Vladyslav Kaskiv

Vladyslav Kaskiv Ukrainian: Каськів Володимирович Владислав is a Ukrainian businessman and former politician. As of 2015 he was director of Ozario Holdings GmbH.[1] He is a former Head of the State Agency for Investment and National Projects of Ukraine,[2] and a former Ukrainian member of parliament.

Vladyslav Kaskiv in 2007

Biography

Kaskiv was born on December 1, 1973 in Melnytsia-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.[3]

Since 1994 he has been known for his social and political activity in Ukraine. He has acted as an advisor to the Minister of Economy, advisor to the President, World Bank contact group member in 2001 and was a Coordinator of PORA's civic campaign, which played the key role in organizing Presidential elections in 2004 (known as the Orange Revolution).[3][4]

In the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kaskiv failed to win a seat in the Ukrainian Parliament in an alliance with his Pora and the Reforms and Order Party.[5]

In the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kaskiv was elected for the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc[4] From 2007-2010 he was a People's Deputy of Ukraine.[6]

Ozario was established to invest and provide consultative services, particularly in Europe and Ukraine. It works in agriculture, real estate, alternative energy, wood-processing and finance.

Kaskiv was involved in an embezzlement scandal, centered around his time as director of the Ukraine State Investment Agency between 2010 and 2014.[4] In March 2016, Kaskiv was declared wanted.[6] He was suspected of having embezzled Hr 7.5. million ($279,000) from the state budget, in partnership with other individuals. Kaskiv had fled Ukraine after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.[7][8] In 2017 he was extradited from Panama in order to stand trial, though Kaskiv claimed to have traveled voluntarily.[7]

In the 2020 Ukrainian local elections Kaskiv was elected member of the Zakarpattia Oblast Council for Opposition Platform — For Life (he was number six on its election list).[6]

Recognition
  • Gold Medal from Slovak Government for international contribution to Democracy development (02.2005)[3]
  • Award for achievement of the Hleytsman Foundation (12.2004, USA)[3]
  • The memorial sign "Outstanding member of the Orange Revolution."[3]
  • "Person of the Year - 2005" in the category "Public Leader of the Year"

References
  1. "Ozario - Official site of OZARIO Investment". ozario.at.
  2. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №1176/2010". president.gov.ua.
  3. Biography on Vladyslav Kaskiv, Ligations.net (in Ukrainian)
  4. (in Ukrainian) From the Orange Revolution to the search. What you need to know about Kaskiv's career, Ukrayinska Pravda (19 August 2016)
  5. Small biography on Vladyslav Kaskiv, Civil movement "Chesno" (in Ukrainian)
  6. (in Ukrainian) The ex-head of Derzhinvestproekt Kaskiv passed from OPZZh to the Zakarpatye regional council, Ukrayinska Pravda (10 November 2020)
  7. https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ex-head-ukraine-investment-agency-kaskiv-extradited-ukraine-released-bail.html?cn-reloaded=1
  8. nrcu.gov.ua/en/news.html?newsID=63013
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