top of page
Kirill Photo_edited.jpg

KIRILL SMOLYAKOV

FOUNDER AND CEO

Email:

Address:

Houston, Texas, United States

Education

2017-2018

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kirill is a Sloan School of Management graduate who studied the Executive Program in General Management, Innovation, and Technology. This program played a significant role in developing innovative and modern 3D technology for stakeholder assessment.

2002-2004

International Academy of Management

MBA, Strategic Management

1988-1992

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Bachelor Degree in Political Science and Philosophy

MORE ABOUT KIRILL

Is one of the pioneers of East European corporate communications market with international experience in CSR, PR, social and political risk management, crisis communications, reputation management, internal corporate communications, and stakeholders engagement.

Within 25 years he has held a number of senior positions within the areas of External Affairs, Government Relations, Social Performance in GAZPROM Media, SIBUR Petrochemical Holding, and LUKOIL Oil Company.

He was accountable for leading and supporting comprehensive crisis communication plans and aligning business strategies with External/Public affairs strategies in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ghana, and others.

He has an extensive experience in collaboration with the world's largest oil and oil field services companies such as: Shell, Exxon, Statoil, Saudi Aramco, Samsung, Baker Hughes, GE, ZPEC, etc. He is passionate about the need for private sector to proactively manage their social impact to society, undertake respectful community engagement and he considers GR, CSR, and External Affairs as the key factors for the successful business development. 

Work Experience

GOSTA CONSULTING LLC

Founder & CEO
2017 - present

LUKOIL Oil Company

Director of External Affairs
2002 - 2019

SIBUR Petrochemical Holding

Director of Public Relations
2000 - 2002

The team of Gosta Consulting consists of over 20 experts in CSR, PR and digital, marketing communications as well as anti-crisis and internal communications. Gosta Consulting was founded in 2017 and takes pride in being recognized as an outstanding expert in stakeholders engagement theory.

LUKOIL is a Russian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Moscow, specializing in the business of extraction, production, transport, and sale of petroleum, natural gas, petroleum products, and electricity. It was formed in 1991 when three state-run, western Siberian companies merged.

SIBUR is the largest integrated petrochemicals company in Russia and one of the fastest-growing companies in the global petrochemicals industry.

bottom of page