Yuri has been leading the company’s Ukrainian office since 2015. He is responsible for the company’s business development strategy and financial results in Ukraine, client and partner relationships.
Yuri has 20 years of executive experience in FMCG, retail, manufacturing, construction and MLM in Ukraine and abroad with world-renowned international companies.
He joined SCHNEIDER GROUP after many years as the General Director of SC JOHNSON (USA) subsidiary in Ukraine, a company with multi-level production, exports to the EU and a strong team of 350 people. At SC JOHNSON Yuri was in charge of sales results, growing market shares and meeting financial and production targets. Throughout his career there, he received two of the company's highest awards (Officer's Award) for successful implementation of complex business projects, including project on SAP implementation in the Ukrainian business unit.
Yuri graduated from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, specialising in Economics. He also studied at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA).
Yuri speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English.