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Taras Potichnyi, who previously worked at Bolt Ukraine, Liki24 and Uklon, has joined defence tech company Sine Engineering<\/a>. He has taken up the position of Senior Vice President of Growth, the manager wrote on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his new role, Potichnyi will oversee the company’s international growth, entry into new markets, and the expansion of partnerships and the team, among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the manager, the company is currently seeking colleagues to work at international exhibitions and with global enterprises, as well as staff in the fields of Business Development, Sales, and International Expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more<\/strong>: Anton Drobovych named head of Alta Ares\u2019 Ukrainian office<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Taras Potichnyi headed Bolt in Ukraine from 2018\u20132021 and was responsible for international expansion at Liki24, a medicine-search startup. In 2023\u20132024, he served as an Independent Director at Uklon, where he focused on business expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sine Engineering develops hardware and software solutions that enable drones to operate without satellite connectivity amid hostile EW activity. The company cooperates with more than 150 Ukrainian and international drone manufacturers, and in March raised investment<\/a> from the American-Ukrainian Investment Fund for Reconstruction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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