Anna Belova, President of the Committee of 20 Recognized for WORLD OF DIFFERENCE AWARD The International Alliance for Women honor 100 Awardees at Global Forum on October 27

Anna Belova Recognized for WORLD OF DIFFERENCE AWARD

The International Alliance for Women honor 100 Awardees at Global Forum on October 27

Anna Belova, JSC "Siberian Coal Energy Company" (SUEK), has been selected by The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) as a recipient of the 2011 TIAW World of Difference 100 Awards.  Along with fellow award recipients, Anna will be recognized October 27, 2011 as part of the TIAW Global Forum at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC.

The 2011 awards recognize 100 achievers from 27 countries for their efforts in advancing the economic empowerment of women locally, regionally or worldwide. Recipients are selected from leaders of communities, organizations, corporations, regions or countries who have taken action to support women’s economic empowerment and advancement in society and in business.

ANNA BELOVA – Russian Federation
CATEGORY:  CORPORATE
Anna Belova is a distinguished leader who serves as a role-model for the emerging generation of women business leaders. She has been holding top management positions in huge Russian and multi-national companies for many years. In early 2000s she was invited to serve the Government of the Russian Federation (RF) being appointed  Deputy Minister for Railways of RF, and the first woman in such a top position within the 150 year history of this largest state-run monopoly. At present, she also serves on Boards of many private and state-owned companies. She has been ranked among the 50 most powerful women in Russia for many years.
Anna is also a founding member and the President (being re-elected 3 times) of one of the most reputable organizations of Russian women business leaders called the Committee of 20. The mission of the organization is to help Russian businesswomen increase their success and be recognized as an influential power in the economic development of the country.
Anna has always been an outstanding spokesperson and advocate for economic empowerment for women. She dedicates much of her time to programs such as mentoring for growing women entrepreneurs and corporate women; School of Leadership for University students and Business schools; surveys on women career development issues and many other programs aimed at increasing women’s leadership potential and professional sustainability. For the outstanding achievements both in business and in volunteer NGO activities, she won the Award of National recognition, “Olympia” and many other awards.


TIAW (www.tiaw.org ) is an international umbrella organization which strives to support and promote professional women through resources and networks. Founded in 1980, it has emerged as the global voice of businesswomen who want to make a difference in their communities. TIAW connects leading women’s organizations and their members worldwide to leverage their reach and resources. Located primarily in the Americas, Asia and Europe, they represent more than 35,000 members worldwide.

The TIAW Global Forum will be held October 26-28 when women leaders and thoughtful strategists from around the world gather at the Canadian Embassy, 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. Sessions will be held on entrepreneurship, microenterprise, and women in leadership. The World of Difference Awards banquet will be held on October 27. For more information on the TIAW Global Forum, please go to www.tiaw.org.