Investment Advisory Department

Andrii Kakusha, Advisor to the Executive Director of UkraineInvest

Maryna Kytina, Advisor to the Executive Director of UkraineInvest

Maksym Bondarenko, Head of Investment Advisory Department

Maksym joined UkraineInvest in February 2023 and occupies the position of Acting Head, providing support for FDI projects implementation and ensuring communication with public authorities, FDI companies officials and other influential stakeholders (development agencies, business associations, etc.). Key areas of expertise are agricultural processing and manufacturing of building materials.

Maksym is Ukrainian qualified commercial lawyer with over 15 years of professional experience. Maksym has a master`s degree in corporate law (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv)

Andrii Ryzvaniuk, Investment Advisor, Investment Advisory Department

Andrii joined UkraineInvest in April 2020 and occupies the position of investment advisor, providing support for FDI projects` implementation and ensuring communication with public authorities, FDI companies’ officials and other influential stakeholders (development agencies, business associations, etc). Key areas of expertise are real estate, logistics and waste management.

Since November 2019 Andii works as Advisor to the Head of State Property Fund of Ukraine.

Andrii has 20 years experience in international business as a Duputy General Manager of Sumitomo Corporation Kyiv Representative Office, so he has an expert experience in project management, international trade, cooperation with government agencies and business associations.

Andrii has a master`s degree in international economics (Institute of International Relations of Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University), successfully passed the courses on management and leadership in Geneva (Switzerland) and Tokyo (Japan). 

Nazar Kohut, Assistant Investment Advisor, Investment Advisory Department

Nazar joined the team of UkraineInvest in March 2023 and holds the position of an Expert in the Investment Advisory Department, providing support in the implementation of FDI projects and ensuring communication with government authorities, management of companies engaged in FDI and other stakeholders (development agencies, business associations, etc.). Key areas of expertise: real estate, land transactions, logistics.

Nazar has experience in supporting export and import operations. He has worked in commercial real estate consulting. He supported projects in an international telecommunications company for main mobile operators in Ukraine. He has experience in legal support of polish — ukrainian business processes.

Nazar has graduated from the Ivan Franko State National University and Catholic University of Lublin, Poland.