Our management

Born on 26 January 1971 in Yerevan.

EDUCATION

2001: Graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, MA
1993: Graduate of Haigazyan University, Beirut
1992: Graduate of Yerevan State University, Department of Oriental Studies, Arab Studies


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

December 2018 - April 2020:  Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs by the decision of RA Prime Minister.

2016-2018: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United States.  

2013-2016: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United Mexican States.

2014-2016: joint appointments: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Cuba, Republic of Costa Rica, Republic of Panama and Republic of Guatemala.

2009-2013: Consul General of Armenia in Los Angeles.

2007–2009: Executive Director of the "Shushi Revival Fund" in Armenia. 

2006: Field Coordinator at the UN Emergency Mission to the Saida region of Lebanon.

2005-2008: Lecturer at Yerevan State University in Middle East Politics at the Faculty of Oriental Studies. 

2004: Chief Adviser, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) (Jordan-Qatar). 

2002-2003: UN Secretariat Coordinator for Palestinian Authority (West Coast Region and Gaza Strip).

2001–2003: Team Leader and Emergency Planning Coordinator, Office of the UN Special Coordinator (UNSCO) for the Middle East Peace Process (Jerusalem: Israel, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan).

1998-2000: Head of the UN Secretariat Office for Coordination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.

1996-1998: UN Special Mission to the African Great Lakes region: Uganda, Zaire, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya. Adviser to the Special Coordinator, program and public relations.

1994-1996: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Yerevan Office. Coordinator of the “Shelter” program.

May 2020 to present: Chairman of the Board of Directors, ARARATBANK OJSC

DIPLOMATIC RANK

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

English, Russian, Arabic, French, Spanish

MARITAL STATUS 

Married, two children

Born on July 2, 1951 in Sghnakh village, NKR.
1968-1972: Graduate of Yerevan State University, Faculty of Economics.

1972-1974:  Joined Soviet Army as an officer.
1975-1979: Yerevan State University (presently Armenian State University of Economics), postgraduate.

1981: Supreme Committee for Certification of the USSR, Degree of Doctor of Sciences (Economics).

1994: Trading-Industrial Palace, Lion Certificate, France.

2009: Supreme Committee for Certification of the RA Degree of Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor.

1994/07-1995/02: Agrobank CJSC, Head of Resource Management Department.

1995/02-1998/09: Agrobank CJSC, Vice-executive Director.

1998/02-1999/09: Agrobank CJSC, Chairman.

1999/09-2004/06: Armsavingsbank CJSC, Vice-executive Director.

2004/06 – 2009: VTB Bank-Armenia CJSC, Head of Teaching Center.
1979 to present: Yerevan State Institute of Economics, Associate Professor (docent), Labor Economics Faculty.

2006 to present: Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University, Head of the Chair of Management, author of more than 80 published science papers, text-books & manuals, some of which were published in Russian and English abroad.

December 2010 to present: Member of the Board of Directors of ARARATBANK OJSC

Born on August 24, 1982, Republic of Armenia.

Graduate of Yerevan State University of Economics and the Public Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia.

2007 to present: Executive Director of Flash Tour LLC.

2009 to present: Deputy Director of Administrative Affairs in Flash Trading LLC.

November 2018 to present: Board member at ARARATBANK OJSC  

Professional  experince

April 2020 to present: Board member at ARARATBANK OJSC

2014 to present: Cofounder and brand Director in Braind company 

2012-2014:  Armenian State University of Economics Marketing and Career Centre Head of Division

2010 - 2017: Armenian State University of Economics Department of Marketing

2008-2009:  Participation in AC Nielsen international marketing research company projects

2007-2008: Brand specialist in Antares Holding

Formal education

2002-2007:  Armenian State University of Economics Department of Marketing and Business Organization 

2007-2010:  Armenian State University of Economics PhD in the Department of Macroeconomics Dissertation topic: “The Main Issues of Branding Policy'' A number of scientific articles on branding have been published.

2010:PhD Degree in Economics, issued by the Decision of Professional Board of Armenian State University of Economics․

Marital status: Married, one daughter