Bjorn Stendel

Biography

 26 years of an extensive experience in trading, origination and export of grain and oilseeds commodities Managing and working on a number of projects like acquisition of inland silos and export terminal, creation of a transport fleet, opening branch offices in Ukraine and Kazakhstan, coordination of team with more than 1000 employees Awardee of The Person of the Year 2011 (The Agrarian of the Year) in Ukraine, Vice-President of Ukrainian Grain Association, the Council member of GAFTA and a member of Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation Experience Managing Director Company NameSoyuz Ukraine Dates EmployedMar 2013 – Present   Employment Duration4 yrs 7 mos LocationKiew Origination of Ag products from farm level to export in Ukraine Managing Director Company NameViterra Ukraine LLC Dates EmployedOct 2010 – Feb 2013   Employment Duration2 yrs 5 mos LocationUkraine A global agri-business company with operations across Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand and China, offices in Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Switzerland, Italy, Ukraine, Germany, Spain and India operating three main business segments: Grain Handling and Marketing, Agri-products and Processing - Managing the team (three offices in Ukraine)  - Securing the grain supply from Ukraine - Developing and implementing strategic and annual business plans as well as related financial results - Managing relationships with key suppliers, end-user clients, and global trading partners - Strategically developing new international markets within the Black Sea region Country Manager Company NameAlfred C.Toepfer International (Ukraine) Dates EmployedOct 1995 – Sep 2010   Employment Duration15 yrs LocationUkraine - Managing team of 1000 staff involved in originating grain/oilseeds/oil commodities from Ukraine and Inland and Export logistics - Opening of 6 Branch offices in Ukraine, one in Kazakhstan and managing them - Acquisition of 12 Inland silos and one export elevator.  - Creation of own transport fleet and managing it Country Manager Company NameNidera Dates EmployedJun 1994 – Oct 1995   Employment Duration1 yr 5 mos LocationSingapore Country Manager Company NameKrohn Singapore Dates EmployedJun 1991 – Jun 1994   Employment Duration3 yrs 1 mo LocationSingapore See more positions Education Krohn Hamburg Dates attended or expected graduation1984 – 1986 High School Hamburg Dates attended or expected graduation1979 – Experience Managing Director Company NameSoyuz Ukraine Dates EmployedMar 2013 – Present   Employment Duration4 yrs 7 mos LocationKiew Origination of Ag products from farm level to export in Ukraine Managing Director Company NameViterra Ukraine LLC Dates EmployedOct 2010 – Feb 2013   Employment Duration2 yrs 5 mos LocationUkraine A global agri-business company with operations across Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand and China, offices in Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Switzerland, Italy, Ukraine, Germany, Spain and India operating three main business segments: Grain Handling and Marketing, Agri-products and Processing - Managing the team (three offices in Ukraine)  - Securing the grain supply from Ukraine - Developing and implementing strategic and annual business plans as well as related financial results - Managing relationships with key suppliers, end-user clients, and global trading partners - Strategically developing new international markets within the Black Sea region Country Manager Company NameAlfred C.Toepfer International (Ukraine) Dates EmployedOct 1995 – Sep 2010   Employment Duration15 yrs LocationUkraine - Managing team of 1000 staff involved in originating grain/oilseeds/oil commodities from Ukraine and Inland and Export logistics - Opening of 6 Branch offices in Ukraine, one in Kazakhstan and managing them - Acquisition of 12 Inland silos and one export elevator.  - Creation of own transport fleet and managing it Country Manager Company NameNidera Dates EmployedJun 1994 – Oct 1995   Employment Duration1 yr 5 mos LocationSingapore Country Manager Company NameKrohn Singapore Dates EmployedJun 1991 – Jun 1994   Employment Duration3 yrs 1 mo LocationSingapore See more positions Education Krohn Hamburg Dates attended or expected graduation1984 – 1986 High School Hamburg Dates attended or expected graduation1979 – Experience Managing Director Company NameSoyuz Ukraine Dates EmployedMar 2013 – Present   Employment Duration4 yrs 7 mos LocationKiew Origination of Ag products from farm level to export in Ukraine Managing Director Company NameViterra Ukraine LLC Dates EmployedOct 2010 – Feb 2013   Employment Duration2 yrs 5 mos LocationUkraine A global agri-business company with operations across Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand and China, offices in Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Switzerland, Italy, Ukraine, Germany, Spain and India operating three main business segments: Grain Handling and Marketing, Agri-products and Processing - Managing the team (three offices in Ukraine)  - Securing the grain supply from Ukraine - Developing and implementing strategic and annual business plans as well as related financial results - Managing relationships with key suppliers, end-user clients, and global trading partners - Strategically developing new international markets within the Black Sea region Country Manager Company NameAlfred C.Toepfer International (Ukraine) Dates EmployedOct 1995 – Sep 2010   Employment Duration15 yrs LocationUkraine - Managing team of 1000 staff involved in originating grain/oilseeds/oil commodities from Ukraine and Inland and Export logistics - Opening of 6 Branch offices in Ukraine, one in Kazakhstan and managing them - Acquisition of 12 Inland silos and one export elevator.  - Creation of own transport fleet and managing it Country Manager Company NameNidera Dates EmployedJun 1994 – Oct 1995   Employment Duration1 yr 5 mos LocationSingapore Country Manager Company NameKrohn Singapore Dates EmployedJun 1991 – Jun 1994   Employment Duration3 yrs 1 mo LocationSingapore See more positions Education Krohn Hamburg Dates attended or expected graduation1984 – 1986 High School Hamburg Dates attended or expected graduation1979 –

Research Interest

 Business