Maria Kursakova
Head of Marketing and PR Department
Area of expertise
- Development and promotion of YUS corporate brand;
- Development and implementation of marketing strategy;
- Customer experience management;
- Marketing communications;
- Participation in legal rankings.
Education
- Linguistics and Intercultural Communication; Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages (2000–2005);
- Corporate Management; The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (2007-2010);
- Marketing Management; Graduate School of Business of National Research University – Higher School of Economics (2022-2024).
Experience
Before joining YUS in 2021, Maria worked in marketing for 17 years, including in executive positions of foreign companies. She also has journalistic experience – worked as a correspondent for Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper and as a columnist for TASS news agency.
Languages
Russian, English.