Andriy Bantser

Experience

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  EI - Ukrainian daily economic newspaper

  Jan 2005 - Nov 2005

  Brand Manager

  Rebranding of "Ekonomicheskiye Izvestiya", first Ukrainian daily newspaperThe "EI" brand entered top 5 media brands according to TNS/2005

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  Kraft Foods Ukraine

  Nov 2005 - Nov 2006

  Marketing innovations and new markets team

  Led cross-functional projects for global and regional brands in 3 categories (salted snacks, confectionery, coffee) in 5 countries (Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan)

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  Private investment company

  Nov 2006 - Dec 2007

  Investment Analyst

  Originated and analysed deals, coordinated due diligence and investor relationsFocus areas: real estate, renewable energy

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  Aquanova / Hydroenergo holding

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2009

  Project Manager, Director

  Created a company operating small hydro power stations that served as a success story for investors in wind and solar energy in Ukraine

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  UEFA EURO 2012

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2012

  Project Leader

  Led the biggest event volunteers project in UEFA from concept to operationalization: 6K volunteers recruited from 24K applicants in 13K interviews for 67 job descriptions in 20 task areas (UEFA departments) across three countries.

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  Real estate holding

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2015

  Managing Director

  • General management of development and operations of a mountain resort (over 1000 hectares). • Coordination of:- Development of resort’s master plan, urban planning and project documentation.- Valuation and acquisition of land plots and commercial real estate.- Business units’ operations (ski lift, hotels etc).• Raising private equity and structuring a deal with strategic investor – Tatry Mountain Resorts, www.tmr.sk.

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  UDP Renewables

  Mar 2017 - Dec 2019

  Chief Investment Officer

  • Strategy and transformation: developed and supervised execution of investment strategy in PV and wind; contributed to transformation of real estate developer to renewable energy developer within UFuture group of companies.• M&A, project finance: originated, analyzed and structured deals with multiple stakeholders – internal departments, external debt and equity providers, project developers, state institutions and municipalities.• Successfully closed a portfolio of deals of over $100Mn value with Acciona Energy, E-Group and a number of family offices. Show less

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  Danube Delta Wind Holding (49.5 MW wind project)

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  Investment Advisor, Co-Developer

  - Structuring a deal between financial investor and developer of 3x16.5 MW ready-to-build WPPs with further sale to a strategic investor.- Development risk management for investor and full M&A process with prospective buyers.- Deal successfully closed in March 2021.

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  AIDI.solar

  Aug 2020 - Sept 2024

  Co-Founder

  AIDI Solar — digital engineering company, AI-driven solutions for PV industry (https://aidi.solar/en).

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  Sator Energy

  Feb 2022 - now

  Co-Founder

  - Co-development of one of the first PV+ESS projects in Turkey.- Co-investment, development and investment advisory to renewable energy projects in Bulgaria and Balkans.

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  Photon Energy Group

  Mar 2022 - now

  Director of Utility Scale Division