The Opora Team
Our Board of Trustees
Yegor Lanovenko
Founder and Chair of Opora; Born in Odessa, Yegor’s background includes senior strategy and product development roles in banking and financial services as well as advisory roles to student-led start-ups.
Anja Kachetzhiyiva
Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, based in London - Corporate finance and business analysis professional in consumer goods industry.
David Dowle
London-based IT director and software developer with more than 25 years experience creating IT support services and business applications.
Sophie Herbert
Sophie is a doctor working in a London based NHS hospital acting as a medical registrar with research and specialist interests in Respiratory medicine
Sarah Pollard
UK qualified solicitor with a background in commercial law. Currently in-house for an international manufacturing company with expertise in contract law, board risk advisory, data protection and insurance.
Our Team and Volunteers
Stanislav Beneš
Managing Director
Anna Khyzha
Community and Communications Lead
Alyona Lystopad
Katya Gregory
Galina Ryzhenko
Kay Henderson
Ksenia Nelipa
Rachel Keightley
Viktoriya Nelipa