Natalia Martynenko

Private equity fund investing in Ukraine, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and the United States. Dual-use products in the mechanical engineering industry and IT software and hardware. Global trade and production of agri-food products.

GATEX is a dynamically developing global trading company with many years of experience in the global market of agricultural product and food product operating in the markets of Europe,the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Our goal is to provide consumers of world markets with constant access to quality food product by building reliable international connections and quality business solution based on the principles of long-term partnership

Independent management consultant leading complex consulting projects of business development, strategic transformations, organizational changes. Organization diagnostics • Roadmap Development • Solutions Design • Implementation Strategy. Business Development and Transformation. Strategic Alignment of the Organization. Organizational Design. Structure and processes. Project, Program and Portfolio management. Change Management. Operational Excellence. Automated SCM, MRP, DM Solutions Implementation. Innovation and investment management. Finance. Corporate Governance.

IT Startup. Software development: SCP, MRP, APS, DMS • Creation and implementation of customized automated solutions to improve operational efficiency and business profitability optimizing management decisions using mathematical models and data processing methods. Prequalified IT consultant for EBRD-supported projects. SCP - Supply Chain Planning; MRP II - Manufacturing Resource Planning; APS - Advanced Planning and Scheduling; DMS - Decision-Making Support

Agro holding • crops, poultry, cereal, flour and bread • $100M/year •2.5K employees • Created holding management company covering 9 diverse businesses forming top management team, developing holding investment strategy, optimizing headcount by 40% • Rebranded higher margin CPG trademarks growing national and export sales by 20% • Formed crop cluster of 5 scattered enterprises centralizing technology management and balancing supply chain expanding lands 50% and growing production per acre 100% • Optimized poultry business improving rearing technology growing meat production square foot by 30% and focusing on processed products increasing margin by 20% • Balanced production capacities to market demand growing bread sales 25%

#2 world’s eggs producer • $450M/year • 5K employees • Centralized operations management at 35 enterprises; optimized org structure by hiring highly effective technological, veterinary and technical management team, reducing headcount by 40% • Automated long-range operations and resource planning with modular proprietary software improving proactive decision-making saving $40M/year

Albatros Seafood ApS • frozen seafood • based in Aalborg, Denmark Startup in Ukraine • Landed 15 products to market setting up local production and designing packaging for compliance driving cost 30% below import • Developed go-to-market strategy partnering with existing market leader mitigating risk and improving distribution cost

Juice, drinks and wine • $35M/year • 500 employees • assets-based Nidan Group • Transformed assets abandoned by Nidan Group into independent national company becoming #3 Ukraine juice market, growing capitalization to $90M from $35M • Negotiated 90-180 days credits from global suppliers of packaging and concentrate partnering with SIG Combibloc, Cargill, Dohler and Louis Dreyfus enabling cost-effective production and distribution • Raised $10M of funds equivalent to annual revenue commercial banks loans and investment fund bonds growing marketing budget • Established strong trademarks investing in market research and advertisement growing sales volume 200% in 3 years exporting to 25 countries • Restructured company assets in 2008, renegotiating liabilities with creditors dealing with 60% inflation affecting 70% import cost with only 30% export revenue getting back to break even by summer 2009 finding PE investor

Nidan Group - # 2 Russia juice market • based in Moscow, Russia • sold to Coca-Cola Ukrainian subsidiary - $10M/year • 350 employees • Launched local production adopting packaging in negotiating key account contracts entered Ukraine’s market becoming #8 by share

Concern Kalina - #1 Russia personal care • based in Ekaterinburg, Russia • sold to Unilever Ukrainian subsidiary - $10M/year • 1K employees • assets-based Alye Parusa • Executed corporation and then acquisition of cosmetics production combine attracting strategic investor, setting up Finance in accordance to IFRS