OREANDA-NEWS. One of the leading American specialized publications, Institutional Investor, summarized the results of the Fourth Annual Russian Business Leader Survey. President of Baltika Breweries Anton Artemiev won a landslide victory among the general managers of enterprises of the Russian consumer goods sector.

The survey was carried out among analysts and fund managers of 220 international investment companies, responsible for $20.8 bln of investments in various sectors of Russian economy.

The investors were invited to name three most effective company managers. Each of those surveyed, over 280 in number, voted for business leaders in their own sector. Winners were named in seven sectors of Russian industry.

Top three FMCG sector leaders also included Chairman of the Board at Wimm-Bill-Dann, Tony Myer, and General Director of 36.6 Drugstore Chain, Artem Bektemirov.

Voting for their candidates, the investors had in mind the achievements of Anton Artemiev, who headed Baltika in May 2005. Over his tenure the company experienced some positive changes, bringing Baltika on top of the market in its sector. For the first time in the history of Russian brewing industry an agreement was signed to manufacture Baltika No. 3 Classicheskoye Beer in the United Kingdom. A merger between Baltika, Vena, Pikra and Yarpivo proceeded smoothly. An eleventh company brewery is currently under construction in Novosibirsk.

In July of this year the company was again named a leader of the Food Sector in Eastern Europe in terms of the level of capitalization, which grew by 46.4% year on year and reached the figure of $7.67 bln.