Nina Taranenko

Nina Taranenko has a strong background in the banking industry, with extensive experience in various roles. Nina currently holds the position of Head of Small and Medium Business Department at Kyivstar. Prior to this, they worked at Bank Pivdenny, where they held positions such as Head of Corporate Business Development Department and Head of Operations Center. Before that, they were the Director of the Medium and Small Business Department at Bank Pivdenny. Nina also gained experience at First Ukrainian International Bank as the Head of the medium size and small business lending department. Earlier in their career, they worked at Alfa Bank Ukraine as the Chief of Odessa branch "Pushkinskoe" and as the Head and Deputy Head of the medium size and small business lending department. Nina started their banking career as an SME Loan Officer at PrivatBank.

Nina Taranenko completed their education with a Master's degree in Jurisprudence from Odessa National Maritime University in the years 2000 to 2006. Nina also earned a Master's degree in the field of Accounting and Auditing from Odessa State Economics University from 2000 to 2005. Later, in 2017 to 2019, they pursued The Professional Diploma in Management and Business Administration from The Open University. Additionally, they obtained a certification in Project Management from Laba in the year 2021.