In this episode, Nathan and Lou Naumovski, former Vice President and Director-General of the Kinross gold Moscow office, discuss Lou's professional journey from the Trade Commission Service to the leading positions at EBRD, Visa International and Kinross Gold. Lou is sharing stories and the lessons learnt when working in the Russian market and reflecting on how to influence change through doing business in a sovereign country.
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0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Introducing Lou Naumovski
1:46 - Moving from Macedonia to Canada
4:06 - How the Soviet Union was perceived in Canada in 70s-80s
5:42 - Trade Commissioner Service - AG file
10:46 - Working in Soviet Moscow
14:20 - Reforming VISA in Russia
17:31 - Introducing electronic payments
22:05 - Improving Russian legislation: credit cards
23:23 - Joining Kinross Gold to add value
29:27 - Investing in the Russian mining sector
36:31 - Contribution to the mining legislation38:40 - You don't learn until you make mistakes
46:26 - Work-life balance
51:52 - What made Lou a leader?
52:54 - What does the future hold for Lou Naumovski?
53:45 - Conclusion
