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Address: Alicante / 03130

HEAD OF LEGAL & COMPLIANCE
Senior Legal & Compliance Executive with 20+ years of multinational experience across healthcare, medical devices, FMCG, logistics, and international development. Proven track record of leading legal strategy, compliance governance, and cross-border risk management in up to 26 markets across Eastern and Southern Europe, Central Asia and the EU.

Legal Strategy & Leadership Compliance Governance & Risk Management
Cross-Border Commercial Advisory Corporate Policy Development & Implementation
Healthcare & Medical Device Regulations Anti-Corruption & Antitrust Compliance

EXPERIENCE

HEAD OF LEGAL & COMPLIANCE, Eastern Europe Cluster   Jan 2020 – Dec 2025
ALCON Healthcare S.A., Alicante, Spain (May 2024 – Dec 2025); Kyiv, Ukraine (Jan 2020 – May 2024)
Drove the cluster’s Legal & Compliance agenda across EMEA-aligned markets (3 legal entities and 5 distributor markets). Partnered with cluster and EMEA leadership to safeguard regulatory integrity, business continuity, and commercial execution across highly regulated markets.
• Directed full-spectrum legal and compliance operations (commercial, regulatory, anti-trust, promotional, employment, data privacy, IP) across 8 jurisdictions.
• Advanced cluster-wide compliance programs in anti-corruption, antitrust, HCP engagement, and promotional standards. Strengthened governance and HCP-engagement frameworks in line with global standards and regional regulatory environments.
• Led deployment of global legal platforms (contract management, data protection, HCP tools).
• Oversaw and optimized external counsel performance across all covered markets.
• Provided crisis leadership after Feb 2022, ensuring compliance resilience under martial law in Ukraine.

HEAD OF LEGAL & COMPLIANCE, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Baltics, Central Asia  
ALCON Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine Oct 2018 – Dec 2019
Executive L&C leader for a 26-country region, responsible for legal strategy, regulatory governance, and compliance oversight. Managed international team and coordinated governance with senior regional stakeholders.
• Built and executed legal and compliance frameworks across 26 markets.
• Strengthened compliance culture across the region with focus on HCP interactions and anti-corruption.
• Represented the company in high-level engagements with government bodies and industry associations.
• Managed a cross-border legal and compliance team and all external legal advisors.

HEAD OF LEGAL (Ukraine, Caucasus & Moldova)    Dec 2014 – Sep 2018
IMPERIAL TOBACCO, Kyiv, Ukraine
Regional legal lead overseeing multi-jurisdictional operations in a strictly regulated FMCG environment (tobacco industry) in complex environments (including Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and Moldova). Ensured cross-market compliance and regulatory alignment.
• Directed corporate, competition, employment, IP, contract, tax, and customs legal matters across 5 markets.
• Designed and rolled out the company’s anti-corruption compliance program.
• Led contract governance and regulatory risk management across cluster markets.
• Developed antitrust strategy and represented the company before the Antimonopoly Committee.

SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL / NATIONAL COMPLIANCE MANAGER  Jan 2014 – Dec 2014
KUEHNE + NAGEL, Kyiv, Ukraine
Senior legal and compliance adviser supporting national operations in logistics and transportation. Led national compliance program and stakeholder engagement. Advised on logistics, commercial, corporate, IP, anti-trust, tax, employment, and customs law. Managed key litigation and dispute resolution.

LEGAL COUNSEL (Ukraine, Caucasus & Moldova)   Oct 2006 – Sep 2012
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL, Kyiv, Ukraine
Provided strategic legal support across 4 markets in corporate, regulatory, competition, employment, IP, tax and compliance matters. Strengthened internal governance by drafting and implementing corporate policies. Supported cross-functional operations and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

LEGAL ADVISOR, Small & Middle Business Development Project   Jun 2005 – Oct 2006
IFC – WORLD BANK GROUP, Kyiv, Ukraine
Led regulatory reform initiatives aimed at improving the SME environment in Ukraine. Lawmaking and lobbying activities. Acted as official spokesperson for government and media.

ASSOCIATE    Sep 2004 – Jun 2005
MAGISTER & PARTNERS Attorneys-at-Law, Kyiv, Ukraine
Legal consulting on corporate, M&A, real estate and finance transactions for international and local clients.

ASSOCIATE    Sep 2003 – Sep 2004
GRISCHENKO &PARTNERS Law and Patent Office, Kyiv, Ukraine
Legal consulting in area of finance, corporate, IP, employment and anti-trust law.

INTERN    Sep 2002 – Jun 2003
UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS, Washington, D.C., USA
Supported judicial workflow by preparing case analyses and legal memorandums.

EDUCATION
Master of Law (LL.M.) 1998 – 2003
Kyiv National University of Economics (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Business & Economics Coursework 2000 – 2003
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business (College Park, Maryland, USA)

PhD in Economics 2003 – 2007
Institute of World Economy and International Affairs, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
(Kyiv, Ukraine)

Languages: English (fluent), Ukrainian (native), Russian (native).