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Corporate Secretary / Legal Advisor to the Supervisory Board

from 03.2019 to now (7 years)

Report to the Supervisory Board

Main activities and responsibilities:
• comprehensive support of the Supervisory Board's activity, related corporate affairs, methodology and legal matters (with key focus on corporate law and regulatory aspects), key role in the corporate governance processes in the bank;
• management of the unit's activity and external lawyers/other experts' work coordination;
• respective communication with NBU, CMU, MoF and NCSSM.

Achievements:
• significant enhancement of legal and organizational support provided to the Supervisory Board, incl. communication with stakeholders, efficient coordination of external consultants and internal experts, substantial improvement of corporate governance processes and documents in the bank, optimization of costs.

Senior Associate

from 06.2018 to 03.2019 (10 months)
Aequo Law Firm, Київ (Юриспруденція)

Reported to equity partner (Banking&Finance | Fintech | Corporate&Commercial)

Main activities and responsibilities:
• clients' engagement, their activity comprehensive legal support, project management and business development, management of junior/mid-level associates' work.

Achievements:
• notable business development activities and participation in / management of number of high-profile projects (such as macro-financial assistance to Ukraine, big mortgage deal (chain of gas stations); implementation of e-docs workflow at local office of international company; intragroup restructuring at international group of companies; multinational financial group IT services outsourcing project; state German bank local activity ongoing support; local oil&gas monopolist eurobonds issue and other projects on raising external finance; international investment fund financing project, advising number of international fintech startups concerning entering into Ukrainian market and structuring their activity etc.).

https://aequo.ua/

Legal Projects Manager

from 01.2017 to 05.2018 (1 year 5 months)
Alfa Digital (Alfa-Bank Ukraine fintech division, Alfa Group), Київ (Фінанси, банки, страхування)

Reported to Alfa Digital Director and Alfa Group Ukraine Legal Head.

Main activities and responsibilities:
• sole legal advisor for the unique fintech project, complete legal support of digital activity of the bank (full-cycle e-business & e-channels development, incl. various digital products and related IP, marketing, currency control, financial monitoring, tax, information security and other issues), both methodology (contracts, internal regulations) and ongoing activity.

Achievements:
• prominent improvement of legal support provided to digital activity of the bank in terms of quality and speed, critical help in implementation of various innovative initiatives (Google Pay, Apple Pay, mVisa, online lending, FX exchange, e-money, various p2p, b2p and p2b products etc.).

https://ain.ua/special/alfa-digital

Head of Retail and SMB Legal

from 11.2011 to 12.2016 (5 years 2 months)
UniCredit Bank Ukraine (headquarters, UniCredit Group), Київ (Фінанси, банки, страхування)

Reported to Head of Legal.

Main activities and responsibilities:

• management of the unit's activity and external lawyers' work coordination;
• complete legal support of retail, SMB and PB activity (sales and products development, currency control, financial monitoring, compliance, taxes, marketing, cooperation with partners/agents/notaries, bad debts, services/works/sale/purchase operations, IP issues etc.), both methodology (contracts, internal regulations) and ongoing activity;
• Group's projects management and support (development and structuring cross-border transactions of varying complexity, analysis and implementation of various Group's initiatives, incl. those related to foreign law/regulatory requirements);
• respective interaction with banking associations, press, NBU and other state bodies on the above;
• half a year was combining the position with another one, namely Head of Corporate Affairs and Special Legal Projects (see below).

Achievements:
• building up strong and effective legal team from scratch, redesigning organisational structure and related processes allowed to improve in a great measure quality and speed of legal support provided to retail, SME and PB business lines using less resources;
• complete modernization/simplification of retail/SMB/PB legal framework;
• effective legal support to CRO on loans restructuring and collection;
• successful FATCA implementation legal support;
• one of the first on the market credit portfolio risks and rewards cross-border transfer.

http://www.unicredit.com.ua/

Head of Corporate Affairs and Special Legal Projects / Corporate Secretary (General Counsel)

from 10.2009 to 04.2012 (2 years 7 months)
UniCredit Bank Ukraine (headquaters, UniCredit Group), Київ (Фінанси, банки, страхування)

Was taken to the position by Head of CEE Legal of UniCredit Group and reported directly to the latter, was working in close cooperation with holding and sub-holding companies located in Italy and Austria.

Main activities and responsibilities:
• management of the unit's activity and external lawyers' work coordination;
• pivotal point for all corporate law issues (M&A, capital increase, corporate governance, external finance, sub-loans etc.) and all Group's projects (cross-border transactions, various Group's initiatives etc.), local subsidiaries` complete legal support;
• advising local top management and Group's representatives on other legal matters related to different areas of law on their request;
• respective interaction with NBU, NCSSM, AMCU, state registrar and other state bodies on the above;
• reporting to Head of CEE Legal on local Legal Department's activity as well as providing appropriate clarifications on certain points;
• performing functions of Chairman of Revision (Audit) Commission of UniCredit Leasing Ukraine (with functions similar to Supervisory Board).

Achievements:
• adjusted the bank's activity in accordance with new Joint-Stock Companies Law requirements and performed one of the first on the market capital increase under this law, further completion of first on the market banks merger project under the same law;
• noticeable input in supporting various complex projects, incl. those related to the Group (such as launching assets management company owned by sub-holding, performing IP corporate spin-off transaction, supporting number of external finance, cross-border restructuring and syndicated lending deals);
• material improvement of corporate governance as well as communication with Legal, M&A and Shareholding teams of the Group.

http://www.unicredit.com.ua/

Head of Legal (acting)

from 01.2008 to 08.2009 (1 year 8 months)
ING Bank (Retail Bank, headquarters, ING Group), Київ (Фінанси, банки, страхування)

Positions:
1. since 04.2009 - Acting Head of Legal (reported to CEO, Retail Bank Board member);
2. since 01.2008 - Senior Lawyer (reported to Head of Legal).

Main activities and responsibilities:
• management of the department's activity and external lawyers' work coordination;
• complete legal support of retail bank (products, sales, risks, operations, financial monitoring, compliance, IT, facilities and HR areas (incl. business itself, marketing, IP/trademarks issues, rent/services/works/sale/purchase operations, bad debts, cooperation with partners/agents/notaries etc.)), both methodology (contracts, internal regulations) and ongoing activity;
• resolving tax issues related to both retail and corporate banks;
• respective interaction with NBU and other state bodies on the above.

Achievements:
• successful implementation of ING retail banking model in Ukraine (incl. first on the market banking adhesion agreement, outlets franchising scheme and innovative IT products);
• effective cooperation with Financial Dept. concerning tax planning and related risks mitigation;
• successful legal support of further retail banking activity termination.

https://www.ingwb.com/ua/merezha/emea/ukrayina

Deputy Head of Legal

from 02.2006 to 01.2008 (2 years)
Ukrprombank (headquarters), Київ (Фінанси, банки, страхування)

Positions description:
1. since 03.2007 - Deputy Head of Legal (reported to Head of Legal);
2. since 02.2006 - Head of Banking Activity Legal Support (reported to Head of Legal).

Main activities and responsibilities:
• management of the unit's (and from time to time - department's) activity;
• resolving various legal issues related to business and non-business areas, respective interaction with banking associations, NBU and other state bodies;
• subsidiaries` legal support.

Achievements:
• successful resolving of various complicated legal issues, incl. those related to tax sphere, support of banking products implementation and their further modification.

Senior Legal Adviser (acting Head of Legal)

from 10.2005 to 02.2006 (5 months)
Bank “Cambio” (headquarters), Kyiv (Finance, banking, and insurance)

Reported to CEO.

Lead Legal Adviser

from 03.2004 to 10.2005 (1 year 8 months)
Ukrprombank (headquarters), Kyiv (Finance, banking, and insurance)

Reported to Head of Banking Activity Legal Support.

Legal Adviser

from 09.2003 to 03.2004 (7 months)
Prominvestbank (headquarters), Kyiv (Finance, banking, and insurance)

Reported to Deputy Chief Accountant on Legal Issues.

Education

Kyiv Law University of National Science Academy of Ukraine

Faculty of Law, specialization: commercial law, Kiyv
Higher, from 2004 to 2005 (1 year)

Postal tuition, master’s degree.

National University of State Fiscal Service of Ukraine

Faculty of Law, specialization: financial law, Kiyv
Higher, from 2000 to 2003 (3 years)

Full-time tuition, bachelor’s degree.

Taras Shevchenko National University

Economic Faculty, specialization: enterprise economics, Kiyv
Higher, from 1995 to 2000 (5 years)

Full-time tuition, master’s degree.

Knowledge and skills

• Legal support
• Corporate Governance
• Stakeholders relations
• Personnel management

Language proficiencies

English — advanced

Additional information

20+ years diverse legal and corporate governance experience

10+ years managerial experience (up to 50 employees in subordination)

Experienced corporate governance professional, highly skilled legal generalist and effective manager; as a lawyer, apart from legal matters related to ordinary commercial activity, I am mainly focused on corporate law; also experienced in M&A, financial transactions, IT area, debt restructuring/collection, taxation, real estate, contracts, methodology matters and cross-border transactions; was chosen as one of the best employees (talent) of UniCredit Group and ING Group

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