Founder and CEO, Biosphere Corporation
Andrii Zdesenko is the Founder and CEO of Biosphere Corporation, one of thelargest producers and distributors of household and personal hygiene products inUkraine, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.The company’s product portfolio includes well-known proprietary brands:Freken BOK, Smile, Smile Baby, Vortex, Novita, Lady Cotton, Alufix, PROService, GoWipes, Fainiy Bonus, Superfresh, Bambik, etc. BiosphereCorporation is the official distributor of international brands like TORK, Selpak,and Fantom. The company exports products to Eastern, Central, and NorthernEurope, as well as Central Asia, South America, and Africa.Production facilities are concentrated across six plants (four in Ukraine and twoin Europe), including Polygreen, Ukraine’s largest polyethylene recycling plant.Since 2018, Biosphere brands have frequently ranked among the Top 100 MostValuable Ukrainian Brands.
In 2021, Andriy Zdesenko was named among Ukraine’s TOP-100 richest byForbes magazine and also named among 10 businessmen that shape Ukraine’sInternational image by the Business magazine.In the fall of 2022, Andriy Zdesenko acquired an Austrian brand Alufix as partof a strategy for international expansion, which also included a foil and food wrapproduction plant in Romania.In late 2023, the company launched a new FOOD division with its ownproduction line under the Cupsoul brand, featuring products such as Graff, RitzBarton, and others, which have already gained popularity among consumers.Andriy is also the owner of the Charisma Fashion Group boutique network, the Honorary Consul of Italy in Dnipro, a co-founder of the Inspira Business Club, an advisor to the UkraineInvest governmental office, a member of the board ofdirectors of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs and the Family BusinessNetwork, a public opinion leader in Ukraine, and a philanthropist.
He is committed to developing Biosphere Corporation as a responsible companythat implements numerous environmental projects focused on wastemanagement, recycling, and producing high-quality eco-friendly products fromrecycled materials. Under Mr. Zdessenko’s leadership, Biosphere Corporationproudly supports initiatives for child welfare, as well as social, cultural, andeducational projects.