President

  Alakbar Mammadov

President of National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers') Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic
     
Summary of Qualifications

A highly-qualified specialist with experience working in transition economies in various branches of economy, focusing on management of private enterprises, non-governmental organisations and labour issues.



Work Experience

1999 - present President, National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers') Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic

2001 - present Vice-President, International Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Head office in Moscow)

1998-1999 Chairman, "Azerinvest" Financial-Industrial Group

1997 -1998 Director of National Fund on Entrepreneurship Support, Head of Department on Unjust Competition and Protection of Consumers' Rights, State Committee on Antimonopoly Policy and Entrepreneurship Support

1992 - 1997 Chairman, "Azertrans" Transport-Forwarding Company, "Azergarant" Joint-Stock Insurance Company

1987 - 1991 Interpreter in Germany

1984 - 1986 Interpreter in Ukraine



Education

1992 - 1996 International Institute of Management and Law, Lawyer, Diploma

1979-1984 Azerbaijan State Institute of Foreign Languages, Specialist of English and German languages, Diploma




Consulting Experience

2005 - present Technical Adviser, ILO Project "Capacity Building of Employers' Organizations on Productivity and Competitiveness in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan"

2005 - present Coordinator, ILO Project "Capacity Building of Employers' Organizations on Productivity and Competitiveness in Azerbaijan"

2005 - present Chief expert, "Strengthening the role of entrepreneurs - employers and their public unions in combating corruption"

2004 - present Team-Leader, ILO Project "The role of employers' in the elimination of Child labour"

2004 Expert of EU TACIS-MTP 3 (Managers' Training Programme)

2004 Expert of workshop on "Cooperation of Universities and Research Centres with SME's" (Azerbaijan)

September, 2004 Expert of workshop on "Role of Employers Organizations in the fight against corruption", IOE (Poland)

November, 2004 Expert of workshop on "Business Incubators for nurturing start-ups", BSEC/UNECE/Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung, Turkey

2003 - 2004 Team-Leader, ILO project "The role of the employers' organisations in development of women entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan and Georgia"

October, 2003 Project Expert, "SME Development in the South Caucasus", UNECE and Konrad Adenaur Foundation, Istanbul

November, 2003 Expert in Focus Conference on Eastern Europe, Berne, Switzerland

2001-2002 Expert of EU TACIS-MTP 1 (Managers' Training Programme)

2000 Team-Leader, TACIS Project SME AZ9801/SP01 " Survey of the Drinks Market in Azerbaijan", Baku

2000 Team-Leader, TACIS Project SME AZ9801/SP04 " Survey of the Agri-Food Sector in Azerbaijan", Baku

2000 Expert in the project of AED/USAID "Training Program on development of small and medium business in Azerbaijan"

1999 - 2001 Expert in the project of UNDP "Development assistance of small and medium entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan"

1999 - 2000 Expert in the Eurasian Fund's Project "Strengthening and development of association of entrepreneurs"




Degrees / Awards


Doctor of Sciences, Professor of International Ecoenergy Academy of Azerbaijan Republic, Professor of Khazar University on Business and Contract Law

2000 Diploma, "Azerbaijan Banner Prize Winner"

2001 Diploma "UGUR 2001" on "Public figure of the year"

2002 Diploma of International Congress of Industries and Entrepreneurs for Strengthening international business relations

2003 International Diploma of "Young Scientist of XXI Century"

2005 Diploma of the Ministry of Economical Development of Azerbaijan Republic for contribution to entrepreneurship development in the republic

2006 Ambassador of Peace, USA




Membership

• A member of Advisory Council at the Ministry of Taxes of Azerbaijan Republic
• A member of Coordinating Council at the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
• An official representative of Netherlands PUM Programmee to support entrepreneurship
• Coordinator of MTP Programmee within EU TACIS Programmee
• Technical Adviser of International Labour Organization
• A member of editorial board of journal "Economy and Audit" founded by Auditors Chamber of
  Azerbaijan Republic
• A member of editorial board of newspaper "Economy" founded by Union of Economists of Azerbaijan



Seminars and Councils: A participant and speaker of more than 100 international conferences and seminars in Germany, Turkey, England, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Israel, Switzerland, Ukraine, Moscow, etc. devoted to SME development in the regions, regulation of labour relations, occupational health and safety, entrepreneurship development, HIV/AIDS, employment issues. A speaker in the annual Sessions of International Labour Conference in Geneva (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 years)


Publications: Author of more than 150 scientific articles, methodical facilities, research works covering various branches of entrepreneurship (employers) activities. Publications in periodical press.


Spoken languages: Azeri, English, German, Turkish, Russian



Speeches of AEC President