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Canada

The Valuations/Appraisals team is focused solely on the rural economy, most of which is about Agriculture but also includes Forestry and Environmental Services. For the last 25 years, we have been accumulating significant explicit and tacit knowledge in the rural economy that helps us in delivering sound opinions of value. Our Consulting team serves clients throughout the Agri-Food value chain. We appreciate how sophisticated and sensitive our industry is with its extended levels of forces interplay, regulations and signals complexity. We enjoy new technology, understanding of the whole value chain and established specialized talent network across industry and academia in Canada and the US

Edmonton, Canada Area

A new role within the Ag Ministry created to develop the system of market analysis and monitoring of post-farm (value-added) industry: the chain between primary Ag and consumers, from grain handling to retail logistics. Special monitoring of the Agri-Food clusters development in Canada and support to investment attraction teams. The additional scope encompasses detection and analysis of market disruptors, such as Cellular Ag, bio-materials, micro-brands, and vertical/indoor farming

Edmonton, Canada Area

Made a significant shift to more client-oriented and value-chain specific career, reallocated to North America.Attended many Agribusiness and Bio Science conferences and events. Went beyond the scope of the academic program in finding industry partners for projects. Worked with one of the best livestock genomics labs in the world, the management of the largest primary Ag consulting companies in North America and, of course, with Serecon.To better understand local culture and business executives I went for part-time employment as a fundraiser for Alberta Cancer Foundation and as a Teaching Assistant for Alberta Executive MBA class.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Managed financial reporting and control functions of the Ukrainian business unit comparable in the scale of operations to Labatt Breweries in Canada.Studied ERP, risk/control and performance management systems. Led continuous improvement program for the Finance function.With a certain success, experimented with automation systems designed to detect controls in a workflow as predicted by quality management theories. Worked on combining the world of financial controls compliance with established quality management science.

Kyiv, Ukraine

After graduation worked for PwC for 2 years in public practice, then transferred to a management accounting role with an industrial equipment production and engineering company.Became interested in information systems and decision-making process. Received first experience with designing and programming databases and decision support systems.

Master Of Agriculture And Mba

The M.Ag part grants access to graduate-level science courses, one of the best faculties in Ag, Forestry and Environment around the globe.

Acma / Cgma Designation

The world’s largest professional body of management accountants found in 1919 in the UK. It has a comprehensive and robust learning.

Bachelor Of Finance

As a student, worked in a head office of one of the largest commercial banks in a Risk Management Intern role for the corporate lending.