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