Our senior (Management) officials:
- Igor V. Makarov - Chairman of the Board
- Raissa M. Frenkel, PhD - President and CEO
- Steven M. Sisselman - Executive Vice President and COO
- Lazar S. Finker, PhD - Vice President Public Relations
- Nick T. Kavalieros - Vice President Real Estate Development
- Lisa M. Kavalieros - Vice President and Controller
- Dennis A. Foster, Esq. - General Legal Counsel
Igor V. Makarov - Chairman of the Board
Born in Ashkhabad (Turkmenistan) in 1962.
Graduated from the Turkmen State University in 1983.
Was member of the USSR national cycling team, champion and prizewinner of the all-Union (USSR) and international cycling competitions.
Head of ITERA Group since 1992
Chairman of the Board, International Energy Corporation 2002 - Present
Chairman of the Board, Itera USA Inc 2004 - Present
Honored with state awards from different countries for significant contribution for developing economic relations and strengthening friendship and cooperation between the people.
Raissa M. Frenkel, PhD - President and CEO
Born in Kazan, Russia in 1961.
Graduated from the Kazan Finance and Economics Institute in 1982, Ph.D. in economics.
Political Economy department officer in Kazan Finance and Economics Institute, 1982-1984.
Lecturer in Kazan Finance and Economics Institute, 1989-1991.
Business adviser in the USA, 1992-1994.
US citizen since 1998
Vice-President, Itera USA Inc and Itera International Energy Corporation, 1994-2002.
President and CEO, Itera USA Inc and Itera International Energy Corporation 2002 - Present
Member of the Board of Directors of the ITERA Oil and Gas Company Ltd 2002 - Present
Member of Board of Directors - Dune Energy Inc., 2004 - Present
Steven M. Sisselman - Executive Vice President and COO
Born In Brooklyn, New York in 1958
Graduated with honors from University of Florida with a B.S. in Business Administration - Finance Major, 1980
Held various executive positions in finance and petroleum trading with The Charter Company and subsidiaries from 1981 -1993 including serving as Treasurer of Charter's UK division in London.
Vice President of Business Development, Itera International Energy Corp. 1994 - 2003
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Office, Itera USA, Inc. 2004 - Present
Member of Board of Directors - Dune Energy Inc., 2004 - Present
Member of Board of Directors - BioEnergy International, LLC, 2006 - Present
Lazar S. Finker, PhD - Vice President Public Relations
Born in Kazan, Russia in 1952
Master of Art Degree, graduated from Kazan Academy of Culture, Russia, 1978
PhD in Education, graduated from Academy of Pedagogical Science, Russia, 1988
Founder and director of first private Community College in Russia, 1988
Author of over 50 publications in various scientific magazines on the issues of Juvenile delinquency and continuous education
Master of Law Degree, graduated from Kazan State University, 1991
Visiting International Professor in Florida Community College, Jacksonville, 1991 - 1994
Vice President Public Relations, Itera USA Inc and International Energy Corporation, 1994 to Present
US citizen since 1998
Nick T. Kavalieros - Vice President Real Estate Development
Born in Thessalonica, Greece in 1972
Became American Citizen in 1991
Graduated from University of North Florida with a BA in History, 1995
Held various position in operations and international trade with ITERA International Energy Corporation from 1994 - 1996
President, Itera Timberland & Development Strategies, LLC 2003 - present
Vice President Real Estate Development, Itera USA 2004 – present
Lisa M. Kavalieros - Vice President and Controller
Born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1973
Graduated from University of Florida with a BA in Advertising and minor in Mathematics, 1995
Held various positions in finance and banking with ITERA International Energy Corporation and subsidiaries from 1995 – 1998.
Held executive positions in finance and banking 1998 – 2003.
Vice President and Controller, Itera USA 2004 – present
Dennis A. Foster, Esq. - General Legal Counsel
Born in Iron Station, North Carolina in 1949.
Graduated with highest honors with a B.A. in French from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1971.
U.S. Army Service 1971-1974: West Berlin and Stuttgart. Russian Linguist.
Jurist Doctor from Stanford University Law School in 1977.
M.A. in Development Economics from the University of London, 1981.
United States Diplomat (Foreign Service): 1981-1991: Beirut, Genoa, Washington, D.C., Abu Dhabi.
1991-2006: International Business Lawyer in Milan, Paris and Washington, D.C.
Member of the bar associations of Maryland and Washington, D.C., and member of the American Bar Association.
Joined Itera as Vice President-Legal Counsel in 2007.