LYDIA PETRASHOVA

Partner, Transaction Services, Russia and CIS, KPMG

Education and qualifications:

MSc Information Technology and Economics, Russian State University (RGGU)

Fellow of ACCA (Association of Charted Certified Accountants), UK

Experience:

Lydia has worked for KPMG in London, UK and Moscow, Russia since 2001. She has worked in the World Bank in Washington and in Moscow for 5 years before joining KPMG. In the World Bank Lydia was dealing with financial management issues of the World Bank financed operations in the countries with economies in transition. In KPMG Lydia has worked for both assurance and transaction services practices dealing with FTSE100 companies as well as small-medium clients in consumer industrial markets in UK. Lydia moved to Russia from UK in October, 2004 to join KPMG CIS Transaction services practice

Lydia has significant experience in transaction support in Russia, CIS and cross-border transactions with European and American businesses. She led KPMG involvement in private acquisitions, JVs, IPO, refinancing and disposals including vendor initiated due diligence