Igor

Igor Shchedrov

Date and place of birth: 29th March 1984, Kiev
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EDUCATION

July 2006

Kiev University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Specialty: jurisprudence
Qualification: lawyer
Specialization: legal support for business activities

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

December 2022 –
February 2025

September 2020 –
November 2022

March 2019 –
September 2020

April 2016 –
February 2019

January 2013 – March 2016
Save the Children (SCI in Ukraine), risk & compliance coordinator / manager

• Lead on coordinating any fraud / bribery investigations that arise in SCI’s operations in Ukraine;
• Instruct and follow up internal investigations on fraud / bribery cases and follow up on whistleblowing suggestions;
• Hiring and provide oversight of R&C Area Officer on cross cutting risks and compliance issues;
• Monitor and report on the implementation of Global Assurance audit findings, and train as well as raise awareness on internal control systems and fraud prevention good practice within SCI in Ukraine and within partner organizations;
• Organizing and conducting annual Fraud Risk Assessment in key processes of the organization; compile and maintain the Fraud Risk Register within a fraud management strategy.
• Interact closely with partner organizations on risk management and key compliance and control issues. The regular holding partnership assessment in respect of R&C issues

Kyivstar (VEON Group), ethics & compliance manager

• Participation in third-party due diligence process aimed at identifying risks related to existing and potential business-partners;
• Participation in the support of the sanction’s compliance processes;
• Conducting ongoing risk monitoring in relation to the Company’s existing business partners;
• Assisting the HQ Ethics and Compliance function in amending existing Compliance Policies, Procedures and Guidelines;
• Providing consulting and training on FCPA, UK Bribery Act, gifts and hospitalities, conflict of interest, anti-bribery and corruption matters to company’s personnel and business partners;
• Conducting annual filling on conflict of interests for all company’s employees;
• Conducting background check for any conflict of interest the new employee

Vodafone Ukraine, legal counsel of the Electronic Document Management System

• Drafting a Policy on the transition of company processes to electronic document management, agreement on the recognition of documents in electronic form;
• Drafting an electronic database of powers for the formation of a power of attorney designer;
• Legal support of the transference of the non-disclosure agreement in electronic document;
• Correspondence with the Central Trust Authority and counterparties on the issues of transferring contractual relations to electronic document management

Vodafone Ukraine, corruption risks expert (compliance-manager),
from July 2nd to September 24th, 2018 – Acting Head of Compliance

• Successful support of certification and supervisory audit of the company’s anti-corruption management system in accordance with the requirements of ISO 37001:2016.
• Conducting an annual assessment of compliance risks in business processes, mapping of risks.
• Identification, consideration and resolution of conflict-of-interest situations in the company. Preparation of materials for consideration by the Committee on Discipline.
• Work with appeals related to a possible violation of the Code of Business Conduct and the company’s Anti-Corruption Program.
• Organization and conduct of training personnel on compliance with anti-corruption provisions and business ethics, development and implementation of trainings.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of the compliance system, including on the issues of ensuring compliance with the requirements of applicable anti-corruption legislation and corporate business ethics, preparation and implementation of recommendations.
• Conduct quarterly discipline checks on compliance with established compliance controls and procedures, monitoring “risk zones” transactions / payments.
• Assessment of compliance with applicable anti-corruption legislation and approval of relevant processes / transactions.
• Preparation of opinions on restrictive measures (sanctions).

PrJSC «MTS Ukraine»/Vodafone Ukraine, legal counsel of Claims and Lawsuits Group

• Effective support of the execution of judicial acts (including recognition and enforcement of foreign judgment on the territory of Russian Federation).
• Realization of procedural actions aimed at bringing the debtor to criminal liability;
• Support of open proceedings in regulatory and judicial authorities, including in the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine and the Chamber of Commerce (among the projects – protection of the company’s business reputation in court, participation in a dispute over the protection of trademark rights).
• Quarterly participation in comprehensive audits of regional legal advisers.
• Updating of regulatory documents on the settlement of disputes, considered by judicial and administrative bodies; legal expertise of contracts.
September – December 2012
PrJSC «Ramburs», leading legal counsel

• Work with credit agreements, agreements for depository and brokerage services, storage, etc.
• Work with requests from regulatory authorities.
• Successful support of the administrative process, cases of administrative offenses.
• Obtaining permits (including for special water use, for retail trade in medicinal products).
June 2009 – August 2012

LLC «Arsenal – Center»,
Legal Council (since the first of January 2012 – Leading Legal Counsel Acting as Deputy Head of Legal Department) of Claims and Lawsuits Group

• Successful management of economic, civil, administrative and criminal proceedings (70% of cases won, monthly support of more than 20 lawsuits).
• Drafting claims and responses to them, inquiries, complaints and their support, negotiating with opponents of the principal.
• Work with bodies of the State Executive Service, supervising bodies, bodies of inquiry, prosecution and investigation (including criminal prosecution, starting from the corresponding appeal to law enforcement bodies, support the appeal both at the pre-trial stage and at the stage of the judicial investigation).
• Support of inspections of a business entity (law enforcement bodies, Ministry of Transport and Communications, tax authorities).
• Obtaining legal protection of trade marks on goods and services; registration of permission at outdoor advertising.
• Drawing up and legal expertise of various types of contracts in the economic activity of the enterprise.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

ICA Specialist Certificate in Anti-Corruption (certificate issued on August 2, 2022).
CPD certified Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (certificate issued on August 16, 2022).
Certified Business Coach (certificate issued on February 14, 2017).
Attorney at law (certificate on the right to practice law No. 4887, issued on February 28, 2012).
Computer literacy: advanced PC user (MS Office, Outlook Express, SAP, Lotus Notes, LIGA ZAKON, YouControl).
Language skills: Ukrainian - native, English – Upper intermediate (certificate), German and Polish – A1 (certificate).
Hobbies: traveling, skiing, chess (candidate to master sport).
Marital status: married, raising a daughter (thirteen years old).
Personal qualities: responsibility, sociability, flexibility, thoroughness.