Excerpts from the Family head's Professional Portfolio

Valery Mihailovich Vakulenko

Born in Sochi

Family: married, 4 sons

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Working in Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), Saint Petersburg; Sochi; Finland

Laureate of the Triumph contest hold by  "Ug  Times "with the support of the Public Chamber of Krasnodar Region

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The author of the concept, president and owner  of the "first unique eco-hotel in the city of Sochi" Bambuk-Khutor  

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Chairman of Pushkinsky (Tsarskoe Selo) Public Council on Sustainable Development

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President of  Innovation Center of Eco-development ECOESTATE™

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Member of the board of  Russian Green Building Council (RuGBC)

Head of the Sochi Workgroup, Representative for Sochi and Krasnodar Region and associated member of the RuGBC

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Founder of the Committee for International Relations and the Committee on Ecology and Energy Efficiency  Real Estate on the base of Guild of Managers and Developers of Russia  

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The Commissioner for Energy Efficiency and the Environment of the European CEPI Association

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The Member of NAR (National Association of Realtors USA)​

Expertise in areas

• Promotion of  methods and tools for Green Building, Sustanable Development, Eco-Renovation

• Consulting in real estate area in Saint Petersburg, Finland, Sochi

• Development, marketing, implementation of development, investment projects in commercial real estate, property management

Education

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1975-1982 the State Marine Technical University of Saint-Petersburg

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1983-1988 Post-graduate study at Saint-Petersburg State University of      economics and finance

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1995-1998 NAR USA, CIPS - Certified International Property Specialist in the field of International Real Estate).

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2000 Suffolk University. Studied and had  training in profile company on commercial real estate and investments (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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2000-2002 CCIM Institute (an affiliate of NAR USA). for commercial real estate     and investments CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment      Member) and received appropriate certificate  (CCIM - Certified Commercial Investment Member)

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2003-2006 – Participated in various conferences on topics of urban planning,     development, investments, commercial real estate, state-private     partnership on MIPIM (Cannes), in London and St. Petersburg.

Professional Experience

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1990-Present - Founder and President of the corporate group "ROST"      (specializing in investment projects, development, consulting and     brokerage in the field of real estate, management system, internet     technology)

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1988-1990 – Manager of the research-and-production cooperative “GAOS”     (adaptable automated training systems)

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1985-88 -  Organizer and the head of the Council of Young Scientists and     Experts (more than 35.000 members)

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1982-88 -  Science officer of the Central (head) Scientific Research      Institute of Economics, Management and Information Science   for the   shipbuilding industry (a state defensive and industrial corporation   with 1.5 million staff).

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1988–1990, manager of research-and-production cooperative "GAOS" (adaptable automatized training systems)

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1990–present, founder and President of group of companies  “ROST” (investment projects, development, consulting and brokerage in the field of real estate, management system, Internet technologies)

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1997–2003, Association of realtors  of Saint Petersburg, Head of Committee of  foreign relations

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2003-2010: Founder and Chairman of the International Relations Committee at the GMD

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2005-2010  Member of Committee (on the Saint Petersburg government basis) on 300 year Pushikin (Tsarskoe Selo) anniversary preparation for the 300th anniversary of Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), workgroup on estate

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2004-present, International Delphic  adviser

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2008: Initiated creation of the Eco-Development Committee (2010: renamed to the Committee on Real Estate Sustainability and Energy Efficiency) at the Russian Guild of Property Managers and Developers (GMD)

2010 - Jury member International "Green Awards" competition (held by GMD) in  nomenclature “Social real estate” (health clubs, medical, educational etc.).  Initiator, developed  main concept and rules

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2008–2011, CEPI (European Association of Real Estate Professions), authorized person in energy efficiency and environment  

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2009–present, Innovation center of Eco-Development  ECOESTATE, President

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2010–present, Russian Green Building Council (RuGBC),  associated member of the board

Head of the Sochi Workgroup, Representative for Sochi and Krasnodar Region

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2012-2015, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pushkin and Pavlovsk, founder and head of Committe on ecovelopment

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2015-present, Founder and Chairman of Public Council on sustainable development of Pushkin district of Saint Petersburg 

Public work and membership in professional and public organizations

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2005-Present - Member of the Committee (under government of Saint-Petersburg)   on preparing for 300 years anniversary of Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo),     working group on real estate, investment projects and international     relations

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2005-Present – Membership in public and professional organizations: National     Association of Realtors (USA), Russian Guild of Realtors, Guild of     Managers and Developers of Commercial and Industrial Real Estate 

  and others.

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2004-Present – International Delphic Council

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2003-Present - The head of the International Committee of Russian Guild of Property   Managers and Developers

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2003-Present – The head of the International Committee of the Realtors'      Association  of Saint-Petersburg

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1997-2003 - The head of the Committee of internal relations of Saint-Petersburg     realtors' Association, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pushkin  and Pavlovsk and others

Social activities and at membership professional and civil society organizations

Public work and membership in professional and public organizations

Since 2005 till present time – the member of the Committee (under government of Saint-Petersburg) on preparing for 300 years anniversary of Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), working group on real estate, investment projects and international relations,

membership in public and professional organizations: National Association of realtors (USA), Russian Guild of realtors, Guild of managers and developers of commercial and industrial real estate and others.

Since 1997 till 2003 – the head of Committee of internal relations of Saint-Petersburg realtors' Association, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pushkin and Pavlovsk and others.

Since 2004 till present – International Delphic Council.

Since 2003 till present – the head of International Committee of Russian Guild of Property Managers and Developers

Since 1997 till 2003 – the head of the International Committee of Realtors' Association of Saint-Petersburg.

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Profile exhibitions, conferences etc. experience

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International forums of the magazine "Businessweek" 1996, 1998;

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the first-rate international real estate exhibition in Cannes - MIPIM 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006;

NAR USA Congress 1997, 1999, 2000;

the world-wide federation of real estate specialists - FIABCI 2004;

Central European Real Estate Associations Network - CEREAN 2004;

RGR congresses 1994-2005, Russian Guild of Managers and Developers 2003-2005,

Saint-Petersburg economic forum, international economic forum in Sochi etc.

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Published announcement of the author and about the author

More than 150 different interviews and published announcement of the author and about the author in the municipal, regional and federal issues including leading business issues “Business Petersburg”, magazine “Top-Manager” (№7-8  2004, №7-8  2005, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 2006) etc. Since 1997 personal information and information about the Company has been published in such reference books as “Who is who in Business Petersburg”, “Who is who in international real estate” etc.

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Awards and  titles of honor

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2018  Award UG-TIMES "Triumph in Estate" for the project "ecohotel Bamboo Khutor"

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2018  Gratitude Letter for laying tree alleys on the territory of the Krasnodar State Institute of Culture and landscaping of the Krasnodar Drama Theater

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2016 Diploma  for participation in  conducting III All-Russian Forum Living cities  in Saint Petersburg

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2015  Diploma of the Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga for hard work for the glory of the Church

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2008 Order of Honor and Gignity  Russia Sovereign

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2007  Diploma and medal "For Valorous work for the Glory of the Motherland"

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2006  national certificate  "Top manager of Russian Federation"