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Istanbul, Turkey

Ussuri Capital Partners is the investment and advisory firm focused on developing projects in the steel industry using green and innovative technologies. Our goal is to create investment ideas and projects, producing both environmental impact while providing our investors return on capital above standard industry benchmarks.Currently, UCP with a group of investors are working to develop a carbon-neutral steelmaking company in the Eastern Europe producing pickled, cold rolled, hot dip galvanized and pre painted steel (www.ussuricapital.com).

Kyiv City, Ukraine

Kovalska is a leading construction materials manufacturer and developer in Ukraine. The company is engaged in the following areas of business:- limestone and lime for construction and steel industries;- sand and crashed stone mining;- ready-mixed and prefab concrete production;- aerated concrete production;- dry building mixes, plasters, finishes and paints production;- pavement elements production;- residential and commercial real estate development in Ukraine.

Kyiv City, Ukraine

Founding partner, from "0" to 35% market share of the Ukrainian fire protection market (passive fire protection - sprays, intumescent paints, boards).- Strategic development of the business from start-up mode to full operational mode- Branding, R-T-M strategy- Capital allocation strategy

Kyiv, Ukraine

Metinvest Holding is the largest private company in Ukraine (part of SCM group), managing 20+ mining and steel enterprises in Ukraine, U.K., Italy, U.S., Bulgaria. The company is in the TOP-50 steel producer list (WorldSteelAssociation member), with annual turnover of $10,8 bln. and EBITDA of $1,2 bln. (2019).As a marketing director, headed global marketing team to analyse macro trends, industry drivers, global cost curves to develop volume and price forecasts for raw materials and finished steel products. Developed and approved with the Supervisory Board corporate and product strategy to provide roadmap for major investment decisions for Metinvest's production sites (BFs revamps, rolling mills upgrades and development, etc.). Managed new products and market development, execution of commercial strategy for existing key markets and product groups, market support for all investment projects and M&A deals. Supervised competitors’ intelligence activities, pricing methodology and control systems (base prices, extras) for all commercial units.

Ukraine

Managed market research, product and industry segment strategy development, product portfolio optimization, new product launches and go-to-market plans development.Selected achievements:• Elaborated product strategies and approved with Executive team and Strategy & Investment Committee of the Supervisory Board;• Managed product development process in the company to deliver 119 new products with $150 mln. effect since 2009;• Supervised team of segment leaders to develop new niche products/ develop segment accounts, +5 mln./year of effects;• Created roadmap to launch Ukrainian Steel Construction Center to make steel a preferred material of choice in the country and increase share of steel;• Established on-going product margin optimization process (S&OP) to improve margin contribution across steel business of METINVEST group.

Ukraine

Coordinated sales activities of the field commercial units: sales quotas allocation, pricing strategy, reorganisation of sales channels and sales business processes optimisation projects. Was responsible for profitability of the product lines for finished steel products.• Built process of sales and operational planning on the side of commercial team; • Developed plan to re-organize sales channels / trading companies to achieve $70 mln. effect;• Implemented transparent pricing system for sales channels/traders, increased profits by ~$15 mln. annually;• Prepared and approved business plan to build a new steel rolling mill, approved investments ~$50 mln.

Donetsk, Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine

Ukrainian Steel Construction Center is an association of steel producers and distributors, structural engineers, steelwork producers, erectors and fire protection service companies. The goal of the association is to promote structural steelwork and steel solutions (facades, deckings, cold-formed steel structures and other systems) as a preferred material of choice in the construction industry.Since inception, Ukrainian steel construction center has become most reputable non-profit organisation in the field of consultancy for entire supply chain and substantially improved regulatory framework and image of steel construction in the country.As the first managing director and later board member, I contributed to managing association activities via strategy development, assisting execution of the strategy by the management of association and providing relevant marketing and steel products expertise and industry networking. www.uscc.ua

Vladivostok, Russia

Headed all commercial activities of the company (largest long and flat steel products distributor/stockist in the Russia's Far East region). Reporting directly to the shareholder, supervised team of 25 people and three regional branches (sales offices and warehouses). Full responsibiliy for P&L of the company with $35 mln. annual sales turnover.

Vladivostok, Russia

NLMK Group is a leading international manufacturer of high-quality steel products with a vertically integrated business model.Managed sales of electrical steel (grain and non- grain oriented) to export markets (China, Far East & Asia), customer acquisition & development, product development, documentary operations.

Private Equity And Venture Capital

Executive Mba

Executive Education Program, Strategy

Executive Education Program, Organizational Leadership

Diploma With Honors, World Economics

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