Stanislav Grafski has extensive experience in both in-house capacities and external consultancy engagements across a number of sectors including corporate communications & PR, television & media, legal advisory, gaming & entertainment, commodity trading, and the Government. His most recent appointments embrace the Director post for Public Affairs & Government Relations with the Russian division of Mmd Corporate, Public Affairs & Public Relations, the largest corporate communication and PR consultancy in CEE and CIS countries, and General Counsel positions with Storm International BV, a leading international gaming group in Russia, and Channel One Worldwide Broadcast. Prior to that, he practiced law with a number of clients and employers including 8 year tenure with a US-Canadian law firm.
Mr Grafski provides counsel on:
Corporate Communications and Public Relations
Strategic Communications Policy Development; Public Affairs and Government Relations; Political Analysis, Intelligence and Outreach; Issues and Crisis Management; Investor Relations and IPO International Communications; Reputation Building and Brand Protection; Litigation PR and Contentious Issues; Efficient Stakeholder Communications.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability Practices
Sustainability Strategy Development; Stakeholder Mapping, Analysis and Engagement; Business Ethics and Financial Performance; Non-Financial Performance and CR/Sustainability Reporting; Transparency, Corporate Governance and Accountability; Corporate Citizenship and Intellectual Property; Key Stakeholders and Effective Risk Management; National CSR Model Implications on Financial Performance.
Legal Issues
Commercial Law & Contracts; International Trade and Trade Finance; International Venture Structuring, Consolidation and Re-organisation; International Tax Planning; Project Finance and Investment; International and Russian Dispute Resolution, Debt Recovery and Award Enforcement; Intellectual Property, Copyrights and Media Regulations; Gaming and Entertainment; Corporate Crime, Risk Management and Fraud Prevention/Recovery.
Stanislav's management track in developing start-ups and re-structuring ongoing ventures include a number of successful projects across diverse industries. As such, he devised and developed CIS network for an international law firm; set up from the scratch and made it going a business-focused newspaper; re-structured and spearheaded a network of diverse affiliated companies in the CIS, Europe, and North America for a major Russian media holding; formed and led a team of professionals who designed and performed international corporate restructuring and vertical consolidation for a leading group on its way to IPO.
Mr Grafski's educational background embraces Master's in Law from Voronezh State University, Russia (1990) and MBA in CSR from Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), UK (2004). His dissertation paper on CSR Development in Russia appears to be one of the very first in-depth researches in this growing for Russia area. Its key findings had been later reconfirmed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Report on Social Investments in Russia 2004 which he co-authored.
