Director Kim M. Chvarts bears overall responsibility for the manufacture and marketing of telescopes.

Engineer Georgi Badalian directs telescope design efforts.

In 1980 Leonid Sikoruk persuaded factory managers to manufacture the TAL telescopes, an event that marked an important milestone for Russian amateurs.

Optical designer Yuri Klevtsov devised a novel all-spherical catadioptric system that is more economical to produce than the coveted Maksutov-Cassegrain, yet offers comparable performance.

Valeri Plesovskih, Deputy Director of the Export Department, directs the shipment of telescopes worldwide.

Sergei Maslikov, astronomer, webmaster, and sales manager. His article in the September, 2001 issue of Sky & Telescope tells the story of amateur astronomy in Russia.

Vladimir Wolf, webmaster, programmer, and sales manager.