The Supervisory Board of First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB) has appointed Igor Kozhevin Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) beginning fr om 14 March 2013.

As the Bank’s CFO Mr Kozhevin will be in charge of enhancing the Bank’s accounting and reporting system, business planning and performance strengthening.

”FUIB actively develops the performance model which allows the Bank to react flexibly and quickly to the market changes, while maintaining its business growth. I am glad that the FUIB’s team will be strengthened by Igor Kozhevin, one of the most experienced and successful financial management professionals in Ukraine,” says Sergey Chernenko, Chairman of the Management Board of FUIB.

"I am delighted to join the team of the Bank that adheres to the international financial reporting standards. I am confident that I will contribute to the Bank’s performance enhancement towards achievement of its strategic goals,” says Igor Kozhevin.

Professional background:

Igor Kozhevin graduated from St. Petersburg State Technical University with a degree in business performance management. Also he holds the diploma from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Igor has 18 years of experience in financial management at FMCG companies and retail banks, including 13 years as the CFO. For 7 years Igor had worked in various positions at The Gillette Company (Russia and USA), thereafter he was appointed the Chief Financial Officer of Gillette Ukraine LLC. In 2006 Igor was invited to join the team of Bank Renaissance Capital as its Chief Financial Officer, wh ere Mr Kozhevin formed the professional and talented team of financial managers, carried out the anti-crisis restructuring of the bank's assets and developed the strategic financial modelling of the bank’s consumer lending business. Today Bank Renaissance Capital holds leading positions in the consumer lending market of Ukraine. In 2013 InvestGazeta business weekly included Igor Kozhevin in the rankings of 50 most efficient chief financial officers in Ukraine.