Vitaliy Khomutynnik

Vitaliy Yuriyovych Khomutynnik (Ukrainian: Віта́лій Ю́рійович Хомути́ннік, born 4 August 1976)[1] is a Ukrainian businessman, President and Head of the Board of the Ukrainian Golf Federation.[2]

Early life and education

Born on August 4, 1976 in Makiivka, Donetsk region. He graduated from the Donetsk State Academy of Management in the field of finance and credit. Second higher education received at the Yaroslav of the Wise National Law Academy of Ukraine.[1]

Business career

In 1993 Vitaliy Khomutynnik started his first business, a private company Cascade. Since then, by developing and investing into fast-growing spheres of Ukrainian economy, a private company was transformed into operating now as Cascade Investment Fund.

The primary focus of Cascade Investment Fund is investment in the agricultural sector, finance, gas extraction and real estate business in Ukraine. Also has office in London.[3]

Today in the investment fund portfolio not only private equity companies but also shareholdings in public companies, such as biggest Ukrainian agricultural holding Kernel or gas extraction company JKX Oil & Gas.

According to the annual ratings of Forbes Ukraine and Focus Ukraine magazines, Khomutynnik is included in the top 20 richest people in Ukraine.[3] In April 2019 the magazine Focus estimated his wealth at $470 million.[4]

Social and political activities

Vitaliy Khomutynnik was elected to the Parliament for the first time by majority district in his native city Makiivka (Donetsk Region) in 2002.

Later he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) in 2002, 2006, 2007, and 2012.[1] During this time he was a head of Committee on Taxation and Customs Policy and head of Committee on Financial Policy and Banking.

In 2014 Vitaliy Khomutynnik was elected to the 8th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada in the Ukrainian parliamentary election by winning a majority district in Kharkiv.

He is also a head of his charitable foundation "Revival".[5] It`s active in the fields of health, culture, sports and solving local communities problems.

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Khomutynnik lost his parliamentary seat.[6]

In October 2019 he was elected President and Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Golf Federation.

Family

He and his wife Svetlana[1] have two children – son Artemiy and daughter Mary.

Rewards

Honored Economist of Ukraine (2010).[1] Candidate of Legal Sciences.

References
  1. (in Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short bio, LIGA
  2. Ukrainian Golf Federation https://www.ukrgolf.org/
  3. "Виталий Хомутынник - ФОКУС". focus.ua. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  4. "Журнал Фокус в 12-й раз назвал имена самых богатых украинцев". ФОКУС. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  5. "Благодійний фонд Віталія Хомутинніка "Відродження"". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  6. https://nv.ua/ukraine/politics/kto-ne-proshel-v-radu-vybory-2019-novosti-ukrainy-50033634.html

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