Pitchka joined the company 25 years ago, within the Global Supply Chain in Ukraine. Later on, he held various positions in the Finance Department. In 2012, Pitchka moved to Geneva, where he led JTI’S Financial Department for the region of Central Europe. In 2013, Pitchka became Regional Chief Financial Officer for the Eastern Europe region, including several countries in Asia. In 2018, Pitchka was appointed General Manager in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan and in 2020, he took over as General Manager of JTI Kazakhstan, Central Asia and Mongolia, in line with data released by JTI officials on Thursday.
JTI officials also said the management team in Romania will also coordinate the JTI operations in Moldova and Bulgaria.
JTI, which has been operating in Romania since 1993, has invested over EUR250 million in Romania so far. The company has more than 1,200 employees at its head office in capital Bucharest and its products are exported to almost 50 countries.
JTI registered a combined turnover of RON6.3 billion (EUR1.3 billion) in 2020 for JTI Trading and JTI Manufacturing, the two entities through which it operates in Romania, up over 16% from 2019. Its profit grew 34% on the year to over RON731 million in 2020, as per the latest data from the finance ministry.