IRU Secretary General, Umberto de Pretto, today announced the appointment of Mr Dmitry Cheltsov as IRU's new General Delegate to Eurasia, based in Moscow, as from 1 June 2014, to help the road transport industry meet the numerous challenges and opportunities arising in the CIS region in the coming years.
Highly experienced in transport and customs issues in Russia and in the CIS region, Mr Cheltsov worked 12 years for TNT Express Worldwide (CIS) at various management levels, and most recently as Country Sales & Marketing Director.
Mr Cheltsov has also held the position of Chairman of the Customs and Transport Committee of the Association of European Businesses (AEB) in the Russian Federation for many years, as well as that of Member of the Coordination Council of the State Duma Transport Committee.
IRU Secretary General, Umberto de Pretto, commented: "Russia and the entire CIS region are key for trade and international road transport and therefore for the IRU and its members. We therefore need a strong presence in Moscow with permanent contact with the competent authorities and with the private sector, in order to further facilitate and secure international trade in the region, through the effective implementation of the main UN facilitation instruments such as the Harmonization and TIR Conventions."
"The recent difficulties involving the application of the TIR system in Russia demonstrate that more attention should be paid to dialogue with key stakeholders. In this respect, I am confident that Mr Cheltsov will be a key addition to the IRU team", Mr de Pretto concluded.
Mr Cheltsov replaces Mr Dmitry Larionov, who has held the position of IRU General Delegate to Eurasia since June 2013.
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