Experience

World Trade Institute (WTI)

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant to www.wti.org under sustainable-agri-trade.eu program

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Barva Invest

• Kiev, Ukraine

• Co-Owner

  • Oct 2020 - Present



Self Employed

• United States
• 700 & Above Employee

• Black Sea grains and oilseeds origination and trading

  • Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

  Agribusiness executive, private consultant Agribusiness executive, private consultant



"State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine" PJSC

• Ukraine
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Commercial Officer

  • Dec 2019 - Apr 2020



Independent Expert

• Ukraine

• Procurement Manager Grains and Oilseeds

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2020



Glencore Grain Ukraine

• Procurement Manager Grains and Oilseeds

  • Jun 2016 - Jan 2020

• Head of grain trading dept

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2016



Bunge

• United States
• Food Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commercial Manager Grains and Oilseeds

  • Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

• Commercial Manager Grains and Oilseeds

  • Jun 2019 - Dec 2019



Glencore Agriculture Ukraine

• Procurement Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2019

• Procurement Manager Grains and Oilseeds

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2018



Gavilon Ukraine

• Kiev, Ukraine

• Senior trader

  • Jun 2011 - Jan 2014



Cargill

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trader

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2011

  -origination/trading of rapeseeds -crop forecasting and S&D inputs collection -control process -expand strategic supplier and silos network -monthly p/l calculations -update information abt international and domestic market to Geneva/Ukrainian team -provide commercial team with market information -origination/trading of rapeseeds -crop forecasting and S&D inputs collection -control process -expand strategic supplier and silos network -monthly p/l calculations -update information abt international and domestic market to Geneva/Ukrainian team -provide commercial team with market information



Alfred C. Toepfer International (Ukraine)

• Deputy Chief Trader

  • Mar 2003 - Jul 2008

  2008 preparation of company establishment project in Kazakhstan (2008) 2007-2008 analysis of the market and reporting to head office (Hamburg) on SWOT of the company in Russia (Rostov office) 2003-2007 Managing the grain origination (wheat) and exports (vessels up to 5Kt) in Ukraine CIF trading of small fleet for various commodities and destinations in cooperation, network and under control of Hamburg and destination offices of ACTI Daily trading activity: day price update from chief traders in Hamburg office export contracts negotiation/conclusion and execution control daily price providing for regional offices on alternative parities (Odessa, Nikolayev, Izmail, Tavros) for various commodities based on corporate calculations control of payment status for the open contracts preparation of weekly reports on development of the market Show less



Agricultural commercial company "Olimpex Ltd

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Duties and responsibilities: 2002-2003 responsible for vertical integration of the company's grain segment: Participation in production planning and forecasting on 32K Ha of company's land: types and quantities of agricultural products to produce, strategic planning based on Ukrainian/International markets' development. Coordination of inland logistics, export logistics (Odessa port silo terminal), motor vessels' chartering Sales and execution of grains on CPT/FOB parities (ports of Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk) and CIF destinations Show less



"C.F.C. Ukraine Ltd" (100% foreign funds grain export company, Switzerland)

• Administrative and Operations Director

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Duties and responsibilities:weekly reporting to the EU headquarters on aspects of commercial/financial activity, market tendencies and development;negotiations and representation of interests in Ukraine and CIS countries; preparation and conclusion of the contracts; control of contracts execution; initiation and coordination of programs; market monitoring, analysis and forecasting.

• International trading/logistics manager

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  analysis of foreign grain marketsnegotiations with suppliers and buyerscooperation with forwarding companieswork with customsorganization and coordination of delivery of export commodities