Yury Samoylov

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mr. Yury Samoylov, Vice-President of Benchmarking club «Business Excellence»  and Executive Director of Russian Organization for Quality

From 1975 was a serviceman of the Russian Air Force.In 1986 was an engineer of commercial service and economist of commercial exploitation of international airlines, Regional Commercial Directorate for Trans-Siberian and Trans-Asian Airlines of Aeroflot International Commercial Department.

From 1988 held top managerial posts in daughter companies of Aeroflot in Russia and abroad, and in various Russia – America joint companies; was the General Representative of Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Airlines, director of Representatives Division and Director of Representatives Department at the “East-Line” Airlines. Worked in Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, USA, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, and Switzerland. Organized the first Aeroflot flights to Thailand and Hong Kong by А-300 Airbus, and the first Aeroflot cargo flights to the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon (Beirut), and Quatar (Doha). Participated in the first USA - Russia Air Conference in San Diego. Was a member of working groups on Russian investment projects together with foreign financial institutions and banks of Europe and the United States.

From 2004 is Executive Director of Business Excellence Department, the Russian Organization for Quality.

Has government decorations.