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Yuriy Tihonov
(date of birth: 3 February 1977 age:47 years )

71room, Ukrainskaya str.83B, Irpіn city, Ukraine
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Professional experience

From July 2020 till present moment
Managing director in my own farming company “Zelen Iguana”. Company is engaged in growing microgreens and traditional greens and supplying in the retail food market сhains: “Silpo”, “Fora”,”Novus Ukraine”). Main growing facilities (greenhouses) located in the Irpen city, company also collaborates with the farmers all over Ukraine. The turnover achieved in 2023 year is 6 520 000 UAH with profitability 40%. Now in the company working 6 people on the regular basis.
In the tuff times for our country I strive to make my contribution in the victory of Ukraine with my professional experience and practical knowledge іn organizing and conducting educational technical trainings. Looking for the employment in the International organization eager for the obtaining new knowledge’s, open for the new challenges and live experience

Head of the heating and sanitary ware department

September 2005 – 18.12.20

Representative office of the company Gorenje d.d., Slovenia in Ukraine — household appliances /consumer electronics
Occupied position: Head of the heating and cooling systems department
Responsibilities:
• Every day communication with the head offices in Slovenia, China and Turkey
(logistic and commercial questions)
• Organization and leading business trips abroad
• Organizing and conducting educational technical trainings for sales staff of the partners
• Managing participation in the international exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad (Germany, China)
• SWOT analysis for the new products and brand positioning;
• Strategic and marketing planning;
• Brand positioning; construction of the range of products for different distribution channels;
• Construction of the distribution system in the different segments of the market;
• Control of the regional representative’s managers work, regional managers reporting system construction (4 regional representative’s managers and 5 merchandisers in direct subordination)
• Сontrol over payment of partners
• Organization of the motivational actions for the staff of the partners and stimulating sales actions for partners
Accomplishments:
Construction of the distribution system of the electrical storage water heaters in the specialized sales channels (wholesale and retail companies of the heat equipment, engineering, sanitary ware equipment, hypermarket network of the D.I.Y format). Rising market share in the market of electrical water heaters up to 13% from 5% in a contrast. The increasing of the water heater’s share in the specialized sales channel. Development of the new supplementary products lines (solid fuel boilers, gas-water heaters, instant electrical water heaters, air conditioning systems).
June 2003 – September 2005
The company “Contrast-K” (the distributor of the industrial conditioning and ventilation systems``York''(USA)) (Kyiv)
Occupied position: Manager of sales department
Responsibilities:
• selling of the industrial ventilation and conditioning systems;
• development of the optimal engineering decision and the prior cost calculation;
• search of the potential objects for the conditioning system’s installation;
• collaboration with projecting and engineering organizations;
• management of the objects
March 2000 - June 2003
The company «V&V» (Kyiv) —distribution of the stationery ware
Occupied position: Sales manager, Manager of work with supermarkets
Responsibilities:
• sales and well-timed deliveries of the products to the retail outlets controlling;
• guidance of the direction of work with network food markets;
• development of the trade equipment and the assortment for hypermarket networks
September 1997 — January 1999
Scientific-production bureau "ESCO" (Kyiv) —distribution of the stationery ware
Occupied position: Sales manager
Responsibilities:
• formation of contracts with specialized retail outlets and shops ;
• sales and well- timed deliveries controlling;
• developing of the range of products for the retail outlets
Education:

1994 – 1999 The Ukrainian-Finnish Institute of Management and Business. Specialty: Marketing
2012 - 2015 Edinburgh business school (Herriot-Watt University) Master of business administration

Additional skills:

• Languages: Advanced Business English
• Computer skills: advanced
• Driving license Category B
Personal information:

Self-motivated, diplomacy, ability to mark priorities, efficiency in decision-making, ability to find out the alternative ways for goal achievement(creativity), exactingness to quality of fulfilled work, directivity to the result

Marital status:
Divorced, children: son, 16 years old

References:
References are available on request