Karina Khudenko

Karina Khudenko started her career at PwC Russia (at that time – legacy firm C&L) in 1994 before she graduated from the Department of Economics at Moscow State University. In 1994, Karina worked as part-time junior consultant at C&L Tax Department while a second year student. In 1999, she was already appointed a Manager at PwC. In 2000, she successfully defended her PhD Thesis in Labour Economics being the first person from her graduation class who became a Doctor. In 2006, Karina became a Director in PwC and actively contributed to the successful growth of PwC HR and Tax consulting services. In 2009, Karina became a partner at PwC and in her current role she is involved in a wide range of HR and Tax consulting areas and is in charge of P&O. She is leading provision of personal income tax services to global organizations and private individuals in PwC Russia. Karina advised a significant number of clients on Russian personal tax planning and tax compliance assistance. She is responsible for Global Mobility Consulting in PwC Central and Eastern Europe Partnership in almost 30 countries. Karina advised a large number of multinationals entering Russian market on structuring employment and compensation of Russian and expatriate employees, incentive schemes, recruitment and other people management issues. In 2018 Karina was appointed member of PwC Central and Easter Europe Management Board – the only female partner. Consulting requires innovative mind-set and ability to work in a very fast-changing environment. In recent years, Karina was involved in a number of job transformation projects including Shared Service Center in Kazan, Russia, and created several dozen new jobs in PwC Kazan office. Karina is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on issues related to the Future of Labour markers and Development of Tax Legislation. She runs Taxation and HR programs in Moscow State University and other leading Russian Universities. Karina Khudenko is Head of PwC Russia Corporate Responsibility Committee and “Green Team” in charge of a large number of projects organized to support environmental and education programs and volunteering activities.