AmCham elects Tigran Jrbashyan as its President

 On October 28, 2014, American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia (AmCham) held its consecutive Annual General Meeting in Armenia Marriott Hotel. 

The meeting was chaired by AmCham president David Atanessian. Among the presented and discussed issues were the achievements, development prospects of the organization and its financial reports. 

Prior to the start of elections, the candidates for the President`s post delivered presentations on their vision on promoting the goals of AmCham. The General Meeting elected Tigran Jrbashyan (Partner, Head of Ameria Management Advisory Services) in the office of AmCham President. David Bequette of Davan Group and Georgi Isayan of LTX- Credence Armenia were elected to serve as the First and Second Vice Presidents respectively. The General Meeting elected the new Directors as follows in the alphabetical order: Ararat Ghukasyan of Byblos Bank, Arpine Gharagyozyan of GSK, Diana Ghazaryan of Booz Allen Hamilton, Ekaterina Mamaeva of EY, Gagik Gyulbudagyan of Grant Thornton,  Karen Zakaryan of NASDAQ OMX, Karine Sarkissian of Coca-Cola Company, Nerses Nersisyan of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Tigran Gasparyan of KPMG. 

In his speech, the newly elected AmCham President  Tigran  Jrbashyan emphasized that in order to be able to protect the interests of the member companies and address the issues raised by them in a more effective manner,  there is a need to establish cooperation in 4 key areas: first, establish active dialog and promote joint projects between member companies, second, share experience with non-member companies, third, promote public-private partnership and participation in  legislative reforms, and fourth, raise public awareness of AmCham.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia is an independent business association operating in Armenia continuously since 2000. AmCham represents interests of around 100 member-companies from various segments of Armenian economy. In pursuit of better business environment and promotion of the best business practices, AmCham closely cooperates with the Armenian government, international organizations, and wider business community. AmCham is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and European Council of American Chambers of Commerce.