UKRAINE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Head of Strategic Development Department
- Strategic Planning Director
Bohdan Chomiak - strategic planning director (2009). Bohdan Chomiak began his agricultural career as farmer. He served as the Head of Agriculture Homestudy for five years. As a result of his success in training farmers Mr. Chomiak was appointed Dean of Agricultural Extension at Canada's premier agricultural college, Olds College. In the 90-s Mr. Chomiak came to Ukraine where he directed Canadian-Ukrainian farmer training programs until 1995. From 1996 to 1999 he worked on the development of Ukraine's commodity markets and was a founder of the Ukraine Grain Association. After that he served as Director of USAID's Agriculture Division and was the senior regional economic adviser for USAID region including Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus. Since 2009 Bohdan Chomiak is a Partner of UkrAgroConsult working with corporate clients and analyzing markets. Over the twenty years in Ukraine Mr. Chomiak has managed technical assistance projects in excess of $140 m and private commercial agricultural projects of up to $40 m.
Job Titles:
- General Director
- General Director of UkrAgroConsult
Sergey Feofilov - general director of UkrAgroConsult, Ph.D. in Economics (1985). Since 1981-1984 - Senior Economist at Ukrainian Republican Office of the State bank, was involved in teaching activities. Since 1987-1991 he worked as a trader, later deputy director of the trade union "Ukrimpex". In 1992, Sergey Feofilov became head of the foreign economic activities' department of Ukrneftegazstroy, since 1992-1994 he became general director of government consulting company UPVE. He is the founder of the first analytical center "UkrAgroConsult" specializing in agricultural sector of Ukraine and Black Sea region countries. Sergey Feofilov has 17 years of experience in analyzing agricultural sector of Ukraine and Black Sea region countries, publisher of analytical reports for grain and oilseed markets of Black Sea region countries. He studied in the framework of national and international training programs (1997 - UK, 2006 - USA). Sergey Feofilov has broad national and international contacts in trade, banking and investment sectors.