Andrei Bolshakov

Head of Group Performance and Strategy. Direct report to CFO

Grevenbroich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2022 - Dec 2025
2 years
Grevenbroich, Germany

Head of Group Performance and Strategy. Direct report to CFO

Speira GmbH

Aluminum roller and recycler. Turnover 3 000+ M€. Portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners.

  • While running FP&A processes, initiated and implemented changes therein, improving depth, speed, and accuracy: performance analysis; monthly reporting to the shareholders; forecasting/estimating; annual planning/budgeting

  • Quantified and formulated and strategic plan for the Group

  • Provided insights leading to operational and strategic decisions

  • Ensured timely progress in strategic projects

  • Corporate Finance

  • Data Analytics

  • Presentation/Pitching

  • Stakeholder Management

  • Strategic Planning / Budgeting

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
2 years
Kyiv, Ukraine

Independent Consultant

Andrei Bolshakov Management Consulting

Own consulting practice. 2-3 people. Turnover 100 K€.

  • Developed strategy for a #1 Food and Beverage company in Ukraine

  • Saved costs for municipal transportation (20% reduction of 30 M€)

  • Developed strategy for #1 Maritime Logistics company in Ukraine

  • Developed a capital raising plan for a distressed mining company

  • Built a pipeline of 5+ more pre-approved projects

  • Sales / Business Development

  • Presentation/Pitching

  • Stakeholder Management

  • Data Analytics

  • Corporate Finance

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
2 years
Dnipro, Ukraine

Managing Director (CEO)

Olvia Corporation

Family Office, multi-industry conglomerate. Turnover ~1 000 M€. Food; Real Estate; Construction; Wholesale/Retail.

  • Prepared and led turnarounds of 2 subsidiaries, adding 2 M€ to P&L

  • Initiated, negotiated, and directed an M&A transaction

  • Curated x4 sales growth of a scale-up project

  • Initiated cultural changes, changing 30%+ of the executive team

  • Led an anti-crisis task force to adapt to pandemic

  • Executive Coaching

  • Crisis Management

  • Corporate Finance

  • Talent Acquisition/Development

  • M&A

Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
2 years
Kyiv, Ukraine

Independent Consultant

Andrei Bolshakov Management Consulting

Own consulting practice. 2-3 people. Turnover 100 K€.

  • Developed strategy for a #1 Food and Beverage company in Ukraine

  • Saved costs for municipal transportation (20% reduction of 30 M€)

  • Developed strategy for #1 Maritime Logistics company in Ukraine

  • Developed a capital raising plan for a distressed mining company

  • Built a pipeline of 5+ more pre-approved projects

  • Sales / Business Development

  • Presentation/Pitching

  • Stakeholder Management

  • Data Analytics

  • Corporate Finance

Jan 2015 - Dec 2019
3 years
Kyiv, Ukraine

Director, Consulting. Strategy Group Leader

Deloitte

Consulting. World’s leading professional services company.

  • Made practice break even in the 1st 1.5 years

  • A door-opening project for a top-3 state-owned enterprise in Ukraine

  • 4 projects for public sector clients (Ministry, Cities, Regions)

  • 4 projects for private clients (Tubular goods, Agriculture, Multi-Industry)

  • 4 Cross-Functional projects (with Audit, Financial Advisory, Legal Services)

  • Sales / Business Development

  • Project Management

  • Talent Acquisition/Development

  • Stakeholder Management

  • Data Analytics

Jan 2011 - Dec 2015
3 years
Kyiv, Ukraine

Adviser to Controlling Shareholder

Agricom Group

Agriculture and Food. 500+ employees; 50 M€ sales.

  • Launched and led business restructuring (organizational, legal, and financial)

  • Turned a collection of separate assets into a cohesive business unit

  • Negotiated with minority partners on behalf of the UBO

  • Hired and coached top managers. Set goals and checked their performance

  • Co-led the program to mitigate the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian war

  • Strategic Planning / Budgeting

  • Corporate Finance

  • Executive Coaching

  • Talent Acquisition/Development

  • Crisis Management

Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
2 years
Donetsk, Ukraine

Chief Development Officer, Member of the Board of Directors

Coal Energy

Coal mining, processing, and trading group. 5 000+ employees; 100 M€ sales.

  • Co-led 2nd-largest Ukrainian IPO on Warsaw Stock Exchange

  • Advised the founder to change deal perimeter and strategic focus

  • Negotiated with, hired, and managed 5+ advisory teams and auditors

  • Co-led the international roadshow with the founder

  • Edited and proofread the emission Prospectus

  • Project Management

  • Presentation/Pitching

  • Corporate Finance

  • Strategic Planning / Budgeting

  • CapEx Management

Jan 2005 - Dec 2010
5 years
Donetsk, Ukraine

Chief Strategy Officer, member of Executive Board

Metinvest Holding

Global market leader. 100 000 employees; 10 000 M€ sales; production in 5 countries. Part of SCM Group, one of the major industrial groups in Eastern Europe (Turnover 20 000 M€; 100 000+ employees).

  • Created and realized one of steel industry's most impactful strategies

  • Pioneered, led, and closed deals worth over 5 000 M€

  • Prepared and defended capital spending programs of up to 1 000 M€

  • Built new processes and functions from scratch

  • Designed capital rationing rules during the 2008 commodity crisis

  • Strategic Planning / Budgeting

  • Crisis Management

  • M&A

  • CapEx Management

  • Organizational Development

Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
2 years
Donetsk, Ukraine

Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Business Development

System Capital Management

Family Office. 10+ industries. 20 000 M€ AUM. Part of SCM Group, one of the major industrial groups in Eastern Europe (Turnover 20 000 M€; 100 000+ employees).

  • Outlined the strategic contours of a core subsidiary

  • Wrote down internal processes and procedures

  • Developed an international M&A strategy

  • Ran 3 strategic projects

  • Worked in a client team on several consulting engagements

  • Project Management

  • M&A

  • Strategic Planning / Budgeting

  • Organizational Development

  • Data Analytics

Jan 2003 - Dec 2004
2 years
Irkutsk, Russian Federation

Advisor to the CEO for Subsidiary Management

Irkutskenergo

Largest power utility in Siberia with sales over 1 000 M€ and ca. 10 000 employees.

  • Conducted a spin-off of over 5 non-core businesses

  • For each spinoff, created a budget and a system of KPIs

  • Advised and coached subsidiaries’ management

  • Wrote out rules for spinoffs’ interactions with the mother company

  • Participated in the creation of the company’s strategy

  • Organizational Development

  • Project Management

  • Stakeholder Management

  • M&A

  • Strategic Planning / Budgeting

Jan 2001 - Dec 2004
3 years
Moscow, Russian Federation

Associate

McKinsey & Company

World’s leading management consulting company.

  • Developed marketing strategy for a tubular goods supplier

  • Assessed a CapEx project worth ca. 500 M€

  • Lead sales analysis for a world leader in metals and mining

  • Revived a twice-abandoned internal knowledge management project

  • Data Analytics

  • Presentation/Pitching

  • Strategic Planning / Budgeting

  • Corporate Finance

  • Stakeholder Management

Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
1 year
Moscow, Russian Federation

Intern (Business Analyst)

McKinsey & Company

World’s leading management consulting company.

  • Earned an internal promotion based on internship results.
Jan 1997 - Dec 2000
4 years
Irkutsk, Russian Federation

Deputy CEO; CEO

Private Businesses

Small business: B2B services; Manufacturing; International Trade.

Summary

Experienced Corporate Finance professional with over 20 years of expertise in driving value creation while maintaining liquidity. Skilled in all aspects of planning, from monthly forecasting and annual business planning to strategic planning with multi-billion-euro impacts. Proficient in sophisticated, action-oriented performance analysis and reporting.

  • Initiated and implemented investment decisions worth over 5 000 000 000 €. Reported to CEOs / Boards / Shareholders
  • Devised strategies that changed industry landscape and created millions and billions € of shareholder value
  • Completed M&A transactions with a collective value of ca. 5 000 M€. Saved 100x M€ by turning down value-destructive deals. Completed IPO at ca. 300 M€ valuation
  • Industry Exposure: Consulting; FMCG; Food & Agriculture; Dairy; Frozen Food; HoReCa; Logistics; Metals & Mining; Investment Management (Family Offices); Public Sector

Languages

English
Advanced
Russian
Advanced
Ukrainian
Advanced
German
Intermediate
Hebrew
Elementary

Education

Harvard Business School

Master of Business Administration · Boston, United States

Irkutsk State University

Master’s degree in Economics · Economics · Irkutsk, Russian Federation

University of Maryland University College

Bachelor of Science in Business and Management · College Park, United States

Certifications & licenses

UCU Business School

Sloan School, MIT