
U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
- 3M - Cheryl Ingstad, Managing Director 3M Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
- AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines - Kostadin Botev, Executive Director
- Air Tractor, Inc. of Olney, Texas - David Ickert, Vice President - Finance
- American Continental Group – Shawn Smeallie, Partner
- American Council for International Education - Dr. David P. Patton, Vice President
- American Express Bank - G. B. Cagninelli, Executive Director
- AES Corporation – Steve Walsh, Vice-President, Director of AES in Ukraine
- ALICO/AIG – Eric Rohtla, Vice President and Director, International Emerging Markets and Business Development
- Anemone Green Capital - Jon McKee Queen, Executive Director
- Asters Law Firm - Armen Khachaturyan, Senior Partner
- Atlantic Group – Andy Bain, President
- Archer Daniels Midland Company – Shannon Herzfeld, Vice President for Government Relations
- Baker & McKenzie - James T. Hitch, Managing Partner, Ukraine
- The Boeing Company – Samir Sahgal, Director, International Operations, Washington, D.C. Operations.
- Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP - Martin J. Hunt, Partner
- Bunge North America – Thomas Erickson, Vice President, Government & Industry Affairs
- Cardinal Resources – Rob Bensh, Chairman and CEO
- Cargill – Van Yeutter, Vice President Corporate Affairs
- Case New Holland – Joseph Samora, Senior Vice President
- CEC Government Relations - Marek Matraszek, Founding Partner & Managing Director
- Chadbourne & Parke LLP – Jaroslawa Johnson, Managing Partner, Kyiv office
- The Coca-Cola Company – Michael Goltzman, Director, International Relations
- Cisco Systems, Inc. – Scott Blacklin, Vice President, Emerging Markets – Public Sector
- ContourGlobal Ukraine - George Nizharadze, CEO Ukraine and Senior VP, Operations
- Crumpton Group – Paul Zalucky, Partner
- Deere & Company – Mara Sovey, Director International Affairs, John Deere Public Affairs Worldwide
- DHL - Boris Khruslov, Country Manager Ukraine
- Dipol Chemical International Inc. - Dr. Irene Zaks-Roth, Chief Operational Officer
- DLA Piper Ukraine, LLC - Mrs. Margarita Karpenko, Managing Partner
- The Doheny Global Group - Jacob Rheuban, Founding Member
- ECdata, Inc. – Eric Candle, President
- Edelman Europe - Jere Sullivan, Executive Vice President Europe Vice Chairman Brussels
- EPAM Systems - Karl Robb, President, EPAM Systems Europe, Executive Vice-President, EPAM Systems Group
- Ernst & Young LLC - Adlai Goldberg, Advisor
- The Eurasia Foundation – Eric Boyle, Director of Development
- First International Resources, LLC - Thomas Deters, Director, Washington, D.C. Office
- Foyil Securities, Inc. - Dorian B. Foyil, President and Chief Investment Officer
- Halliburton - Robert Moran, Director, Government Affairs
- Heller & Rosenblatt – Jack Heller, Partner
- General Dynamics - Tom Leris, Director, International Marketing, GD Corporate
- Holtec International – William Woodward, Vice President, Nuclear Projects
- Horizon Capital Advisors, LLC - Emerging Europe Growth Fund – Natalie Jaresko, Managing & Founding Partner
- IBM Ukraine - Igor Pastushenko, Country General Manger
- IMTC-MEI - Sean T. Regan, Sr. Project Services Manager
- Intercontinental Commerce Corporation - Andy Verich, Project Analyst
- International Tax and Investment Council (ITIC) - Dan Witt, President
- Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars – Renata Kosc-Harmatiy, Program Associate
- KPMG - Mason Tokarz, Managing Partner, KPMG-Ukraine Ltd.
- Kraft Foods Ukraina – Kenneth J. Roberts, Director, International Business Relations, U.S Government Affairs
- Kyiv-Atlantic Group of Companies – David Sweere, Chairman and President
- Lockheed Martin Corporation - Steve Williams, Director, Europe & Eurasia
- Magisters - Oleg V. Riabokon, Managing partner
- Marathon Oil Corporation – Paula Freer, Director, International Government Affairs
- Marks, Sokolov & Burd LLC – Gene Burd, Attorney
- MaxWell Biocorporation - Dr. Peter Leitner, President
- MJA Asset Management, LLC - Irena M. Holiat, CFO
- Nationwide Equipment Company - Tatyana Pope, CIS Countries Manager
- Northrop Grumman – Brian Robinson, Director, Missile Defense Systems
- Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Gregorio Schneider, Head of Emerging Markets
- Open World Leadership Center, U.S. Library of Congress – Lewis Madanick, Program Manager
- The PBN Company – Paul Nathanson, Senior Vice President and Managing Director
- Procter & Gamble – Scott Miller, Director, National Government Relations
- Rakotis - Brendan Alexander, President
- R & J Trading International, Inc. - Jacob Yampel, President
- RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group, PA – Irina Paliashvili, President and Senior Counsel
- RZB Finance LLC - John Valiska, Group Vice President
- Salans – Randy Bregman, Attorney
- Shell Oil Company – Tracey McMinn, Manager, International Government Relations
- SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Investment Group - Morgan Williams, Director, Government Affairs, Washington, DC office
- Siguler Guff & Co, LLC – Ross Goodhart, Vice President
- Softline Company - Yuriy Sivitsky, Senior Partner
- Solid Team, LLC - William J. McLaughlin, General Manager and Partner
- Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. - Sarah C. Carey, Partner
- Sweet Analysis Services, Inc. (SASI) – Patrick Sweet, President
- TD International, LLC – Ron Slimp, Partner
- The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine, Igor Obozintsev, Advisor to the Chairman of the Board
- The U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) – Eric Novotny, Vice President for Programs
- TNK-BP Commerce, LLC - Nicholas Tymoshchuk, Head of International Affairs
- The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF) – John A. Kun, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
- Ukrainian American Bar Association (UABA) - Andrew A. Pidgirsky, Chairman of the Board
- Ukrainian-American Environmental Association (UAEA) – Ken Bossong, Co-Director
- Ukrainian Development Company (UDC) – George Chopivsky, President
- Ukrainian Federation of America (UFA) - Vera Andryczyk, President
- UMBRA, LLC – David Rigsby, Managing Member
- UPS - Arnold F. Wellman, Vice President Corporate Public Affairs
- US PolyTech LLC - L. Julian Demchuk, Managing Partner
- Vanco Energy Company – Gene Van Dyke, Chairman, CEO and President
- Vasil Kisil & Partners Law Firm - Oleg A. Makarov, Managing Partner
- Vision TV, LLC - Richard Caproni, General Director
- Westinghouse – Michael Kirst, Regional Vice President, Central/Eastern Europe and Russia
- Winner Imports Ukraine, Ltd. - Bohdan Kulchyckyj General Director
- WJ Group of Agricultural Companies - David Holpert, Member of the Board, WJ Holding
Every Council member has one seat on the board of directors.

From January 2007












