My name is Timothy Post. While I am from Boston, MA, I consider Krasnodar, Russia to be my second home. Recently, I moved back to Krasnodar with my wife and daughter. This is the third time I have lived and worked in Krasnodar.
In 1995, while an MBA student at the Olin School of Business at Babson College, I spent 10 weeks doing consulting for a couple local Russian start-ups. One of those companies, TransAsia Ltd., was awarded the exclusive wholesale distribution rights for Procter & Gamble, in small part, because of a business plan I wrote for the company during that Summer.
In 1997, I returned to Krasnodar to work with the same group of entrepreneurs who owned Transasia Ltd. During the two years since my original visit to Krasnodar, these entrepreneurs started another wholesale distribution company called Tander. Tander distributed all the products from companies other than P & G.
During my 2 years in Krasnodar in 1997 and 1998 I worked with Sergei Galitzsky to develop a strategic plan for Tander in addition to hiring and managing a number of Western specialists who worked to bring Tander up to world-class standards. Tander is now the parent company of Russia’s largest supermarket chain called Magnit. Tander/Magnit went public in 2006 and is now valued at over $3 billion dollars.
I am now returning to Krasnodar to be a partner in a land development company.
This blog will hopefully be a way for me to share my love of Krasnodar with you. Krasnodar is still one of the undiscovered gems of Russia. But now with Sochi having been chosen as the venue for the 2014 Winter Olympics; Krasnodar will soon be discovered by the world. If you are planning on a trip to Krasnodar Krai, please feel free to contact me at:
Email: email@timothypost.com
Skype Name: postzavtra
Boston: +1-617-934-0519 (forwards to my Russian cell) or
Krasnodar +7-909-459-1844.
I would be delighted to share my knowledge of Krasnodar with you and/or help you with a visit to our region.
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