Date and place of birth:
4 December 1958, Kyiv
Nationality:
Ukraine
Education:
In 1989 graduated from the Military and Diplomatic Academy of the Soviet Army (Moscow);
In 1981 graduated from the Kyiv Higher School for Anti-Aircraft Defence and Engineering (Kyiv)
In 1996 completed studies for trade policy in Georgetown University Washington)
Language skills:
German, English
Family status:
Married, has a daughter
Occupation:
08.1976-06.1992
Military service in Soviet Army
1985-1986
Deputy Director of the International “Spandau” Prison in Western Berlin
07.1992-09.1995
Expert, economist, Head of the Section, Deputy Head of the Department of the Ministry for Foreign Trade of Ukraine
09.1994-07.1997
Head of the Department of the multilateral cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of Ukraine, Executive Secretary of the Inter-Agency committee on Ukraine’s accession to the WTO
06.1998-10.1998
Deputy Head of the Legal Firm “Spector & Partners”
10.1998-05.1999
Head of the Department of international economic activities of the National Joint-Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine”
06.1999-02.2000
Director of the closed corporation “National Gas Company” (Kyiv)
03.2000-10.2003
Head of the Trade and Economic Mission of the Ukrainian Embassy to Switzerland
10.2003-11.2006
Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
02.2007-06.2007
Advisor of the public corporation “Machine Building Plant ”Fakel” (Kyiv)
01.2008-06.2009
Director for the cooperative management and oversight of the closed corporation “UMC” (MTC - Ukraine)
10.2009-03.2010
Director for development of the Association of exporters and importers
June 2010
Appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Austria
Honorary awards:
Honored with The Order of Merit, III Degree, for individual contribution to the integration process of Ukraine to the WTO
Ranks:
Third Rank of Public Servant
