AMCHAM elects new president
American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan has held its Annual General Meeting electing a new President and six new members of the Board of Directors.
Ilgar Veliyev, Managing Partner of Ernst and Young in Azerbaijan is elected as the new President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan.
Born in Baku in 1973, Veliyev graduated from the Azerbaijan State Economics University with an Honors Diploma and has joined Ernst & Young in August 1994 being one of the first Azerbaijani's to work for an international accounting firm. In summer 2007 he has become the first Azerbaijani national to be promoted to the position of partner among international accounting firms. During his carrier with Ernst & Young Veliyev has spent one year working for the Moscow practice (1995-96), and two years working for the UK firm of Ernst & Young (2001-2003). Veliyev is a licensed Azerbaijani Auditor, and a US Certified Public Accountant. Veliyev has been an active member of AMCHAM Board of Directors since March 2007. During this time he held a number of senior leadership roles at AMCHAM serving as Vice-President from April 2009 and the First Vice-President from November 2010. Effective from December 2012 Veliyev served as Acting President of AMCHAM. He is also the member of the Executive Committee and Head of the Finance Subcommittee of AMCHAM Board of Directors.
AMCHAM is composed of 250 members and associates active in every sector of the Azerbaijani economy. Established in 1996, AMCHAM is a private, non-profit business association supporting and promoting the interests of business in Azerbaijan.