OREANDA-NEWS. August 4, 2011. MHP S.A., one of the leading agro-industrial companies in Ukraine, focusing on the production of poultry and the cultivation of grain, is pleased to announce today that Dr. Yuriy Logush was appointed to the positions of Vice President, Consumer Products Division.

Dr.George Logush, Vice President, Consumer Products Division, MHP

Prior to joining MHP, Dr. Logush worked for Krafts Foods as Vice President, Member, Board of Management for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa (2002-2011), Area Director for Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kirghizstan, Mongolia (2005-2011) and Managing Director of Kraft Foods for Ukraine (1995-2011).

In 1995, he started Kraft business in Ukraine and built business from USD 4 m Net Revenue in 1995 to USD 500+ m currently. During his career at Kraft Foods in Ukraine he was responsible for 4 plants and 3,500 employees, led several strategic acquisitions, and established several production sites.

From 1994 to 1995, he was Country Director for KPMG/Barents Group in Ukraine, and from 1992 to 1994, he was Country Manager for RJ Reynolds Tobacco International in Ukraine. George Logush led privatization, acquisition of production facilities in Lviv and Kremenchuk (largest privatizations in Ukraine at that time). He managed Lviv joint venture with State Property Fund of Ukraine.

Prior to work in Ukraine, he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Garden State Health Plan (HMO) in the US (1982-1992). Concurrently, he was Assistant and Associate Dean, Director of Institute of International Business, Chairman of several Departments, Tenured Associate Professor, and Graduate School of Business Administration of Fordham University in NY City (1975­1992). He founded and directed Institute of International Business.

From 1972 to 1992, George Logush was a consultant in a large number of institutions: Citicorp, Farrell Lines, American Cyanamid, United Nations Center on Transnational Corporations, etc.

Dr.Logush is a member of many professional societies and associations in Ukraine and holds several prestigious awards including Polish State Award for Academic Achievement (1978) and Ukrainian President State Award (2001, 2003, 2008). He was named Number 1 of Top 100 Executives by InvestHazeta in 2007 and 2010.

Vice Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, since 2004. He holds a Master's degree and PhD from New York University.