Transparency and Fair Competition of Procurement.

Yulianna Vertinskaya, Legal Counsel, Alstom Russia, Russia

There are long-established prejudices around Russia with its high level of corruption, and unfair competition in the business environment, which have been addressed in recent years by the introduction of legislation by the Russian government. It’s fair to say that Russia along with all developed countries strives to ensure the necessary transparency and arrangements which will be applied to identify the most economically advantageous competition.

Alstom is a global leader in equipment and services for power generation and transmission and rail transport. Alstom opened a representative office in Moscow in 1975 and is now represented through several entities: ALSTOM LLC (Moscow, branch in St. Petersburg), ALSTOM Power Uniturbo (Moscow), ALSTOM Power Stavan (Moscow), ALSTOM GRID (Moscow), ALSTOM Power Turbomachines (Saint Petersburg). Today Alstom Russia offices employ near 400 people.