Trident's Team
Ed Verona, Chairman
Currently Senior Director of McLarty Associates, advises its clients on issues in Russia, Eastern Europe and throughout Europe and Eurasia, bringing decades of expertise on energy-related matters. Served for five years as President of the US-Russia Business Council (USRBC), providing government relations services to American and Russian companies and facilitate American entry into the Russian market. Before USRBC spent many years in the energy sector and in the U.S. Foreign Service in former Soviet states and in Latin America, including Vice President of ExxonMobil Russia, Texaco Country Manager in Russia and Kazakhstan, and as International Government Affairs Advisor in Washington, D.C.
Vadim Komissarov, President & CFO
20 years of investment banking expertise, starting his career in New York working for international banks, including Merrill Lynch and Bank of New York, handling private equity transactions and ADR programs for Eastern European clients, and later supervising the most high profile investment deals in former CIS countries, including IPOs of Vympelcom and Rusal, restructuring of Rostelecom, and leading investments of Vnesheconombank for years in a row.
Ilya Ponomarev, Founder & CEO
More than 25 years of prominent political, management and investment experience working in high technology industries with primary focus on global opportunities in energy, IT and telecom, including Director of Business Development at Schlumberger, Vice President in Yukos Oil and 10 years as member of Russian Parliament.