Management
Management structure
Arricano Real Estate Ltd is a private limited liability company. The overall management and strategic direction of the company and the Group as a whole are carried out by the Director, who is responsible for making key decisions related to the Group’s operations, including the approval of long-term business strategy and the development of annual business plans. The Director reports to the shareholders on the Group’s performance, achievements, and future plans.
The Group’s top management has extensive experience in the real estate sector across various markets, including work in both privately held and publicly listed companies. This expertise is complemented by strong competencies in finance, management, and over 10 years of real estate experience held by each executive. An in-house team of seasoned professionals manages all internal processes within the Group, as well as the entire development and operational cycle of shopping centers — from the initial selection and acquisition of land plots to the servicing of completed assets. A management system has been established and continues to evolve, aimed at continuously improving decision-making processes and accountability for outcomes. The team comprises both Ukrainian and international executives, each with substantial experience and a deep understanding of the Ukrainian and global real estate markets.
Margus Kurm has held various positions in the public administration in Estonia and the EU. He has been Undersecretary in the Estonian Ministry of Justice and Deputy Prosecutor General of Estonia. From 2012 to 2015 Margus served as a diplomat in the Estonian Permanent Representation to OECD in Paris, and from 2017 to 2023 as an Attaché in the Cabinet of Mr. Juhan Parts, the Estonian Member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA). Since leaving ECA, Margus has been providing legal and management consultation and representing his clients in litigations. For years, Margus has taught penal law and criminal procedure in the University of Tartu, Estonia.
In December 2019, at the meeting of the Board of Directors of Arricano Real Estate PLC, Anna Chubotina was appointed as the permanent Chief Executive Officer.
Prior to that, since March 2016, Anna held the position of Director of the Retail Leasing Department at Arricano. Her key responsibilities included managing the leasing department, developing and implementing measures to optimize leasing business processes in order to increase the company’s profitability, creating and executing shopping mall development strategies, working effectively with existing tenants, and attracting new ones.
Anna joined Arricano from “JLL Ukraine,” where she served as Head of the Retail Department.
She has been working in the commercial real estate sector for over 20 years, including 9 years at “JLL Ukraine.” Her professional portfolio includes cooperation with major players in the real estate market such as Svitland Ukraine, King Cross & Komfort Invest, Arricano Real Estate, DCH Real Estate, Krai Property, and projects like the national furniture and interior chain “Decor Service,” Sky Mall (Kyiv), Shopping and Entertainment Center “Prospekt” (Kyiv), Silver Breeze Mixed-Use Complex (Kyiv), Magellan Shopping Center (Kharkiv), Victoria Gardens Mall (Lviv), among others.
Anna graduated from the Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology and World Literature at the M.P. Drahomanov National Pedagogical University. She later earned degrees in Economics and Marketing from the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics.
Nikolai Yakimenko joined Arricano team in 2010 as the head of projects and programs. He was responsible for the construction works in the lease areas during Sky Mall shopping center construction, and he also managed RayON shopping center project. In 2012, Nikolai was appointed to the position of the head of the "Lukianivka" project. Since February 2016, Mr. Yakimenko has been working in the position of acting head of development. Before joining Arricano, Nikolai worked as a project portfolio manager in the sphere of commercial real estate in one of Ukrainian equity investment companies. Nikolai’s career in the field of commercial real estate started in 2005 in the position of regional development manager of the network operator of "Amstor" grocery hypermarkets in the "Smart-Holding" group of companies.
Nikolai graduated from the "Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman"(Ukraine), where he obtained a master's degree in "Investment Management”.
From November 2015, Olexander Nemer heads IT department of Arricano. Area of his responsibility includes issues of designing the company development strategy and tactics in IT area, management of in-house IT projects, design and organization of IT infrastructure.
Before Arricano, Olexander had over 11 years of professional experience in different areas of business of EasteOne Group (international investment and consulting group) on various positions: PJSC MMC-STB #1 TV channel in Ukraine – head of IT Infrastructure Exploitation Team, StarLightMedia - #1 media group in Ukraine – Deputy IT Director.
Olexander’s professional achievement portfolio includes a number of successful large-scale IT projects.
Nemer Olexander in 2004 graduated from Dnipropetrovsk National Mining University with a degree in Power Supply of Industrial Enterprises.He successfully completed his studies in the areas of ITIL and COBI; when implementing the tasks, he observes PMBoKprinciples.
Oleg brings extensive experience in the real estate and construction sectors, particularly in supporting cross-border transactions involving commercial real estate in Ukraine, attracting financing, and handling complex regulatory, tax, and contractual matters.
His responsibilities include overall leadership of the department, legal support of the company’s operations and protection of its interests, legal risk management, as well as the implementation of innovative solutions in business processes.
Prior to joining the Arricano team, he held senior legal positions in leading financial institutions and business groups, including the First Ukrainian International Bank, ISTIL Group, and Film.UA.
He holds a law degree from the Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He is a licensed attorney and a member of the Kyiv Regional Bar Association.
Since June 1, 2024, Olena Shvets has been the Head of the Retail Space Department of the Arricano Group of Companies in Ukraine. The new director is responsible for coordinating and controlling the work of the department, managing lease agreements, and effective cooperation with tenant partners.
Olena's professional practice is more than 16 years of work in the retail real estate market and management of retail space. Olena Shvets began her career in the field of commercial real estate in 2007 in the Kyiv shopping mall "Alta Center" as a manager of the rental department. During her professional career, she worked with following development companies: City Capital Group, UTG, AVEK Holding, Retail Group. Olena's professional portfolio includes work with such projects as Lavina Mall, Respublika Park shopping mall, Ocean Plaza shopping mall, Darynok market mall, New Way shopping mall and others.
Before her appointment as director of the department of retail space, Olena Shvets worked for 4 years in the company as a rental manager, in particular, she put a lot of effort into forming a high-quality pool of tenants of the Sun Gallery shopping mall, which is located in Kryvyi Rih, supporting partner companies and attracting new tenants in the conditions of war.
As an economist, she received her higher education at the European University of Finance, Information Systems, Management, and Business. Before joining the Arricano Group in Ukraine, she held the position of Commercial Director of the New Way shopping mall in Kyiv.
Since June 20, 2022, the Arricano Marketing Department has been headed by Inna Morozova.
Inna's professional portfolio includes rebranding of the Cosmopolite multimall, strengthening the market position of the Budynok Ihrashok brand, development of the national Apteka Dobroho Dnia network, and a significant number of original marketing projects aimed at business development.
Inna's expertise covers strategic, operational and integrated marketing, loyalty program development, digital marketing and analytics. Her experience in managing the marketing function in national and international companies in the position of Marketing Director is over 20 years.
Inna Morozova graduated from the Faculty of Philology of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and got a Master's degree in Marketing from the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics.