The American Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2009 Board of Directors Election that was held on Thursday, December 11^th, 2008 at the International Management Institute MIM-Kyiv , Kyiv, Ukraine. The ballot contained 32 candidates running for seats on the Board of Directors.

The Membership elected the following 16 members to the 2009 Board of Directors listed in alphabetical order:

The Chamber congratulates the new Board who will serve in 2009. The Administrative Staff of the Chamber looks forward to working with the new Board of Directors to continue to build the Chamber into the best organization for our Membership adding the most value possible.

The Chamber would like to thank all candidates for their active participation in this election and to all Members who made their voices heard by voting whether in person or by proxy.

The Chamber would like to welcome the newly elected Board of Directors, elected on December 11 for the year of 2009:

1. Mr. Ian Borden, General Director, McDonald's Ukraine
2. Mr. Petro Chernyshov, Managing Director, Slavutich, Carlsberg Group
3. Mr. Patrick van Daele, General Manager, Shell Ukraine
4. Mr. Eric Franke, Country Manager - Ukraine, Belarus, Microsoft Ukraine
5. Mr. Douglas Hill, General Manager, Coca-Cola Ukraine
6. Mr. James Hitch, Managing Partner, Baker & McKenzie
7. Mr. Axel Hluchy, Managing Director, METRO Cash & Carry Ukraine
8. Mr. Boris Krasnyansky, Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ukraine
9. Mr. Andre Kuusvek, Director and Country Manager for Ukraine, EBRD
10. Dr. George Logush, Vice President, Managing Director, Kraft Foods Ukraina
11. Mr. Sotirios Marinidis, General Manager, Procter & Gamble Ukraine
12. Mr. Jacques Mounier, President of the Board of Management, Calyon Bank Ukraine
13. Mr. Andrzej Rozycki, Country Manager Ukraine, Cargill
14. Mr. Nadir Shaikh, Chairman of the Board, Citibank Ukraine
15. Mr. Robert Shantz, Partner - Tax, KPMG
16. Mr. Myron Wasylyk, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, The PBN Company

We would like to thank our sponsors for their generous Sponsorship of the Chamber's Annual Meeting and Board of Directors Elections.

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