Oct 12, 2006: CEO Forum with Stephen Jennings of Renaissance Group

Stephen Jennings, Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Group, was the featured speaker at an Oct. 12 AmCham Russia CEO Forum.

Jennings helped found Renaissance Capital in 1995 and was actively involved in building the firm’s investment banking, securities sales and trading businesses. During 1992-95, he served as co-head of Credit Suisse First Boston (Moscow). Also, in 1992, he led the State Property Committee’s pilot voucher auctions, a project that established the foundation for the creation of Russia's capital markets.

Renaissance is an independent group of unified finance and investment companies specializing in high-opportunity emerging markets. The firm consists of investment banking, asset management, merchant banking and consumer finance, and serves both domestic and international clients. Since its inception in 1995, the firm has raised more than $15 billion for its clients – more than any other financial institution in the region. The firm was rated No.1 in the Russian debt and equity market for the third consecutive year in 2006 by Institutional Investor's Emerging EMEA Research Team survey. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, Renaissance dominated Institutional Investor's All-Russia Research Team survey, being recognized as the top company in nine out of 11 industry categories.

The AmCham Russia CEO Forum is designed to facilitate dialogue between high-level Russian and American executives and to enhance Russia’s profile as a prime investment destination. During the past two years, the AmCham Russia CEO Forum has featured Jeff Immelt of GE, Kenneth Chenault of American Express, John Mack of Morgan Stanley, Vladimir Yakunin of Russian Railways, Stephen Green of HSBC, Craig Barrett of Intel Corporation, Bill Green of Accenture and James Griffith of The Timken Company, among other distinguished global corporate leaders.