WBS Full-time MBA Talent Profiles 2023

Ulugbek Khodjaev linkedin.com/in/ulugbekkhodjaev

■ Career history: Head of Finance, JSC Uzbekistan Railways, Uzbekistan Deputy Executive Director, Republican Road Fund, Uzbekistan Head of Foreign Relations, JSC Uzbekistan Railways, Uzbekistan Deputy Head of Economic Analysis, JSC Uzbekistan Railways, Uzbekistan ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BSc, Economics, Tashkent State Transport University, Uzbekistan

■ Nationality: Uzbek

■ Languages:

Uzbek (native) English (fluent) Russian (fluent)

■ Career achievements: Transformed the tax policy of Uzbekistan Railways JSC in order to unify the direction. Achieved this by establishing a tax department to centralise tax accounting and reporting for the company’s senior management. Led this department which resulted in the reduction of the company’s tax burden by 11%. Managed the restructuring of the company’s loan portfolio. Negotiated with more than 100 international financial institutions and major banks to obtain profitable loans, conducted thorough market research with a team, and proposed the restructuring of 16 loan contracts. This increased the company’s profitability by 1.7% and reduced debt by US$1.8 million. In 2017, started managing the problematic project of the Republican Road Fund (announced in 2011), with the participation of international financial institutions, worth US$243 million. Conducted a deep analysis, changed the project team, and with the IDB solved all contractor problems. Project was effectively completed in 2019.

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