Los Gatos Weekly-Times

Los Gatos, Cupertino Rotary host Russian entrepreneurs

Russians will study telecommunications

By Shari Kaplan

The Los Gatos Rotary Club, joining forces with the Cupertino Rotary Club, is hosting 11 Russian entrepreneurs in the telecommunications industry through Oct. 4 as part of the Productivity Enhancement Program run by the Center for Citizens Initiatives.

PEP arranges for Russian business leaders to come to the United States to study with their American-industry counterparts to help educate Russian citizens in how to run businesses in a market-based economy. After approximately a month, the delegates return home and become teachers and mentors to other Russians in the business community. Although the program is partially funded by the U.S. Information Agency and individual delegate reimbursements, it relies on the support of service clubs such as Rotary.

The Los Gatos and Cupertino Rotary clubs have worked together to select worksites throughout Silicon Valley for the Russians to visit. The delegates will learn all aspects of the American telecom industry, from pricing strategies to new uses of the Internet to the growth of virtual communities. The local Rotarians have made all the arrangements, including choosing businesses, planning seminars and arranging for delegates' transportation, housing, meals and social activities. Rotarian and Monte Sereno resident Adu Bagley is hosting one delegate, Olga Filatova, through Sept. 18.

Delegates are:

Sergei Dolmatov is the president of X-Technologies Company in Volgograd, which is also his city of residence. He is married with one daughter. Along with radio communication, his other interests include sports and model trains. Vladimir Raddeev, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, is the general director of Sevkavsvyazservis Company in Stavropol. The husband and father of two daughters enjoys table tennis, billiards, computers, travel and reading.

Sergei Feldman directs the Radio-City Company in the city of Ekaterinburg, where he also lives. Married with one son, Feldman is interested in computers, travel and cars. Olga Filatova is the director of NKF Vogsis Company in Volgograd, her city of residence. She is married, has one son and enjoys reading and swimming.

Alexander Khaustovich is the general director of the Voronezhsvyazinform Company in his home city of Voronezh. Married with two daughters, he enjoys reading and sports in his spare time. Alexandre Korolkov of St. Petersburg is the general director of the Alkotel Electronic Systems Company. He is a husband and father of two daughters and enjoys sports.

Alexandre Kubakhov is the president of the Voteck-Mobile Company in the city of Voronezh, where he also lives with his wife and two children. His interests include fishing and automobiles. Valeri Menovchtchikov, who resides in Rostov-on-Don, is the general director of the Skiftelekom Company in Stavropol. She is married with two sons. Her favorite hobby is sports.

Mikhail Kikheev is the director of the AKC Kristy Company in the city of Taganrog, in the Rostov region where he lives. When not at work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. Vladimir Stouk lives and works in Ekaterinburg, where he is the president of the Cosmos-E Company. Married with one daughter, Stouk enjoys traveling in his spare time. Vladimir Tchiguinev, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, is the general director of the Creditcard Company, located in his hometown. A husband and father of two, his interests include music, scuba diving and reading.

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