PRESS RELEASE: Acting Ukraina director Rostislav Levinson: I walk to work every day, don't need an office to get my job done
For the third day running, Rostyslav Levinzon, who was appointed acting director at a shareholders' meeting of PAT Univermag Ukraina on Nov. 7, has been barred from his office by unauthorized representatives of the now-former management. However, Mr. Levinson says, this does not prevent him from fulfilling his duties. "I don't need an office to do my job, said the new Ukraina director today, after his latest attempt to get into the director’s office. The shopping center is going through difficult times right now and it's not exactly easy to get the job done because of recent events and the fact that certain people want to get rid of the management and will do anything just so that they can hang onto their offices." "But I understand very well that this situation should not harm the company's ongoing administration and commercial activity. Ukraine's staff and, even more importantly, its customers, should not become hostages to this situation," Mr. Levinson added. "The company and I, as its acting director, will do everything in our power to ensure that the shopping center continues to operate smoothly." Rostyslav Levinzon was born in Kharkiv in 1965. He received a Master's degree in engineering from Kharkiv Aviation Institute in 1988, and completed a course in business and financial management in Israel in early 1990s. Before his appointment as acting director of PJSC "Univermag "Ukraina" on November 7, 2011 Mr. Levinzon was managing director on Ukraine and Russia in real estate development company Plaza Centers, subsidiary of Plaza Centers NV, a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Earlier, between 2003 and 2007, Levinzon worked with Ukrainian and foreign companies in the sphere of investment and credit attraction for further development of companies, restructuring, the implementation of progressive international standards of company management and production, mergers and acquisitions, etc. From 1995 to 2003 Levinzon was the deputy director general of regional branches of leading Japanese producers of medical equipment and materials GC Corporation and Osada Electric. In the course of his professional activity, Levinzon actively cooperated with reputable international companies, banks and institutions. Levinzon possesses extensive experience in the field of company management and, in particular, the optimization of companies' operations and increasing their financial efficiency. For additional information, contact: Oleksiy Syvak, Senior Advisor, CFC Consulting +38(044) 492-75-99 or os@cfc.com.ua The press release has been issued on commercial terms. The Interfax-Ukraine News Agency is not responsible for its contents.