Leadership
What Ukraine's businesses can teach us about leading through crisis
Ukraine's wartime businesses offer a real-world test of resilience under pressure. Their lessons on trust, competence and communication apply everywhere.
Mykhailo Bno-Airiian
Mykhailo Bno-Airiian is Vice President for Global Affairs at MHP, an international food and agriculture company headquartered in Ukraine. He leads the company’s global affairs agenda, including government relations, international partnerships and engagement with key stakeholders worldwide.
Alongside his role at MHP, he chairs the European Integration Committee of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine, representing the business community in dialogue with European institutions and advancing closer economic integration with the EU. His international business engagement also includes the Ukraine–Saudi Arabia Joint Business Council and the Ukraine–Spain Business Council, which he chairs on the Ukrainian side, strengthening economic ties and cross-border business cooperation.
Mykhailo brings extensive experience across business, diplomacy, government and energy. His public-sector career spans the Ukrainian government, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Energy and the Office of the Vice Prime Minister. He later served as Deputy CEO of Ukrenergo and Governor of the Kyiv Region, with a focus on cross-border engagement and institutional reform.
His expertise spans EU–Ukraine relations, economic and energy diplomacy, international trade, strategic communications and public–private dialogue. He is the author of the book Strategies of Energy Diplomacy and has produced three documentary films exploring systemic transformation and reform in Ukraine.
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