Maxim Behar (; ) is a
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n businessman of
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descent.
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/ref> He is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of M3 Communications Group, Inc, a public relations and public affairs company, and a Hill+Knowlton Strategies
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partner since 2000. Behar is also president of the International Communications Consultancy Organization, board member of PR Museum in New York, and a frequent speaker at national and international events. He is also Chairman of the Board of World Communications Forum in Davos.
Life and career
Journalism
* 1985-1989: Correspondent of ''Rabotnichesko delo'' daily in Shumen, Bulgaria.
* 1989-1991: Correspondent of Rabotnichesko delo daily in Warsaw, Poland.
* 1992-1995: Co-founder of the ''Standard'' Daily, one of the first private daily newspapers in Bulgaria, where he was the Managing Editor.
Businesses
* 1994: Founded M3 Communications Group, Inc.
Education
* 1983: Graduated international economic relations at the Prague Economic University.
* 1999: Graduated the Full Corporate Program of Japanese Style of Management, AOTS, Yokohama Kenshu Center, Japan.
* 2011: Executive Management Training at the Pacific Institute by Lou Tice in Seattle, WA
Executive positions and organizational memberships
* 1997-2000: Board member and Executive Director for the Bulgarian Investment Forum.
* 1999-2012: Member of the Boards of Junior Achievement Bulgaria.
* 1999-current: Full member of the International Public Relations Association.
* 2001-2007: President of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum.
* 2002-current: Founder and Chairman of the Bulgarian-Polish Business Club.
* 2002-current: Founding member of the Board of Trustees of Every Child Foundation.
* 2003-2011: Member of the Central Israelite Spiritual Council in Bulgaria.
Diplomatic service
* 2004: Appointed as Honorary Consul
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of the Republic of Seychelles
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to Bulgaria.
Awards and recognition
* 2005: Honorary citizen of Shumen
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.
* 2012: The Bulgarian monthly Economy magazine presented its yearly award to Maxim Behar for achievements in Business Communications.
* 2012: Named "Manager of the year" in an independent online vote by the Bulgarian Manager magazine and TV Channel bTV.
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References
External links
M3 Communications Group
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1955 births
Living people
People from Shumen
Bulgarian businesspeople
Public relations people
Bulgarian people of Jewish descent
Prague University of Economics and Business alumni