Yana Synesiou

Yana Synesiou leads the sustainable development for X5 Retail Group, the largest food retailer in Russia. In her current role she is responsible for implementation of the sustainable development strategy as well as coordination of various ESG pilots and initiatives. Prior to joining X5 in 2016, Yana spent over 10 years working in the United Kingdom, where she primarily focused on corporate and functional strategy development for the retail and consumer goods sector. She holds economics degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Warwick.