YOUR TEAM

Dr. Marc-Milo Lube, Vienna/Kyiv, Founder

  • More than 25 years professional experience in corporate finance, real estate development, strategy consulting, investor management, total project volume of several hundred million USD
  • CEO and MD experience of diverse investment structures in Western Europe
  • Since 15 years active in CEE/CIS in corporate and real estate deals, built intensive commercial/political network in CEE/CIS
  • Consultant of political leaders in CEE, lecturer

Wolfgang Pones, Vienna, Managing Director

  • 30 years of experience in accounting, corporate management and commercial management (internal/external)
  • Management experience in international real estate groups and national manufacturing companies
  • Financial asset management for real estate investment structures > EUR 100 million
  • More than 15 years of experience with investments in CEE/CIS countries

Lilya Lysenko, Kyiv, Head of Legal

  • > 15 years of legal practice in transaction management (incl. cross-border complex transactions), corporate structuring, project finance, real estate development etc.
  • Prior to joining Smartcom Holding, Liliya led the legal practice in one of the leading Ukrainian investment companies, a Western European Chemicals Company and for public institutions
  • Master degree in Law

Gennadiy Opalchuk, Kyiv, Commercial and Legal Advisor

  • > 15 years of legal practice in corporate and commercial law, incl. support of M&A, legal due diligences, compliance and structuring, legal project management, real estate development, gambling, PPP projects, support in business startup etc.
  • Prior to joining Smartcom Holding, Gennadiy worked within the leading law firms in Ukraine, telecom companies and for public institutions
  • Master Degree in Law

Ruslan Shcherbyna, Kyiv, Partner

  • vast experience of turning a company or project crisis into deals and business development in Ukraine and other ex-CIS markets
  • cumulative value of deals over 200M USD in each of the industries: real estate, agriculture, consumer goods
  • extensive knowledge of FMCG industry, strong managerial expertise, support in Ukrainian market entry for international partners
  • Master of Engineering, MA in International Economics

Luka Pušavec, Ljubljana, Partner Corporate Restructuring and Risk

  • More than 15 years experience of corporate restructuring, problematic debt, M&A
  • Expertise state structures and national security matters
  • Consultant and risk manager with several financial institutions in CEE
  • Refinanced >150 Mio. EUR in corporate loans, Raised > 100 Mio. EUR for local companies
  • Participated in > 50 corporate restructuring projects

Yee Joon Chang, Vienna/Seoul, New Tech Director + Crypto Guru

  • Vast experience of crypto trading, ICO transactions in Asia and US
  • Serial media and tech entrepreneuer in Korea and Japan
  • Financial investments of > USD 200 million
  • Master of Financial Management and Political Studies from Sciences Po Paris

Ievgenia Lehner, Vienna, Office Manager Vienna

  • Extensive experience with international technical assistance projects in Ukraine in the fields of national investments and local competitiveness, foreign direct investment and green procurement as translator/interpreter and office manager
  • Certified training in office management / project management in Vienna, Austria
  • MA in linguistics and translation studies (Ukrainian, Russian, English, German)

Olga Kvasova, Vienna, Marketing Director

  • Key competences include sales forecast and analysis, product design, client negotiations, market analysis and research, media planning and execution
  • Over 10 years experience as marketing director and financial controller for one of the leading lottery companies in Ukraine
  • Management and Economics, MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Kyiv Mohyla Business School