Member of the Board of Directors of the General Assembly of the European Parliament EUROCHAMBERS and the Board of Directors of the World Federation of WCFs, member of the supervisory board of Aspen Institute Kyiv, member of the supervisory board of UkraineInvest, member of the supervisory board of Mariupol State University, member of the supervisory board Business Ombudsman Council.

Founder and president of the Hughes Business Club. Founder of the first local AIESEC committee in Ukraine.

Doctor of Economics, Professor. Awarded the National Order of Merit (France), Cavalier Ordine della Stella d’Italia (Italy).

Marathon runner.