SCOPE OF THE SURVEY

      The project covers top-tier Russian companies and holdings; branches of international corporations and joint ventures in the regions; medium-tier industrial companies, and major regional private commercial entities.

Industries covered:


• Financial companies: banks, exchanges, investment and brokerage firms, pension and mutual funds;
• Industrial enterprises: engineering, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, energy and energy engineering industries, transportation, pulp and paper, food processing, light industry, instrument-making, radio electronics, information technologies, medical equipment, textile, chemical and petrochemical industry, military industrial complex;
• Services sector: consulting, audit, legal and other services;
• Agricultural sector: large farms and agricultural enterprises;
• Commerce: export and import companies, wholesalers and retailers.
  
  The survey includes review of the following positions, regardless of the person's status (owner/ co-owner or hired executive):
  
  
• President/chairperson of the board;
• General director/chief executive officer;
• Deputy general director (by business unit);
• Chief financial officer/chief accountant;
• Commercial director;
• Director of sales;
• Director of marketing;
• Director of production;
• Purchasing/supplies director;
• Other top management positions;
• Promising mid-level managers.