Philippe Pegorier
Partner
Philippe has more than 30 years' experience in public policy and communications, having had a varied career in both government and corporate sectors.
Philippe has amassed considerable policy and government relations expertise in Russia and throughout the former Soviet republics. At Kesarev, Philippe delivers focused, C-suite level strategic client advice across a range of sectors and markets, with a strong focus on Russia.
Professional experience
Philippe joined Kesarev from Alstom, where, for ten years from 2011, he served as President and CEO responsible for Russia and the CIS. Alstom is the world's leading rolling stock manufacturer operating on the rail transportation markets.
Prior to Alstom, Philippe spent his professional career within the French Government, including as Diplomatic Advisor to Christine Lagarde when she was Minister for Foreign Trade. Phillipe served for five years as Deputy Head Economic Attaché in Tehran, where he was responsible for promoting the business interests of major French companies in the key sectors for the country: oil, gas and petrochemicals, and as an Economic Attaché in Ukraine during the 1990s, where he helped establish the French Embassy in Kiev and became the first French Trade Representative in Ukraine. After leaving this post in 1996, in 2007, Philippe returned to Kiev as Head of the Economic and Commercial Section.
Philippe started his professional career after graduating from Kedge Business School in Bordeaux. In the early 1980s, he served at the French Embassy in Moscow, promoting economic ties between France and the USSR and later assuming responsibility for the transport and IT sectors.
Official positions
Phillipe is a Board Member and former Chairman of the Association of European Businesses in Russia (AEB), where he also chairs the Machine Building and Engineering Committee. In addition, he is an official representative of MEDEF International, the French Business Confederation in Russia, and Foreign Trade Advisor in Russia for CCEF, an association of French business professionals promoting development of France's economic interests around the world.
Philippe is a member of the Russian Government Commission on Regulatory Guillotine for Railway Transportation, the Council on Foreign Investments by the Federal Antimonopoly Service and the International Council for Cooperation and Investment (ICCI), chaired by Aleksander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
Recognition
Legion of Honor and Order of Friendship (Russia).
Badge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation "For Contribution to International Cooperation" (awarded personally by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov).
Languages
Philippe speaks French, English and Russian fluently.
Philippe has amassed considerable policy and government relations expertise in Russia and throughout the former Soviet republics. At Kesarev, Philippe delivers focused, C-suite level strategic client advice across a range of sectors and markets, with a strong focus on Russia.
Professional experience
Philippe joined Kesarev from Alstom, where, for ten years from 2011, he served as President and CEO responsible for Russia and the CIS. Alstom is the world's leading rolling stock manufacturer operating on the rail transportation markets.
Prior to Alstom, Philippe spent his professional career within the French Government, including as Diplomatic Advisor to Christine Lagarde when she was Minister for Foreign Trade. Phillipe served for five years as Deputy Head Economic Attaché in Tehran, where he was responsible for promoting the business interests of major French companies in the key sectors for the country: oil, gas and petrochemicals, and as an Economic Attaché in Ukraine during the 1990s, where he helped establish the French Embassy in Kiev and became the first French Trade Representative in Ukraine. After leaving this post in 1996, in 2007, Philippe returned to Kiev as Head of the Economic and Commercial Section.
Philippe started his professional career after graduating from Kedge Business School in Bordeaux. In the early 1980s, he served at the French Embassy in Moscow, promoting economic ties between France and the USSR and later assuming responsibility for the transport and IT sectors.
Official positions
Phillipe is a Board Member and former Chairman of the Association of European Businesses in Russia (AEB), where he also chairs the Machine Building and Engineering Committee. In addition, he is an official representative of MEDEF International, the French Business Confederation in Russia, and Foreign Trade Advisor in Russia for CCEF, an association of French business professionals promoting development of France's economic interests around the world.
Philippe is a member of the Russian Government Commission on Regulatory Guillotine for Railway Transportation, the Council on Foreign Investments by the Federal Antimonopoly Service and the International Council for Cooperation and Investment (ICCI), chaired by Aleksander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
Recognition
Legion of Honor and Order of Friendship (Russia).
Badge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation "For Contribution to International Cooperation" (awarded personally by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov).
Languages
Philippe speaks French, English and Russian fluently.