• Entrepreneurial, results-oriented, self-starter, resourceful • Fluent in English, Russian and Ukrainian; basic in German • Was the Approved Person [with CF1 and CF30 functions] while Vasant Connect Limited was the Appointed Representative of the FCA Umbrella Provider from 9 September 2013 to 9 May 2014 (discontinued this status at my own initiative) • Appointed as a member of Catalyst UK, a global network of business leaders who work with UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to promote UK excellence internationally • Appointed as a member of ClubLounge39 [CL39], a private members business club of successful founders, entrepreneurs and investors, focused on fintech, smart-cities, cyber-security and finance; CL39 is part of Level39, the biggest fintech accelerator in Europe, opened by the Mayor of London • Other Communities: the Young Leader at the Urban Land Institute, UKBAA, Forte Foundation, the British Library, ASmallWorld, LinkedIn, XING, and Twitter online platforms • Am a guest on a TV Program ‘About Capital’ aired on the First Business Channel in Ukraine covering the investment climate in Ukraine and the investment image of Ukraine in the world community: Link 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Uxm1_V7YwEM Link 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwbOJCAtdG8 • Speak in international conferences and summits on attracting FDI into Ukraine and other CEE countries • Provide coverage of the investment and business climate in Ukraine for The FDI Intelligence [part of The Financial Times Group] and The Ukraine Business Insight, the only U.K.-publication focused on Ukraine • Was a guest speaker on strategic management at King’s College London (2012) • Was a London-based journalist for the Analytical Banking Magazine with the head office in Moscow, Russia • Gave the inspirational speech at the event held in the Parliament of Ukraine (2010) • Prepared/ presented a dossier on the project regarding building housing in Romania, where the Ford Motor Company acquired a plant, at the European transit oriented development conference in Amsterdam (2009) • Participated in the ULI urban investment summit in Barcelona in 2009 (a ‘by invitation only’ event aimed at seeing cities, RE investors & developers working together to bridge the investment gap in European cities) • Managed relationships and provided English-Russian interpreting services on a freelance basis at PwC, Deloitte, Bloomberg, Citigroup, HSBC, the Institute of Leadership & Management, the IoD, the Chartered Institute of Financial Services, London Stock Exchange, London Metal Exchange, British Royal Mint and other companies on behalf of Westminster Management (UK) Limited (2006 - 2007) • Volunteered at the Trade Mission of Finland Republic in Ukraine (2000)