Evaluating project performance when loan repayment schedules change
Financial planning and forecasting in Excel
Structuring and optimising business processes
Macroeconomic forecasting
Practical experience
Business trainer. Financial consultant. Author of analytical articles in Forbes and the Financial Times
Examples of projects delivered under the leadership of Y. A. Akatayev:
Preparation of the economic section of the Nur-Sultan Development Strategy to 2030 (2020)
ERPS implementation, consulting and investment project analysis for STRABAG SE (2012-2013)
Building computer models and complex methodological solutions for leading Russian banks (business process repository for
URALSIB Financial Corporation, methodological support of the American Express card roll-out for Russian Standard Bank, building the risk management system for MICEX) in the mid-2000s
Construction, launch and preparation for sale of a new brewery in Almaty (now Carlsberg Kazakhstan). Drawing up the project business plan, negotiations with equipment suppliers (Kaspar Schulz, Steinecker, Krones), construction supervision, participation in the sale to the new owner
Preparation and conclusion of an exclusive contract for a full range of logistics services (transportation, storage, inventory management) with Philip Morris Kazakhstan (early 2000s)
Education
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Economic Cybernetics. Graduated in 1993
Thesis topic: "Mathematical Modelling of the Derivatives Market (Futures, Options, Structured Notes)"
Completed projects
Consulting practice: more than 10 years (financial engineering, project and investment analysis, ERP system implementation)
Financial practice: 12 years at leading Moscow banks (URALSIB, Russian Standard, NCC (MICEX), Rossiysky Kredit)
Management practice: 4 years as chief executive of large companies (more than 500 employees)
