Andrii Ishchuk, Chief Executive Officer

Andrii Ishchuk

Chief Executive Officer

HonorFX

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Doctorate, Ph.D. in Geography
Experience
14 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 7 Months

Chief Executive Officer at HonorFX
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2020

As a CEO I am in charge to supervise and control all strategic and business aspects of the company. I'm responsible for:

• Giving the proper strategic direction as well as creating a vision for success of HonorFX.
• Leading and motivating subordinates to advance their engagement and develop a high performing managerial team.
• Keeping up with current trends in the industry and modern business practices by reading periodicals and consulting with peers.
• Analyzing problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and growth.
• Maintaining awareness of both the external and internal competitive landscape, opportunities for
expansion, customers, markets, new industry developments and standards, and so forth.
• Building a positive and productive culture in the workplace by listening to employee opinions, making
adjustments, and recognizing the team's accomplishments.
• Evaluating the success of the organization in reaching its goals. Making sure that each strategic goal is measurable or that the outcomes can be described so graphically that an agreed upon picture is shared by the team.

Head Of Operations at SmartFX
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2020 to December 2020

As a Head of Operations I was involved in everyday evaluation and improvement of organizational processes, and worked to improve overall quality, productivity and efficiency.

At the same time the full spectrum of my work was:

• Brand creation and management to ensure that a brand remains recognisable, up to date and exciting to customers;
• Supervising advertising, product design and Social Media activities;
• Set strategic goals for operational efficiency and increased productivity;
• Uphold organization policies and standards, ensuring legislative regulations are followed with conformity to established regulations;
• Evaluate regularly the efficiency of business procedures according to organizational objectives and apply improvements;
• Build and maintain relationships with all department heads, external partners, and vendors to make decisions regarding operational activity and strategic goals;
• Work closely with human resources to lead team with integrity and establish and maintain a trusting, inclusive, and productive environment;
• Collaborating with leadership to build an environment of collective responsibility and accountability;
• Analyze problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and growth;
• Project Managing the CRM, Website and Client Portal development and optimizations.
• Working closely with the HRs to develop effective hiring, training, and compensation plans to retain our quality talent;
• PSPs, Payment processors, Merchant Accounts setup and their operations management.

Head of Operations at FXGate
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2019 to March 2020

As a Head of Operations i'm involved in everyday analysis and improvement of organizational processes, and work to improve overall quality, productivity and efficiency.

At the same time the full spectrum of my work include:

• Ensuring all operations are carried on in an appropriate, cost-effective way.
• Liaising with the board of directors to determine values and mission, and plan for short and long-term goals.
• Developing and implementing guidelines for employee evaluations, recruitment and promotion.
• Helping the organization’s processes remain legally compliant.
• Providing constructive feedback with reports to stakeholders on the weekly basis about overall operations flow.
• Implementing important policies (SOPs) and suggesting necessary strategic decisions.
• Organizing and overseeing customer support to enhance customer satisfaction.
• Building and maintaining relationships with all department heads, external partners, and vendors.
• Designing own CRM with Client Portal from the scratch, together with company products.
• Building alliances and partnerships with industry leaders and other organizations.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at CLIQ FX
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2017 to May 2019

As a CEO i'm in charge to supervise and control all strategic and business aspects of the company. I'm responsible for:

• Giving the proper strategic direction as well as creating a vision for success of CLIQ FX.
• Lead and motivate subordinates to advance employee engagement develop a high performing managerial team.
• Keeping up with current trends in the industry and modern business practices by reading periodicals and consulting with peers.
• Analysing problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and growth.
• Maintaining awareness of both the external and internal competitive landscape, opportunities for
expansion, customers, markets, new industry developments and standards, and so forth.
• Building a positive and productive culture in the workplace by listening to employee opinions, making
adjustments, and recognizing the team's accomplishments.
• Evaluating the success of the organization in reaching its goals. Making sure that each strategic goal is measurable or that the outcomes can be described so graphically that an agreed upon picture is shared by the team.

Director of Operations at TeleTrade
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2015 to January 2017

As a Director of Operations i was engaged in business processes which included following:

• Launching subsidiary companies with official branches and guiding them through inception period (UAE and Kuwait).
• Handling all documentation and processes such as: trade and investment licenses opening, local bank accounts opening, immigration services for our international team.
• Developing and implementing a comprehensive internal and external marketing plan that would increase revenues and profits.
• Product creation and penetration into the domestic market according the brand standards.
• Representing the Company in negotiations with partners, customers, agents, government departments and other key contacts to secure the most effective contract terms for the Company.
• Being in charge of 40 crew members, over 50 traders and 20 local agents.
• Personally took charge of training plan creation, preparation of mid-range management, VIP clientele and international delegation handling.
• Providing strategic advises and guidance to the Chairman and the members of the Board, to keep them aware of developments within the industry and to ensure that the appropriate policies are developed to meet the Company’s plans and objectives.

Managing Director at Forex Trend
  • India - Delhi
  • November 2012 to January 2015

As a Managing Director i was engaged in business processes which included following:

• Developing strategies and action plans in accordance to the company’s vision and objectives for the Indian market.
• Prepare, gain acceptance, and monitor the implementation of the annual budget to ensure that budget targets are met, that revenue flows are maximized and that fixed costs are minimized.
• Staff recruitment, education, preparation of specialists.
• Business meetings and trips throughout India, VIP’s customer service.
• Assuming full accountability for the board for all company operations.
• Full range of advertising management in Asia region, SMM and SEO. Developing and maintaining an effective marketing and public relations strategy to promote the products, services and image of the Company in the wider community.
• Delegating of the responsibilities and supervising the work of executives, providing guidance and motivation to drive maximum performance.
• Analyzing of problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and growth.

Investment Advisor at Forex Trend
  • Ukraine
  • July 2011 to October 2012

As an Investment Advisor i was engaged in business processes which included following:

• Contacting clients and setting up meetings, either within an office environment or in clients' homes or business premises.
• Analyzing information and preparing plans best suited to individual clients' requirements.
• Completing risk analyses, researching the marketplace and providing clients with information on new and existing products and services.
• Promoting and selling financial products to meet given or negotiated sales targets.
• Meeting the regulatory aspects of the role, e.g. requirements for disclosure, costs of the services provided and also the advised products.
• Contacting clients with news of new financial products or changes to legislation that may affect their savings and investments.

Lecturer at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
  • Ukraine
  • October 2009 to July 2011

• Delivering lectures, seminars and tutorials.
• Designing, preparing and developing teaching materials.
• Writing research proposals, papers and other publications.
• Completing continuous professional development (CPD) and participating in staff training activities.
• Representing the institution at professional conferences and seminars.
• Establishing collaborative links outside the university with industrial, commercial and public organizations.
• Setting and marking examinations, assessing students' coursework.

Education

Doctorate, Ph.D. in Geography
  • at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
  • September 2013

After 3 years of study I've received the title of Philosophy Doctor of Geographical Sciences.

Master's degree, Geography
  • at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
  • May 2010

Specialties & Skills

Decision Making
Team Leadership
Accounting
Staff Training
Management
Transformativeness
Approachability
Business Planning
Brevity
Responsibilty

Languages

English
Expert
Polish
Intermediate
Ukrainian
Native Speaker
Russian
Native Speaker