Position: CFO/COO/CEO
Category: Other
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 11

For almost 12 years, in my capacity as Ukraine market CFO, I played a pivotal role in taking an ailing business and making Ukraine into one of the company’s  key pillar markets, delivering volume of 23.7 Bn units, Turnover of almost $1 Bn and EBIT of $100+ MM (from circa 5 bn volume and negative EBIT in 1999). All annual plans have been overachieved during those 12 years.
Senior business professional with American MBA and over 20 years’ experience at international both global and regional companies (FMCG, B2B) in the following areas: finance, auditing, controlling, project management, planning & budgeting, credit control, treasury, purchasing, general management, business development;

Proven record of successful business transformations from low performance to sustainable growth models with efficient processes and teams;

Expertise and proficiency in building a strong Finance team capable to support the whole organization effectively both from ExCom perspective and meeting requirements of other functions of a company;

Active participation in strategy development through to business implementation and clear articulation of strategy to shareholders;

Over 10 years’ experience acting as a deputy General Director taking full responsibility for a big number of projects involving all functions of a company (Sales & Marketing, Operations, Finance, IT, Logistics, HR & Administrations, Legal, Security);

Experience in managing finance teams in various geographies (about 30 countries including: Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Morocco, Turkey and other);

Experience in several successful ERP implementations (SAP);

Experience in three successful integrations / restructuring including two M&A.
Challenging tasks to improve business growth, profitability and productivity. Develop a strong effective and efficient team capable to meet challenging targets.