Image of the Day: Celebrating close partnership in Kiev

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Gebr Heinemann and BF&GH Travel Retail this week marked the 11th anniversary of their partnership in Ukraine, a year after a planned tenth anniversary celebration was postponed due to COVID-19. Our image on this page (via Gebr Heinemann on LinkedIn) shows senior management from the two companies at a special event in Kiev.

The joint-venture partners run travel retail shops at Kiev Boryspil and Zhuliany airports alongside 13 border shops in Ukraine.

Standing proud: (From left) Gebr Heinemann Regional Sales Manager for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Igor Nudelmann; BF & GH Travel Retail General Manager Simon Forde; Gebr Heinemann Director Sales Eastern Europe and Central Asia Oleg Zhytomyrsky; Gebr Heinemann CEO Max Heinemann; Gebr Heinemann Vice President EMEA Richard Hoyer; BF & GH Travel Retail Co-Owner Arthur Grants; Gebr Heinemann Co-owner and Member of the Supervisory Board Claus Heinemann; Gebr Heinemann COO Raoul Spanger and BF & GH Travel Retail Executive Committee Member Zoiia Goncharenko.

Gebr Heinemann CEO Max Heinemann said: “Ukraine is an important market for Gebr Heinemann and we are proud of our operations here. We will continue to invest in our current infrastructure, starting with some shops at Boryspil Airport in 2022, and will continue to expand the business.”

The companies opened their first stores at Kiev Boryspil Airport in December 2010, as reported.

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