Young Global Leaders envoy chooses Ukraine to start new tech business

By Bozhena Sheremeta / July 22, 2015

Upon his first visit to Ukraine in late May, technology entrepreneur Mark Turrell had no idea what to expect from a country that is at war. By his fourth visit two months later, though, he already had a team of six Ukrainian website and mobile application developers working on his new business.

Born in Canada, Turrell, 45, is an envoy for the Young Global Leaders Forum (YGL). According to the group’s website, the forum is a “unique, multi-stakeholder community of more than 900 exceptional young leaders” who are “bold, brave, action-oriented and entrepreneurial” that “commit both their time and talent to make the world a better place.”

Topics: International, News, People, Startups, Ukraine-EU

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Bozhena Sheremeta

A graduate of the Economics Faculty of Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv, Bozhena Sheremeta covers the vibrant Ukrainian startup scene for The Kyiv Post. She can be reached at sheremeta@kyivpost.com and followed on Twitter @BozhenaLucky.

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