Boris Romanovich Rotenberg the Soviet Union. In 1992, he became a professional judo trainer in Helsinki. In 1998, he returned to St. Petersburg. In 2001, he and his brother founded the SMP bank, which operates in 40 Russian cities with over 100 branches, more than half of them in the Moscow area. SMP oversees the operation of more than 900 ATM-machines. Based on his friendship with Vladimir Putin, his company became closely aligned with Gazprom. Mr. Rotenberg is a member of the St. Petersburg Connection, a powerful energy lobby under the leadership of Mr. Putin. He was involved in 20 construction projects for
Jim Webb (judo) in Japan. He was a long-time student of 9th Dan Vince Tamura. Dr. Webb was educated at West Point, the University of Dallas, MIT, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Maryland. He subsequently provided leadership to such prominent consulting firms as Price Waterhouse, Deloitte & Touche and A.T. Kearney. Prior to his strategy consulting career, he served as a Special Forces commanding officer. He is currently a professor and program director at Southern Methodist University. Jim Webb (judo) James R. Webb is an American businessman who is a former President of the United States Judo Association elected in 2006.