CEO, Kormotech
Rostyslav Vovk, 44 years old — Ukrainian entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor.He started his business career at Enzym, the Vovk family company, which is now the most resilient biotech company in Central-Eastern Europe.CEO of Kormotech, the largest pet food producer in Ukraine.He founded the company with his father, Orest Vovk, in 2003, the first in the country's pet food industry.
The Russian aggression against Ukraine led the company to economic growth and strategic international expansion.Based on the results of 2023, Kormotech was ranked 49th in the global list of pet food players, according to PetfoodIndustry data, a respected US professional media.
The number of Kormotech export countries has doubled since 2019 and launched the Kormotech venture arm in 2023 to focus on innovative pet care companies in Europe and the US seeking early-stage investment. Since 2014, it has continuously supported charity projects dedicated to rescuing pets from war zones in Ukraine and promoted changing attitudes towards pets in Eastern Europe as a mission and through volunteer initiatives. Born in 1980 in Lviv, Ukraine. Graduated from the Lviv Banking Institute.