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Olesya Olenytska
Corporate Communications Director at Kyivstar

Olesia Olenytska is an expert in corporate and crisis communications, as well as government relations. Her diverse background includes experience in the public sector, journalism, and successful communication projects within the retail industry.

For five years, Olesya served as Co-Chair of the Retail and E-Commerce Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. She was also a member of the Retail Committee at the European Business Association.

In 2024, she assumed the role of Corporate Communications Director at Kyivstar. Since November 2023, she has held the position of Director of Government Relations, Public Affairs, and Security at the Aurora multimarket chain.

Olesya’s career journey includes joining the Metro Ukraine team in 2014 as Head of Corporate Communications, followed by her appointment as Director of Government and Public Affairs in 2016. She has also worked in the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine and served as a press secretary for a parliamentary group in the Verkhovna Rada.

She holds a Master’s degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Additionally, she studied at the Law Faculty of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.