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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
PMForum Moscow Correspondent Alexander Tovb Elected to IPMA Executive Board
Mr. Alexander Tovb, International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Moscow, Russia, has been elected to the Executive Board of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Alexander's name was put forward at the IPMA's Council of Delegates meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark at the end of September. He was elected as a Vice President of IPMA for the 2009-2010 term. His individual role and duties will be established at the meeting of IPMA leaders in Rome in November 2008.
Alexander Tovb is an independent project management advisor and consultant; he was recently Deputy Team Leader and project manager on the European Union funded Projects "Land and Property Policy Reform I and II" of the EU-Russia Cooperation Program (TACIS), Moscow, Russia.
Mr. Tovb is an experienced project manager with over 30 years experience in a variety of organizations and industries, primarily associated with information technology (IT) projects. He is currently a vice president of the Russian Project Management Association SOVNET. Alexander Tovb is a Certified Project Manager (IPMA Level B01) and an International Project Management Association (IPMA) assessor for professional PM certifications in Russia. He is a member of SOVNET, IPMA and the Moscow Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®).
Alexander has published numerous articles on project management in the Russian Chief Information Officer (CIO) magazine and presented papers at PM professional conferences, seminars and events in Europe, Asia and Russia. He is the co-author, with G. L. Tsipes, of the books "Project Management: Standards, Methods, Experience"(Olimp-Business, Moscow, 2003) and "Project Management in practice of a modern company" (Olimp-Business, Moscow, 2006).
Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is the world’s oldest project management professional organization. IPMA is a global organization of over 45 national representative societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. National societies serve the needs of individual members in local languages, while IPMA provides an umbrella organization to represent them at the international level. IPMA’s 4 Level PM Certification Programme continues to grow, with over 50.000 professionals having now achieved IPMA Certification worldwide. The IPMA annually presents project management awards to teams that achieve great feats in project management. IPMA maintains its continuous presence in the global PM arena through regular International Symposia, Expert Seminars and its Annual World Congress (to be held this your in Rome). Additional information is available at
www.ipma.ch.
Mr. Tovb is an experienced project manager with over 30 years experience in a variety of organizations and industries, primarily associated with information technology (IT) projects. He is currently a vice president of the Russian Project Management Association SOVNET. Alexander Tovb is a Certified Project Manager (IPMA Level B01) and an International Project Management Association (IPMA) assessor for professional PM certifications in Russia. He is a member of SOVNET, IPMA and the Moscow Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®).
Alexander has published numerous articles on project management in the Russian Chief Information Officer (CIO) magazine and presented papers at PM professional conferences, seminars and events in Europe, Asia and Russia. He is the co-author, with G. L. Tsipes, of the books "Project Management: Standards, Methods, Experience"(Olimp-Business, Moscow, 2003) and "Project Management in practice of a modern company" (Olimp-Business, Moscow, 2006).
Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is the world’s oldest project management professional organization. IPMA is a global organization of over 45 national representative societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. National societies serve the needs of individual members in local languages, while IPMA provides an umbrella organization to represent them at the international level. IPMA’s 4 Level PM Certification Programme continues to grow, with over 50.000 professionals having now achieved IPMA Certification worldwide. The IPMA annually presents project management awards to teams that achieve great feats in project management. IPMA maintains its continuous presence in the global PM arena through regular International Symposia, Expert Seminars and its Annual World Congress (to be held this your in Rome). Additional information is available at
www.ipma.ch.
