Chief Executive Officer of CENTRAVIS PRODUCTION UKRAINE PJSC since September 22, 2009.
In 1986, Yuriy Atanasov graduated from Dnepropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute (Ukraine), qualified as a planning engineer. In 2009, he earned his MBA degree in New York School of Business (graduated from the TRIUM Global Executive MBA program).
Having completed postgraduate studies, Yuriy worked as an assistant at the Dnepropetrovsk Mettallurgical Institute, Economic Informatics and Automated Control Systems Department . In 1991-2009 he worked at UVIS Group of Companies. There he occupied the positions of Manager of Software Development group, Economics and Commercial Director, First Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board of Tube and Pipes Business.
Global trade is becoming more complex. Countries are stepping up protection of domestic producers, new requirements, standards, and trade restrictions are emerging, and access to major markets increasingly depends on more than a product's price and quality.
For Ukrainian businesses, this means finding new operating models - not only exporting, but also building partnerships, investing, establishing a local presence, and becoming part of international production chains.
How can Ukrainian companies maintain their positions in traditional markets, enter new ones, and turn shifts in global trade into opportunities for growth? We will discuss this at KIEF 2026 during the panel discussion "Global Markets: Closed Doors or New Opportunities?".