Leadership

Ruslan is a seasoned Chief Executive with decades of experience in the IT industry and is now serving as a CEO at Edvantis and Managing Partner at NP Consulting.

Before joining Edvantis in October 2019, Ruslan held various executive positions and was a Member of the Board of Directors in one of Ukraine’s top-ten IT outsourcing companies. During his last tenure as a CEO, the company effectively underwent several stages of business transformations, resulting in a 40% annual growth. His core areas of expertise include IT strategy, business model development, and change management.

Ruslan holds an Executive MBA from Kyiv Mohyla Business School and a Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics from I. Franko National University, Lviv.

Yuliya is in charge of ensuring operational excellence and business strategy execution as the COO of Edvantis. In addition, Yuliya also serves as a Senior Consultant and Managing Partner at NP Consulting. 

Previously, Yuliya acted as a Chief Operating Officer at one of the largest IT outsourcing companies in Ukraine and managed the company’s end-to-end operations. During her tenure, the company achieved substantial and rapid growth thanks to her dedication to optimizing business processes and the implementation of systematic approaches to all company operations. As a former Director of Human Capital, Yulia also holds strong competency in management, corporate education, and HR.

Roger Sturm has held executive-level positions as a Banker, Corporate Treasurer, and Healthcare Entrepreneur. Following four years in Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank AG, Mr. Sturm joined the Daimler Group in the Stuttgart headquarters and later became the Treasurer of DaimlerChrysler UK Holding plc. As a Director at Delbrück & Co, Privatbankiers, Mr. Sturm was responsible for client acquisition in areas of corporate finance and private wealth management. Currently, Mr. Sturm is a board member in various organizations in the IT, and healthcare industry (Association of German Healthcare Executives and Gesundheitsstadt Berlin e.V. / Health City Association Berlin).

Tadeusz is a successful Entrepreneur, Lawyer, and General Manager at Edvantis Sp. z o.o. His academic background includes a degree in law and administration from the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University of Lublin.

Throughout his career, Tadeusz has offered management support, legal services, and corporate governance to organizations in Poland, Ukraine, Belgium, and Romania. An extensive business background led him to cofound one of the largest law firms in Podkarpacie: Tokarczyk i Partnerzy Kancelaria Radców Prawnych i Adwokatów. Tadeusz is also a long-time member of the Supervisory Board of Meble.pl S.A.

Roman is a seasoned IT Professional, Consultant, and Technology Leader responsible for Edvantis’ long-term vision, business growth strategies, transformation plans, and customer relationship development. By combining his technical expertise with a strategic mindset and leadership skills, Roman drives innovation and delivers results in everything he does.

Roman holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technologies from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Before joining Edvantis in 2024, he worked as an Enterprise Architect, Technical Manager, Principal Consultant, and Independent Partner in top global IT companies. With over 20 years of engineering, management, and consulting experience, Roman has successfully led cross-functional teams and implemented strategies that have helped businesses expand their market reach, optimize operations, and increase efficiency.

Halyna has spent the past 20 years, acquiring expertise in the HR departments of international and Ukrainian companies. For the past 8 years, she has been exclusively focused on developing HR strategies for IT companies. Her new project at Edvantis is ensuring smooth roll-out of the new workplace planning strategy, aligned to support Edvantis’ ambitious growth targets.

Halyna’s core competencies include organizational effectiveness, recruiting, compensation and benefits, employee motivation, learning and development, and succession planning among others. The one achievement she’s particularly proud of is the successful implementation of HR processes from the ground up to a level that allows sustainable management of a 3,000+ workforce.

Vasyl brings over a decade of invaluable expertise to the table as a seasoned IT Specialist. Prior to joining Edvantis, he held a Senior Technical position at one of Ukraine’s largest IT companies.

In his role as Technical Director, Vasyl plays a pivotal role in steering our technical initiatives and ensuring the seamless execution of projects. His depth of knowledge and hands-on experience enable him to provide strategic direction and drive innovation within our technical operations. Vasyl’s leadership is instrumental in maintaining our commitment to delivering high-quality solutions and staying at the forefront of technological advancements.

Andriy has more than twenty years’ experience in the IT sector, with hands-on involvement in an array of larger-scale IT infrastructure projects. Motivated, analytical, and experienced, Andriy believes that every organization can build a modern, secure, and highly-available IT environment with the right team on its side. As the IT Department Head, he’s putting that vision into action and supports the implementation of ITIL standards and operational best practices within the company to ensure smooth service provisioning both internally and to our customers.

Before joining Edvantis, Andriy held the position of Operations Manager at one of the biggest Ukrainian IT companies. Within this role, he took an active part in implementing IT industry best standard practices such as SMS and ISMS, as well as helped the company obtain ISO20000-1 and ISO27001 certifications.

Svitlana is in charge of ensuring effective financial planning and forecasting process at Edvantis, as well as setting up financial and operational KPIs for the year. An experienced professional, with over a decade of accounting and financial experience gained at international companies, Svitlana handles all the internal and external accounting, tax, reporting, budgeting, and financial controlling operations. In her past roles, Svitlana has obtained extensive experience in financial analysis, budgeting, P&L management, financial planning, and financial reporting according to the IFRS standards during her tenure in the private and public sectors.

For over 15 years, Liubov has been instrumental in guiding global IT enterprises towards success through her expertise in Marketing, Business Development, and Corporate Culture enhancement strategies.

As the Marketing Director at Edvantis, she plays a key role in developing the company’s marketing strategy and establishing Edvantis as a trusted partner in the technology sector. Her main responsibilities are the development and implementation of digital marketing strategies aimed at stimulating the company’s growth. She leads marketing research and competitive analysis initiatives to ensure our customer-facing marketing efforts are effectively connecting with our target demographic.

Volodymyr is the person to thank for setting up a comfortable corporate environment at Edvantis HQ in Lviv, as well as Edvantis Poland facilities. He’s responsible for establishing and maintaining high levels of employee wellbeing within our company, as well as taking care of proper facilities management, vendor relationship management, and management of the Poland legal & finance departments. Within his role, Volodymyr also doubles as a Compliance Manager, responsible for ensuring that all our process, functions, and overall organizational structure is compliant with the local workplace regulations. 

Previously, Volodymyr held positions of an Administrative and Commercial Department Director at one of the biggest hotel companies in Ukraine, a General Manager in a healthcare company, a founder and Commercial Director of a regional stock trading company.

Myroslav Mykhalchuk started his career in the ITO/BPO industry in 1993. He founded Edvantis in 2005 and served as the company’s CEO for 15 years. Under Myroslav’s leadership, the company delivered over 500 projects and grew to 250 people. As chairman of the board, Myroslav ensures that Edvantis maintains its reputation as a premier software development vendor, and the leadership team meets new ambitious business goals.

Myroslav is also a founder and investor at several other tech-driven companies, including BPO Nextdoor, Say2GO, and the Western-Ukrainian Innovation Center. He holds an MS and Ph.D. Degree from Lviv Polytechnic National University and completed programs at York University (Toronto), University of Strathclyde (Glasgow), and University of Texas (Austin). 

TetyanaHuley co-founded Edvantis and served as the company’s EVP of Finance and Chief Financial Officer until 2019. She possesses extensive financial and managerial expertise, as well as in-depth knowledge of the IT outsourcing industry. In her current role as a Board Member, Tetyana ensures that Edvantis maintains strong financial KPIs.

Before joining Edvantis, Tetyana served as the Head of the IT Department at the International Institute of Education, Culture, and Diaspora Relations and the Head of the Finance Department at SoftServe. Together with Myroslav, she co-founded BPO Nextdoor in 2009 and helped scale the company into a prominent market player, demonstrating sustainable financial growth year-on-year.

Ruslan Zakharchenko currently serves as the CEO at Edvantis and as a Managing Partner at NP Consulting. 

He is an experienced executive, who has worked in the IT industry for several decades. Prior to joining Edvantis in October 2019, Ruslan served as a Member of the Board of Directors in a top-10 Ukrainian IT outsourcing company and held executive roles within several organizations. During his previous tenure as a CEO, he led business transformation and change management efforts that brought in 40% annual growth for the company. His prolific areas of expertise are IT strategy, business model development, and change management.

Ruslan is a holder of an Executive MBA from Kyiv Mohyla Business School and a Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics from I. Franko National University, Lviv.