Team


Paul R. Clark - President

Twentyfive years experience helping small to large companies, projects, governmental units and donor organizations improve their performance

Detailed knowledge of the development challenges facing small to large companies in difficult transition and post-conflict economies; significant experience helping those companies solve their problems

Introduced modern financing methods and financial management techniques to numerous small and medium-sized companies. Read more

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Nino Vashakidze - Managing Partner, Director

Nino Vashakidze has degrees with honors in Business Administration (Tbilisi State University) and International Business and Management (Hogeschool Zeeland, the Netherlands). Prior to joining TBSC, she worked in several Georgian and American companies in Georgia and a Dutch company in the Netherlands.

Nino joined TBSC as a consultant in August 2006 and was promoted to Senior Consultant and Managing Partner positions. She successfully started, developed and finalized TBSC’s affiliation with Larive International and remains as lead for assisting Dutch companies in exploring business opportunities in the Caucasus. Together with Paul, Nino manages day-to-day and strategic operations of TBSC.

Her most recent consulting work includes: intensive analysis of industry preceding 2,5 USD million investment, assessment and advise on entry into Georgian dry foods market and strategic partner search in the U.S.

Nino is fluent in Georgian (native), English and Russian and speaks basic German and Dutch

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Nino Cholokashvili - Senior Consultant

Nino Cholokashvili holds Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Caucasus School of Business (CSB). Prior to joining TBSC, she worked at GOPA Consulting and participated in several projects funded by the World Bank.

Nino joined TBSC as a consultant in May 2007 and was promoted to Senior Consultant in May 2008. Nino’s specialty is projects with heavy quantitative analysis focus and leads Wage Survey project division. At the same time, she manages joint projects of TBSC and Larive International that involve matching Dutch and local companies.

Her most recent consulting work includes: Wage Survey among 14 international companies in Georgia, quantitative analysis of Georgian dry food market and matchmaking in dairy sector.

Nino is fluent in Georgian (native), English and Russian.

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Irakli Tekturmanidze - Senior Consultant

Irakli Tekturmanidze holds Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Caucasus School of Business (CSB) and Masters degree in Finance from CORIPE Piemonte, University of Turin. For one year, he studied Economics at a PhD program at Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education (CERGE) at Charles University in Prague.

Prior to joining TBSC, he worked at Synergy Group, a Georgian management consulting company. Irakli also has more than three years of experience in banking, where he held positions in treasury departments of several Georgian commercial banks.

Irakli joined TBSC as a Senior Consultant in January 2009 and currently acts as a project manager of a Regional Infrastructure Development Impact Evaluation Project commissioned by Millennium Challenge Georgia (MCG). He is responsible for day-to-day management of the project team, including two subcontractors. In addition. Irakli works on other consulting projects at TBSC. At the same time, Irakli also teaches finance-related subjects to undergraduate students at Caucasus School of Business.

Irakli is fluent in Georgian (native), English and Russian and has a fair knowledge of Italian.

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Anna Ebanoidze - Senior Consultant

Anna holds bachelor degree In Business Administration with honor from European School of Management (ESM) and a Masters Degree in Economics from International School of Economics (ISET). Prior to joining TBSC, Anna worked for Sheraton in Georgia, researching Hospitality Industry in Tbilisi and for TBC Bank as a Credit Risk Manager where she implemented Basel II Credit Risk Management Standard.

Anna joined TBSC in May 2009 as a Senior Consultant working on Rural Infrastructure Impact Evaluation Project for Millennium Challenge Georgia (MCG) as a client. She has worked on identifying and analyzing impact areas of water system rehabilitation at a micro level and participated in building and implementing scientific economic model for measuring overall effect of the project on the economy. In addition, she participates in various consulting projects for commercial clients.   

Anna is fluent in Georgian (native), English and Russian. She also speaks basic German and Italian.

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Anzor Misabishvili - Consultant

Anzor Misabishvili is a Bachalor of Business Administration and Social Sciences from International Black Sea University. Prior to joining TBSC, Anzor worked as an intern (assistant of economist) at United States Agency for International Development- Georgian Business Reform (USAID/GBCR), as well as an Import/Export Manager at two Georgian private companies: "Architectural Group and Partners" and "Flexo Labels LTD".

He joined TBSC in February 2010 as a consultant. At TBSC Anzor creates databases, researches and analysis new concepts in the Georgian business environment like Export/Buyer Financing, as well as performs promotional activities for TBSC itself.  

Anzor is fluent in Georgian (Native), English and Russian and has a good command of Turkish.

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Salome Ivardava - Project Support

Salome Ivardava has graduated from The Institute of Asia and Africa, Turkish Language and Literature and completed her Turkish studies in Istanbul, Turkey.

Prior to joining TBSC, Salome worked at Turkish Embassy in Georgia organizing Turkish-Georgian Business Forums and was Project Coordinator at Tuyap Fairs and Exhibitions Center Caucasus.

She joind TBSC in March, 2007 as Project Support. At TBSC Salome assists consultants in execution of various consulting projects. In addition she manages TBSC Virtual and Serviced Executive Offices through building and managing relations with the clients.

Salome is fluent in Georgian (Native), English, Russian and Turkish.

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Nina Guldedava - Office Manager

Nina Guldedava has graduated from Tbilisi State University the faculty of Philology and comleted her English studies at International academy in London, the United Kingdom. Prior to joining TBSC, Nina worked as a proofreader for a Georgian Football Federation Newspaper, Copy Editor at a Publishing House and an English teacher at Georgian American School. 

Nina joined TBSC in March 2005 as an Office Manager and has been managing the office since then. In addition Nina, assists consultants in executing various consulting projects. 

Nina is fluent in Georgian (Native), English and Russian. 

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Natia Tsipuria - Accountant

She has Graduated from Tbilisi State University, the faculty of Philology and completed her proffesionaltraining courses for Book-keepers at "Tbilisi Business and Management Institute" Ltd. Natia has built a substantial accounting experience over the past years as a financial manager of Caucasus Road Project and Cony Management and providing accounting services to various small and medium Georgian companies. 

Natia joined TBSC in January 2007 and acts as a part-time tax accountant and a tax advisor.

Natia is fluent in Georgian (Native), English and Russian. 

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