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MAKSYM BARANNIKOV
STRATEGY / CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

SUMMARY
Strategy / Corporate Development Manager with hands-on experience in
building and scaling new business models end-to-end – from idea generation
CONTACT and investment justification to launch and full operationalization.
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Personally initiated and defended investment decisions at C-level, independently
built financial models for innovative ventures, and led projects to operational
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
businesses with $3M+ annual turnover.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Strong background in investment and operational finance, portfolio strategy, and
Maksym Barannikov execution in complex environments.

CORE COMPETENCIES PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Corporate Strategy & Business Strategy / Corporate Development Manager Jan 2024 – Present
(2,6 years)
Architecture MHP SE (agro-industrial holding)
• Investment & Operational Finance • Initiated, structured, and led strategy and corporate development initiatives
(IRR, NPV, EBITDA, P&L) focused on new business creation and portfolio growth.
• New Ventures & Business Model • Built and validated end-to-end business models: from idea generation
Scaling and market assessment to investment and operational launch.
• End-to-End Project Leadership • Independently developed investment and operational financial models (IRR,
• C-level Stakeholder Management NPV, Payback, EBITDA, ROI, product-level P&L).
• Prepared and defended investment cases at C-level and investment
committees, drove decisions approved from the first round.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Led cross-functional teams (4 direct reports; 25+ stakeholders in matrix setup).
Initiated and defended multiple • Owned post-launch KPIs for implemented business models, acted as Product
investment decisions at C- Owner for new business-models.
level and investment
committees Junior Project manager Aug 2023 – Dec 2023
(4 months)
MHP SE (agro-industrial holding)
Led $50M+ CAPEX initiatives
and launched operational KEY PROJECTS
businesses with $3M+ annual
turnover. Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
Food Waste Recycling | Circular Economy
(2 years)
Managed complex cross- Role: Product owner
functional programs (25+ • Developed and launched a new circular economy business converting food
stakeholders), including waste into value-added products with $3M+ annual turnover.
projects in regulatory- • Designed acquisition-based business model, built investment case and
uncertain environments. financial model, led pilot launch in a regulated environment ahead of full legal.
Recipient of the corporate
Product Portfolio Profitability Optimization Oct 2023 – Sep 2024
award “MHP Star 2025” (11 months)
Role: Project manager of business development
EDUCATION • Designed and executed a portfolio optimization strategy.
• Improved overall portfolio profitability by +47%.
Economics and Business
Sep 2019 – Dec 2024 COURSES
Master`s Degree
National Technical University of McKinsey Forward June 2026
Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"
McKinsey.org
LANGUAGE Corporate Strategy Mar 2023
University of London
Ukrainian – Native Nov 2022
Project Management: The Basics for Success
English – Upper-intermediate University of California Irvine
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