Michael Bogdanov

Ul. Usacheva 35, Building 1
Moscow
+ 7 495 970 12 03, es@consort.ru
http://www.consort.ru

Michael Bogdanov held a number of academic and journalistic positions in Moscow and London, specializing in international affairs and foreign policy issues right after the graduation of St. Petersburg State University (Department of Linguistics). He owns a PhD on Modern Anglo-American Relations since 1988 and is a member of the Russian Journalist's Union since 1982. 

In 1992 Michael founded BusinessLink-Moscow - one of the first Russian companies providing consulting services to foreign businesses entering the emerging Russian market. From 1996 the company, under the name BLM-Consort, focused solely on personnel search and selection operations and eventually became one of the recognized leaders in the country. In 2004 the growth of operations and diversification of business by professional levels, led to the creation of CONSORT Consulting Group. Michael Bogdanov holds the position of Chairman, Board of Directors, for CONSORT Consulting Group. 

In 2005, CONSORT Consulting Group joined IESF (International Executive Search Federation) and Michael was appointed IESF Country Manager, Russia/CIS. 

Michael Bogdanov was among the initiators of the Association of Personnel Search Consultants (APSC) in 1996, covering over 100 firms across Russia/CIS. He has also been elected the Association's President for five annual terms (1999-2002, 2003-2005). Since 2005, he has held the positions of Senior Vice-President APSC and Chairman, Board of Experts. 

Author of numerous publications on Executive Search and Management Selection practices in Russian, professional literature and mass-media. 

Since 2002 he is constantly ranked among his country's Top 1000 professional managers.

The first successful search of a top-manager for the well-known multinational corporation was performed by CONSORT Group consultants in 1993. By the time both our clients and competitors paid serious attention to who we are and what we do, we have successfully completed over 150 executive search assignments. Besides the searches in Moscow and St Petersburg, Consort ES has carried out a number of complex regional and interregional projects. We are especially proud of the projects aimed at creating management teams that enabled our client companies to considerably enhance their market positions. We also take pride in our unique expertise within highly specific market segments. Lately a few Russian state-owned enterprises have started seeking our services. These clients are interested in aligning their economic activities with modern requirements. We have assisted them by searching for highly-qualified top managers experienced in market economy. In order to provide our clients with access to a worldwide pool of management talent and rare specialists, we joined, in 2005, the International Executive Search Federation (IESF), the world’s largest network of independent retained search consultants (with 130 offices in 40 countries) as an exclusive IESF partner for Russia/CIS. Our Executive Search consultants’ professionalism is a subject of my pride, and I personally take part in the most complex search projects.