Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Bad Bentheim
Summary
20+ years of global experience in leadership of operations, finance & investment within oil & gas, chemical & pharmaceutics as CEO, CFO, CTO & Sales in leading B2B & FMCG. Creation, acquisition, re-engineering of business processes, modernization, corporate transformations & driving dollar-multi-million projects from concept to result. Strategic planning & business development that even in a not proper market led low-prospect equipment maintenance without investments to National-scale outstanding KPI company despite the pandemic & war. In my way to bring the most forward-thinking enterprise built on innovation, integrity & cooperation to the best performance to always be by inspirer & momentum, leaving a legacy of meaningful accomplishments for a long-term stakeholder value.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
Work History
Director & Finance Manager CFO of «Bentec» LLC
Bentec GmbH
04.2018 - 07.2025
- Company Overview: Oil&Gas machinery building. Drilling equipment. Service, maintenance & repair.
- Complete guidance of activities that turned an unpromising project into a great success.
- GAAP & IFRS reporting
- Oil&Gas machinery building. Drilling equipment. Service, maintenance & repair.
- Created service center from scratch & built workshop.
- Implemented business strategy, effectively targeting market.
- Secured partnerships contributed to the company's growth.
- Cultivated lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution & dynamic communication skills.
- Signed all contacts & captured 75% of API-standard service market.
- Negotiated the most favorable terms with customers & vendors to decrease expenses & increase profit.
- Created cross-functional cooperation & improved decision-making.
- Fostered positive work environment, boosted engagement, motivation, spirit & built the best team.
- Built the National-Scale company the enterprise of Ukraine’s Critical infrastructure & the industry leader with income €5M, EBITDA 23%.
General Director CEO
Kazneftegasmash JSC
Petropavlovsk
01.2015 - 04.2018
- Company Overview: Oil&Gas. Manufacturing of wellhead equipment.
- Complete guidance of operating, investing & financial activity with CAPEX €4.8M modernization that led out of crisis.
- Oil&Gas. Manufacturing of wellhead equipment.
- Restructured debts, re-engineered of business-processes, got of American Petroleum Institute (API) certificate for the goods manufactured, increased sales by 35%, implemented cost-cutting strategy, boosted income to €3.2M, EBITDA 18,5%.
General Director CEO
Ukrainian Aerosols LLC
Donetsk
06.2011 - 06.2014
- Company Overview: Manufacturing of household, perfumery, cosmetics & pharmaceuticals in aerosols.
- Complete guidance of activity that led CAPEX €35M project to become flagship in its industry in the World in 2013.
- Manufacturing of household, perfumery, cosmetics & pharmaceuticals in aerosols.
- Built, certified ISO9001, ISO14000, GMP-pharm the most modern equipped plant, led company to the market, made it a supplier of Schwarzkopf, Henkel, METRO, Fozzy, Auchan & private labels of 3 retailers.
- Achieved income €26M, EBITDA 14,8%.
General Manager CEO of «Messer Ukraine» LLC
Messer Group
Dnipro
06.2008 - 06.2011
- Company Overview: Chemical machinery building. Engineering. Manufacturing of industrial, food & medical gases.
- Guided of operating, financial activity of €60M CAPEX on-site project.
- Chemical machinery building. Engineering. Manufacturing of industrial, food & medical gases.
- Created the company from scratch & selected of the staff.
- Carried out of geological & land measure, expertise & adaptation to the local standards, got of building permission & prepared of the access roads.
- Resolved problems with the utilities, power supply & carried out tender of contractors.
- Built, adjusted & certified ISO 9001, ISO 22000, GMP, GDP, ensured the supply of products.
General Director CEO of LLC «Cryogenmash Ukraine»
Cryogenmash
Kyiv
12.2005 - 06.2008
- Company Overview: Cryogenic machinery building. Engineering. Manufacturing of industrial, food & medical gases.
- Spearheaded complete guidance of operating, investing, financial activity of presented new project.
- Cryogenic machinery building. Engineering. Manufacturing of industrial, food & medical gases.
- Created company from scratch, acquired 2 plants, carried out the re-engineering of their business processes, built the network of 27 depots & united all that into a National-scale company.
- Increased sales in 3 times & achieved 12% of the market.
- Proved the necessity of gas plants with CAPEX €108M to Alchevsk-steel & CAPEX €106M to Dniprovsky-steel, ensured unique quickly delivery of extra-large & heavy equipment, supervised building & handed over for operation.
- Income €97M & award «Manager of the year» 2007.
Director of production, logistic & distribution, Supply manager of JSC «Linde Gas Ukraine»
Linde Gas AG
Dnipro
12.2002 - 06.2005
- Company Overview: Chemical machinery building. Engineering. Manufacturing of industrial, food & medical gases.
- Supervised 3 productions, technical renewal & losses reducing, 2 distribution centers, 11 depots & 42 vehicles.
- Chemical machinery building. Engineering. Manufacturing of industrial, food & medical gases.
- Reduced costs of gases by 16% with €2M CAPEX filling workshop, the delivery by 11% with outsourcing, the losses of liquid by 10% with €1M CAPEX storage & the accounting by 5% with scales.
- Increased sales by 9% with crane-manipulator.
- Persuaded 'Electrosteel' in supply of gases & built the 1st in Ukraine CAPEX €67M on-site plant.
- Award for outstanding management in 2005.
Financial director CFO
Industrial financial company «NefteGasService»
Kiev
11.1999 - 11.2002
- Developed finance planning analysis, budgeting, control & reporting of $18M turnover oil&gas manufacturing company.
National Sales Manager
JSC «Intergas»
Kiev
11.1993 - 11.1999
- Spearheaded 4 sales directorates of gas, B2B, FMCG & Chemistry, exceeded plan by 38% & to $96M in 1996.
Captain of Space Forces
11.1983 - 11.1993
Education
Master’s degree MBA - Master of Business Administration
Highest Business School
09.2005
Master’s degree - Master of international Finance
National Economical University
09.1997
Bahelor’s degree - IT of spacecraft control
Engineering Airspace Institute
06.1991
Suvorov Cadet’s College - undefined
Suvorov Cadet’s College
06.1985
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Marketing & sales
- Public speaking
- Contract negotiation
- Project management
- Enterprises management
- Technical proficiency
- Production organization
- Logistics & distribution
- Management accounts
- Investment & finance analysis
- Decision making
- Analytical thinking
- Emotional intelligence
- Change agility & innovation mindset
- Creativity
- Goals vision
- Intercultural communication
- Diplomacy
- Fostering positive work environment
- Team building
- Leadership
- Motivation
- Cross-functional management
- Problem solving
Accomplishments
- 22 years of management experience in multinational environments
- 16 years as General Manager across Europe and Central Asia
- Successfully managed €108M, €106M, €67M, €60M CAPEX industrial gas projects from concept to operation
- Led €35M the reconstruction of factory, launched a flagship FMCG company of cosmetics & pharmaceuticals, scaled operations to over €26M turnover with 14.8% EBITDA in highly competitive markets
- Built & led businesses to market leadership with up to 75% market share with 23% EBITDA
- Achieved international certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14000, GMP, GDP
- Awarded: “Manager of the Year – 2007” (Cryogenmash) | “Linde Award – 2005” (Linde Group)
Business Trainings
- Crisis management, Bremen, 7 days, 2009
- СЕО of international company, Cambridge, 15 days, 2008
- Modern ERP-technologies, Sochi, 5 days, 2007
- Logistic, Munchen, 10 days, 2005
- Total Quality Management, Munchen, 4 days, 2004
- Finance Management, Kyiv, Ukraine, 15 days, 2003
- HR Management, Kyiv, Ukraine, 15 days, 2005
Strengths Core Values
- Person devoted to his case, demanding of himself & his colleagues
- The creator who never rests on his laurels, but tirelessly seeks ways to perfection
- The momentum, style & handwriting in work is to prove the regularity of previous successes by achieving new ones
- The professional, recognized by both shareholders & colleagues as A1 specialist of his craft from theory to practice
Additional Information
True, B1, B, C1, C, CE - 25+ years of experience, True, True
Personal Qualities
- Genuine executive with wide-ranging technical, financial & operational expertise
- True leader recognized for building loyal, high-performing teams
- Passionate about innovation & continuous improvement
- Persistent yet collaborative decision-maker with a commitment to integrity
- Internally driven, & focused on strategic outcomes
- Excellent sense of humor & people-first leadership style
- Loyal, reliable, & trustworthy in all business relationships
Hobbies and Interests
- Travels
- Skiing
- Cars
- Laptops
- Historical literature
- Music
- Theater
- Job
- Family
- Weekly sport - 2 km of swimming, 10 km of running, 30 km of cycling & gym
Timeline
Director & Finance Manager CFO of «Bentec» LLC
Bentec GmbH
04.2018 - 07.2025
General Director CEO
Kazneftegasmash JSC
01.2015 - 04.2018
General Director CEO
Ukrainian Aerosols LLC
06.2011 - 06.2014
General Manager CEO of «Messer Ukraine» LLC
Messer Group
06.2008 - 06.2011
General Director CEO of LLC «Cryogenmash Ukraine»
Cryogenmash
12.2005 - 06.2008
Director of production, logistic & distribution, Supply manager of JSC «Linde Gas Ukraine»
Linde Gas AG
12.2002 - 06.2005
Financial director CFO
Industrial financial company «NefteGasService»
11.1999 - 11.2002
National Sales Manager
JSC «Intergas»
11.1993 - 11.1999
Captain of Space Forces
11.1983 - 11.1993
Master’s degree MBA - Master of Business Administration
Highest Business School
Master’s degree - Master of international Finance
National Economical University
Bahelor’s degree - IT of spacecraft control
Engineering Airspace Institute
Suvorov Cadet’s College - undefined
Suvorov Cadet’s College
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