Vladislav Malkevich
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Vladislav Leonidovich Malkevich
General Director of Expocentre ZAO, member of the Board of Directors of UFI – the Global Association of Exhibition Industry (2003), Vice President of RUEF – the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs (2003), member of the International Academy of Business (2001), member of the International Academy of Creative Endeavors (1999)
Date of Birth: 30 June 1936
Place of Birth: Yasinovataya Town, Donetsk Region, Ukrainian SSR
(1959), the All-Union Academy of Foreign Trade
(1978)
Doctor of Technical Sciences (1968)
Doctor of Economics (1982)
Vladislav graduated from Moscow Power Engineering Institute
in 1959 majoring in radio technology. Under the system of job distribution current at the time he was sent to work at a defence plant under the Ministry for Radio Industry of the USSR. His positions were: Equipment Tune Up Engineer and later Foreman. Soon after Malkevich was promoted to the position of head of section in charge of on board equipment for strategic rockets. Those were installed at strategic launching pads manned by special units of the Soviet Army throughout the Country. Later he was put in charge of two assembly shops at the Plant. That was the time he was awarded his first medal from the Government: “For Work Excellence”.
In 1963 V.L. Malkevich was appointed Deputy Chief Engineer
of the same plant, thus covering the distance from a rank and file engineer up to the high position of a Deputy Chief Engineer of a major defence plant in only 4 years.
From 1966 to 1971 V.L. Malkevich was Chief Engineer, Deputy Director for Research of the Central Research Institute for Technology of the Ministry for Radio Industry of the USSR.
In 1971 V.L. Malkevich was offered the position of the Head of a major trade policy division of the Ministry for Foreign Trade in charge of new technology/innovation related issues (GITU).
While at the Ministry, Vladislav Malkevich had a very close working relationship with then Minister for Foreign Trade Nikolay Semenovich Patolichev
.
As the First Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade and later President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the USSR
V.L. Malkevich Chaired the Soviet Side of the American-Soviet and Japanese-Soviet Trade/Economic Councils.
In 1988 V.L. Malkevich became President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the USSR
, the position he held until 1992. As a major national public entity, the CCI had great powers in setting up direct links with foreign companies, helped “defrost” relations with Israel, SAR, South Korea and pioneering in relationship which preceded formal diplomatic ties with those countries when proper embassies are set up. Under V.L. Malkevich’s leadership the CCI of the USSR was vigorously developing local chambers of commerce and industry in autonomous republics and regions of Russia.
From 1992 to 1998 V.L. Malkevich worked at commercial entities in Russia.
There came a time when V.L. Malkevich’s record of a successful government executive was in great demand again to help in the National effort to uplift the country’s economy. In 1998 he was offered to head the Russian Federal Service for Currencies and Exports Control (VEK). His Organization managed to help curb the outflow of capital from the Country working in close contact with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and cold start the economy on a revival cycle. In 1999 a new law on export control was passed by the parliament drafted with direct participation of V.L. Malkevich. The law is still current to-day mildly adjusted from its original form.
In 2002 Vladislav Malkevich was appointed Chief Executive (General Director) of Expocentre ZAO starting a new cycle of success in the Company’s history scoring more than two fold growth in its gross revenue figures and over 1.8 fold increase in productivity as a result of considerable expansion of Expocentre’s exhibitions and conventions programs. Expocentre is the only exhibition entity to-date which has been awarded a special prize of the Government of the Russian Federation for Quality (2009).
Under V.L. Malkevich’s leadership Expocentre achieved impressive results which were noted by many reputable awards: Golden Mercury national prize (2005, 2011); international prize: Leader of Economic Development of Russia (2006) and: For Contribution in the Doubling of GNP-2007. International prizes: European Quality (2008) award and “Socrates Prize” in the nomination Economy and Business (2008) were awarded in Oxford, UK.
International Assembly of Economic, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation Global World has awarded Expocentre with international prize Global World Economic Award (Vienna, Austria, 2010). The European Business Assembly (EBA) in Oxford, UK, awarded Expocentre with the Best Enterprise of Europe international award (2010).
Expocentre is engaged in charity projects, promotes ideas of preservation and restoration of Russian spiritual life and cultural traditions. A church dedicated to Reverend Serafim Sarovsky has been built on Expocentre Fairgrounds (the first church in Russia built on the premises of an exhibition venue). Expocentre helps development of the Ladia project, which is a unique show of Russian crafts. Expocentre is the general sponsor of of the Kostroma National Dancing Company.
In 2011 Vladislav Leonidovich Malkevich handed over his personal collection of art made of over 200 pieces of painting and graphics as a gift to Expocentre.
V.L. Malkevich has two daughters, a grand daughter and a grand son.
State Decorations:
Order: For Services to the Nation
, IV Degree
Order of Lenin
Order of Red Banner for Work Effort
The Order of Friendship Among the Peoples
Medal: For Excellence in Work
Public Awards:
Order: The Pride of the Nation
Order: The Glory of the Nation, 1st Degree(a Gold Star with a Ruby)
Gold Order: Hero of Labor, 1st Degree
Gold Order: Hero of Labor with Diamond
Honorary Order: Best Manager of Russia
Gold Medal: For Contribution into the Development of the CIS
Awards of the Russian Orthodox Church:
Order of the Great Saint Duke Vladimir, aequalis apostolis
Order of Reverend Serafim Sarovsky
Order of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan “Algys” (Gratitude)
Works:
Over 150 works and publications in the area of foreign economic relations.
General Director of Expocentre ZAO, member of the Board of Directors of UFI – the Global Association of Exhibition Industry (2003), Vice President of RUEF – the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs (2003), member of the International Academy of Business (2001), member of the International Academy of Creative Endeavors (1999)
Date of Birth: 30 June 1936
Place of Birth: Yasinovataya Town, Donetsk Region, Ukrainian SSR
Education and Academic Degrees
University Degree of the Moscow Power Engineering InstituteMoscow Power Engineering Institute
Moscow Power Engineering Institute is one of the largest and leading technical universities in the world in the area of power engineering, electronics and IT...
(1959), the All-Union Academy of Foreign Trade
All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade
All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, ARAFT, VAVT is a Russian university for students of law and economics.- Place :...
(1978)
Doctor of Technical Sciences (1968)
Doctor of Economics (1982)
Biography
Vladislav Leonidovich Malkevich was born on 30 June 1936 in Yasinovataya, Donetsk Region, the Ukrainian SSR. The Great Patriotic War was on as he was going through his childhood. His father Leonid Petrovich Malkevich served as Chief of the South Urals Railroads. Vladislav’s mother was a teacher of the Russian language and literature.Vladislav graduated from Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Moscow Power Engineering Institute is one of the largest and leading technical universities in the world in the area of power engineering, electronics and IT...
in 1959 majoring in radio technology. Under the system of job distribution current at the time he was sent to work at a defence plant under the Ministry for Radio Industry of the USSR. His positions were: Equipment Tune Up Engineer and later Foreman. Soon after Malkevich was promoted to the position of head of section in charge of on board equipment for strategic rockets. Those were installed at strategic launching pads manned by special units of the Soviet Army throughout the Country. Later he was put in charge of two assembly shops at the Plant. That was the time he was awarded his first medal from the Government: “For Work Excellence”.
In 1963 V.L. Malkevich was appointed Deputy Chief Engineer
Chief Engineer
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of the same plant, thus covering the distance from a rank and file engineer up to the high position of a Deputy Chief Engineer of a major defence plant in only 4 years.
From 1966 to 1971 V.L. Malkevich was Chief Engineer, Deputy Director for Research of the Central Research Institute for Technology of the Ministry for Radio Industry of the USSR.
In 1971 V.L. Malkevich was offered the position of the Head of a major trade policy division of the Ministry for Foreign Trade in charge of new technology/innovation related issues (GITU).
While at the Ministry, Vladislav Malkevich had a very close working relationship with then Minister for Foreign Trade Nikolay Semenovich Patolichev
Nikolai Patolichev
Nikolai Semyonovich Patolichev was Minister of Foreign Trade of the USSR from 1958 to 1985. Prior to that, he was the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Byelorussia from 1950 to 1956.-Early Life:...
.
As the First Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade and later President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
V.L. Malkevich Chaired the Soviet Side of the American-Soviet and Japanese-Soviet Trade/Economic Councils.
In 1988 V.L. Malkevich became President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the USSR
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that operates under the Russian Federation Law on Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Russian Federation and the Chamber's Charter and represents the interests of small, medium-size,...
, the position he held until 1992. As a major national public entity, the CCI had great powers in setting up direct links with foreign companies, helped “defrost” relations with Israel, SAR, South Korea and pioneering in relationship which preceded formal diplomatic ties with those countries when proper embassies are set up. Under V.L. Malkevich’s leadership the CCI of the USSR was vigorously developing local chambers of commerce and industry in autonomous republics and regions of Russia.
From 1992 to 1998 V.L. Malkevich worked at commercial entities in Russia.
There came a time when V.L. Malkevich’s record of a successful government executive was in great demand again to help in the National effort to uplift the country’s economy. In 1998 he was offered to head the Russian Federal Service for Currencies and Exports Control (VEK). His Organization managed to help curb the outflow of capital from the Country working in close contact with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and cold start the economy on a revival cycle. In 1999 a new law on export control was passed by the parliament drafted with direct participation of V.L. Malkevich. The law is still current to-day mildly adjusted from its original form.
In 2002 Vladislav Malkevich was appointed Chief Executive (General Director) of Expocentre ZAO starting a new cycle of success in the Company’s history scoring more than two fold growth in its gross revenue figures and over 1.8 fold increase in productivity as a result of considerable expansion of Expocentre’s exhibitions and conventions programs. Expocentre is the only exhibition entity to-date which has been awarded a special prize of the Government of the Russian Federation for Quality (2009).
Under V.L. Malkevich’s leadership Expocentre achieved impressive results which were noted by many reputable awards: Golden Mercury national prize (2005, 2011); international prize: Leader of Economic Development of Russia (2006) and: For Contribution in the Doubling of GNP-2007. International prizes: European Quality (2008) award and “Socrates Prize” in the nomination Economy and Business (2008) were awarded in Oxford, UK.
International Assembly of Economic, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation Global World has awarded Expocentre with international prize Global World Economic Award (Vienna, Austria, 2010). The European Business Assembly (EBA) in Oxford, UK, awarded Expocentre with the Best Enterprise of Europe international award (2010).
Expocentre is engaged in charity projects, promotes ideas of preservation and restoration of Russian spiritual life and cultural traditions. A church dedicated to Reverend Serafim Sarovsky has been built on Expocentre Fairgrounds (the first church in Russia built on the premises of an exhibition venue). Expocentre helps development of the Ladia project, which is a unique show of Russian crafts. Expocentre is the general sponsor of of the Kostroma National Dancing Company.
In 2011 Vladislav Leonidovich Malkevich handed over his personal collection of art made of over 200 pieces of painting and graphics as a gift to Expocentre.
V.L. Malkevich has two daughters, a grand daughter and a grand son.
Decorations and Awards
V.L. Malkevich has many State, Public and Church awards and decorations. Among them:State Decorations:
Order: For Services to the Nation
Order of Merit for the Fatherland
The Order of Merit for the Fatherland was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree. The statutes describe it as a decoration for merit, not an order of knights....
, IV Degree
Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
Order of Red Banner for Work Effort
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an order of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. It is the labour counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner. A few institutions and factories, being the pride of Soviet Union, also received the order.-History:The Red...
The Order of Friendship Among the Peoples
Medal: For Excellence in Work
Public Awards:
Order: The Pride of the Nation
Order: The Glory of the Nation, 1st Degree(a Gold Star with a Ruby)
Gold Order: Hero of Labor, 1st Degree
Gold Order: Hero of Labor with Diamond
Honorary Order: Best Manager of Russia
Gold Medal: For Contribution into the Development of the CIS
Awards of the Russian Orthodox Church:
Order of the Great Saint Duke Vladimir, aequalis apostolis
Order of Reverend Serafim Sarovsky
Order of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan “Algys” (Gratitude)
Works:
Over 150 works and publications in the area of foreign economic relations.