РОСТИСЛАВ ШУРМА
Генеральный директор
EDUCATION
National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” majoring in “Economics and Enterprise”.
Kiev National Economic University majoring in “Theoretical Economics”.
CAREER
2003-2006 – Financial Manager at Procter & Gamble Eastern Europe. Consultant at Boston Consulting Group.
2006-2007 – Head of Planning and Control Management of Strategy Directorate for Metinvest Group (Donetsk, Ukraine).
2007-2008 – Financial Director, Chairman of the Board of Private Limited Company “Makeevka Metallurgical Plant” (Makeevka, Ukraine).
2008-2009 – Financial Director of Steel and Rolling Division of Metinvest Group (Donetsk, Ukraine).
2009-2012 – Deputy Director of Metallurgical Division of Metinvest Group (Donetsk, Ukraine).
He was also a member of the Supervisory Board of Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (Mariupol, Ukraine), Head of Supervisory Board of “Promet” plant (Bulgaria) and Member of the Board of Directors of “Metinvest-Trametal” (Italy).
Since 2012 – General Director of PJSC “Zaporizhstal” (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine)
For several years in the position of General Director of PJSC “Zaporizhstal”, he took the enterprise out of a systemic crisis to the level of stable profitability. The comprehensive program of ecological modernization of the enterprise has been developed and successfully implemented. Since 2012, the plant has allocated for this purpose more than UAH 8.5 billion of environmental investment. During this period, the gas cleaning systems of all six sinter machines of the sinter plant were completely reconstructed at the Steel Works, a new ecologically clean line of hydrochloric acid pickling was built, and blast furnaces in the Blast-Furnace Shop were reconstructed.
The Steel Works exports its products to more than 60 countries of the world. More than 30% of sales are made to the EU markets. “Zaporizhstal” is the leader in operational efficiency among Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises, the only domestic manufacturer of steel products that retained production volumes during the 2014-2015 crisis.
Tax payments at the end of 2016 amounted to UAH 3,2 billion. For 5 years, the average salary at the plant has increased almost 3 times.
No. 1 in the ranking of top managers of Ukraine in 2016.
He has a number of awards for his personal contribution to the development of the Zaporizhzhia region and Zaporizhzhia city.
