awarded an honorary medal of the municipality of Rome for his active participation and realization of the tour of the Roman Opera House in Moscow and a serious contribution to the development of social and cultural ties between Russia and Italy. Winner of the 2003 Russian Manager Award in the PR Industry nomination.
By decision of the Club Council of the editors-in-chief of regional newspapers of Russia and on the basis of the conclusion of the Prize Commission of April 15, 2003, he was awarded the breastplate “Fourth Power. For services to the press. ”
By the decree of the President of Russia, he was awarded the Medal of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland, First Class, in 2004.
He was awarded the prestigious professional award “Media Manager of Russia 2010” and recognized as the winner in the category “PR Manager of the Decade”. He was awarded the medal of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate in Moscow for help and patronage.
Interests
Professional writer, member of the Union of Russian Journalists, creator and editor-in-chief of Spear's Russia magazine (2006-2014), author of several books and plays. Favorite phrase "Do not lose heart," my favorite car - "Rolls Royce."