Mcdonnell & Partners
Lawrence McDonnell

Former Moscow correspondent and bureau chief for the BBC and later for Channel 4 News, Lawrence McDonnell spent 8 years reporting news and current affairs from across the former Soviet Union. Since 1998 he has worked as a media relations consultant serving major public institutions, multinationals and Russian companies. He offers unique insight in the business of communicating issues and brands to journalists who cover news and events in the region.


Mike Winn

Mike Winn has 20 years experience developing business in the Russian market, as an energy industry specialist and banker and has lived in Moscow for the past ten years. As a financier, he counts amongst his clients Gazprom, TNK-BP, Sibneft, Rosneft, Norilsk Nickel, SUAL and Severstal. His role in Investor Relations is based on a deep understanding of how to help Russian companies present their business and raise finance in the debt and capital markets.


Angela Sapovksaya

As a director of the first shopping mall to open in Moscow in 1993, Angela established Sadko Arcade as the launch-pad for hundreds of fashion brands in Russia and a popular meeting place for the city’s new elite. As buyer for 16 stores with a seasonal budget of $8million and a staff of 150, Angela also earned a reputation as one of the best retail operators in the market. Following the financial crisis of 1998, Angela opened her own high-trend store, Invogue, on Kutuzovsky Prospect, attracting a cult following from across Russian society. Today she is lead consultant for the development of the MEGA Shopping Mall brand for IKEA, the most popular shopping center in the world. Offering brand strategy from market entry to regional roll-out Angela is probably the best retail consultant in Russia.
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