Lenna Koszarny, Founding Partner and CFO

In 1991, Ms. Koszarny joined Coopers & Lybrand, gaining audit experience in the food processing, publishing, construction materials, manufacturing, technology and banking sectors, as well as in due diligence, acquisition and litigation support. From 1993 to 1997, Ms. Koszarny served as Finance Director, Ukraine, then Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer of Ashurst Technology Corporation Ltd, a Canadian public company focused on sourcing and developing Ukrainian technologies for commercial application in aerospace, manufacturing and sporting goods. In 1998, Ms. Koszarny co-founded Emergex Business Solutions (EBS), a leading consultancy and professional services firm in Ukraine. During her six-year tenure with EBS, she launched the Financial Management and Outsourcing Practice, providing CFO outsourcing, strategic consulting, project management of systems implementations and due diligence services to market entrants, local and multinational companies operating primarily in the service, food processing, FMCG, energy and telecommunications sectors. She has worked in Ukraine since 1993.
Ms. Koszarny, a Canadian citizen fluent in Ukrainian, received her Honors Business Administration Degree at the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Canada in 1991. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand and has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants since 1993. She is Vice Chair of the Board of Kyiv-Mohyla Business School and has been an active member of the business community in Ukraine for 14 years. She is committed to raising awareness of the CFO’s strategic role and improving the quality of financial management and reporting in Ukraine.
E-mail: lkoszarny@horizoncapital.com.ua