Artem Shevalev

Alternate Board Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Speaker's bio

Artem Shevalev graduated from the Faculty of International Economic Relations at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and later earned his Master’s degree in Business Management (Executive MBA) in one of the world's leading business schools - London Business School. After short-term collaboration with the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Commission on Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization, the International Department at the ResearchInstitute of Information Technologiesand the project development management team of "Global Ukraine" company while studying at the University of Kiev,

Mr. Shevalev began his professional career as a diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, first in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa Department and later in the Department of International Organizations. From 1998 to 2001 he held the position of Third Secretary and Private Secretary to the Ambassador at the Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.From 2002 to 2005 he worked as an advisor to the Executive Director for Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Georgia and Armenia at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. From 2006 to2011 Artem Shevalev acted as Head of Representative Office in London at JSC "The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine". In 1998 he was sent on a business trip to the Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and in 2002 started his work at the headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as an advisor to the Executive Director for Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Georgia and Armenia.

After the election of a new Board of Directors of the EBRD in 2005 Artem Shevalev started his cooperation with JSC "The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine" and organized the opening of the representative office of "Ukreximbank" in London, where he worked as Head of Representative Office to mid-2011. Since June 2011 he was nominated for the position of Alternate Board Director for Switzerland, Ukraine, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan, Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. On March 11, 2015 Artem Shevalev was appointed Deputy Minister for European Integration.