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Oleksandr Yaroslavsky (born December 5, 1959 in Mariupol

Mariupol

Mariupol , formerly known as Zhdanov , is a port city in southeastern Ukraine. It is located on the coast of the Azov Sea, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Mariupol is the largest city in Priazovye - a geographical region around Azov Sea, divided by Russia and Ukraine - and is also a popular sea...

) is an Ukrainian

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

businessman. President of FC Metalist Kharkiv

FC Metalist Kharkiv

FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top...

, co-owner of UkrSibbank

UkrSibbank

«UkrSibbank» - full name Public joint-stock company “UkrSibbank”. It was registered on June 18, 1990. As of today, JSC «UkrSibbank» is the third largest bank of Ukraine, the second among foreign-owned banks, and acts as a financial supermarket....

and president of Development Construction Holding (DCH). According to Ukrainian and East European mass-media one of the richest people in Ukraine.

Success Story

Included in the top 15 of the most affluent and influential people of Ukraine according to «Correspondent», and «Kiev Post». In 2010 Member of the Advisory Board of investors for the President of Ukraine http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=173%2F2011%20%D0%A7%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%20%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%20%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2.

The founder of one of the oldest and most powerful financial-industrial groups in the country - until 2007 DCH. The group includes companies in such sectors as finance, industry and construction. In addition, DCH includes FC «Metalist»

FC Metalist Kharkiv

http://www.metalist.ua/.

Under his guidance the club established a record of Ukraine, 5 years in a row having won bronze medals in the national championship. On June 21, in Kharkiv was celebrated the 5th «bronze», which was attended by 35,000 fans http://metalist.ua/gallery/13/32/841.html. During this period, FC Metalist participated in the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

(since 2010 - the Europa League)

Activities

DCH group focuses on social investment. Even before the decision to host the Euro 2012 in the Ukraine and Poland, Oleksander Yaroslavskiy has started the modernization program for the sports infrastructure of Kharkiv

Kharkiv

Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...

- the reconstruction of the etalist Stadium] and other objects of life FC Metalist Kharkiv

FC Metalist Kharkiv

http://www.metalist.ua/. The total amount of Oleksander Yaroslavskiy`s social investment in Kharkiv`s preparation for Euro-2012 http://www.dch.com.ua/ua/euro2012/ - $ 288.9 million. These investments went to:

Reconstruction of the Metalist Stadium
Metalist Stadium
Oblast Sports Complex "Metalist" , commonly known as Metalist Stadium , is a multi-use stadium in Kharkov, Ukraine. It is currently used chiefly for football matches and is the home of FC Metalist Kharkiv...

state-private partnership with a 30% share of Oleksander Yaroslavskiy). The stadium opened on December 5, 2009 http://www.unian.net/rus/news/news-350521.html http://sport.bigmir.net/gallery/football/1315 http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/ru/news/196/47486.

Reconstruction of the International Airport "Kharkiv" (state-private partnership with a 50% share of Oleksander Yaroslavskiy). Under the project, the state finances the reconstruction of the airfield, Oleksander Yaroslavskiy finances construction and reconstruction of the terminal, an accomplishment of adjoining territory, etc. On August 28, 2010 with the participation of President Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...

was opened the first new terminal of international airport "Kharkiv" http://korrespondent.net/euro/1110952-v-harkove-sostoyalos-otkrytie-novogo-terminala-aeroporta. This is the first private air terminal in Ukraine, first put into operation "aircraft" object of Euro 2012 and the first terminal that was built "from scratch" in the last 25 years. On September 26, 2011 was opened the renovated the old airport terminal (the historic building of mid-twentieth century). UEFA President Michel Platini
Michel Platini
Michel François Platini is a former French football player, manager and current president of UEFA. Platini was a member of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the top goalscorer and voted the best player. He participated in the 1978, 1982...

cut a symbolic red ribbon. Updated terminal has a capacity of 250 persons per hour. In 2011 it is planned to commission a temporary terminal, which will receive fans.
Construction of the first Kharkiv 5* hotel Kharkiv Palace. (100% investment of Oleksander Yaroslavskiy) http://www.unian.net/rus/news/news-424399.html. The opening is scheduled for December 5, 2011. During the Euro 2012 there will be accommodated the target group (UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

'family'). Here will be UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

HQ in Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...

http://kharkov.comments.ua/news/2011/03/04/165032.html
Building a modern training ground of FC «Metalist»
FC Metalist Kharkiv
FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top...

, which during the Euro 2012 will be a training camp for one of the participating teams (100% investment of Oleksander Yaroslavskiy).
Building the Children's Football Academy (100% investment of Oleksander Yaroslavskiy). During the preparation and hosting of Euro 2012 it will be used as the Volunteer Center UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

in Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...

http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/ru/news/192/47646/.
Reconstruction of Dynamo Stadium
Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv)
Dynamo Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine was most recently the home of FC Kharkiv, an association football club.-History:The stadium was built in 1931 and was used by teams from Kharkiv in the Soviet Championship, including FC Dynamo Kharkiv and FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv.The stadium was damaged during...

, object of Euro 2012 in Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...

(100% investment of Oleksander Yaroslavskiy http://www.soccer.ru/news/245822.shtml.

Back in February 2011, Yaroslavskiy had something to report on to President of Ukraine

Viktor Yanukovych

Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...

: Preparation for the Euro 2012 moved fast enough.

Political activity

In 2002-2006 - People's deputy Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Verkhovna Rada

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...

of IV convocation fot the Party of Greens of Ukraine

Party of Greens of Ukraine

The Party of Greens of Ukraine is a Ukrainian political green party founded in 1990 and registered in May 1991.The party is a successor of the Green World Association and under that name participated in the Ukrainian parliamentary elections of 1990 as part of the Democratic Bloc...

. Out of politics since 2006. At the same time, according to the results of sociological research, Kharkiv citizens would like to see him as a mayor of the city http://news.kh.ua/kharkov/21815-kak-pokazal-opros-xarkovchane-aktivno-pojdut-na.html.

Has a number of national awards and awards of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. A well-known philanthropist, financed charitable projects, including supporting the activities of the fund "Rіdny Dim"

Charity

In October 2010, Oleksander Yaroslavskiy and Dmytro Firtash

Dmytro Firtash

Dmytro Firtash is a Ukrainian businessman and billionaire .Firtash first steps in business where in in the food industry in the early 1990s before moving into gas trading....

(owner of DF Group) entered the history of Ukrainian philanthropy, once purchasing the most expensive item during the existence of an auction in Ukraine. This is a painting by Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst

Damien Steven Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. He is the most prominent member of the group known as the Young British Artists , who dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s. He is internationally renowned, and is reportedly Britain's richest living artist,...

(UK) "In Love", which businessmen purchased for 1.75 million euro at a charity dinner thrown by Elena Pinchuk

Elena Pinchuk

Elena Pinchuk is the daughter of Ukrainian second president Leonid Kuchma, founder of ANTIAIDS Foundation, Head of Directors Board in StarLightMedia.- Biography :...

ANTIAIDS Foundation

The Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation is the first and only charity foundation in Ukraine, that is functioning thank to private funds. Main aim of the Foundation is to control the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ukraine.- History :...

. Money fund raised for painting, went to the expansion of the joint project of "ANTIAIDS"

ANTIAIDS Foundation

with the Clinton Foundation in Ukraine

In January 2011, Oleksander Yaroslavskiy, along with Viktor Pinchuk

Viktor Pinchuk

Victor Pinchuk is a Jewish-Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist. Forbes ranked him # 336 on the list of the wealthiest people in the world, with a fortune of $3.3 billion...

was co-organizer of Ukrainian Lunch in Davos

Davos

Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...

, which was attended by President Viktor Yanukovych

Viktor Yanukovych

Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...

He is known for friendly relations with Oleg Deripaska

Oleg Deripaska

Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska is the Russian Chief executive officer of Basic Element company and a member of the Board of Directors and CEO of United Company RUSAL, a Russian aluminium industry company...

and Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich

Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich is a Russian businessman and the main owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC.In 2003, Abramovich was named Person of the Year by Expert, a Russian business magazine. He shared this title with Mikhail Khodorkovsky...

. Together with the representative of the famous dynasty of Agnelli John Elkanah

Gianni Agnelli

Giovanni Agnelli , better known as Gianni Agnelli , was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce, and 16.5% of its industrial investment in research...

implements the project development of youth football http://sport.segodnya.ua/football/823005.html.

Assets

In early March 2011 the owner of the holding DCH Oleksander Yaroslavskiy sold OJSC Azot (city of Cherkasy) http://www.dch.com.ua/en/press-center/archive/release/2011/03/news_839.html to owner ofGroup DF Dmytro Firtash

Dmytro Firtash

Dmytro Firtash is a Ukrainian businessman and billionaire .Firtash first steps in business where in in the food industry in the early 1990s before moving into gas trading....

. The sum remains undisclosed, but at the same time, Oleksander Yaroslavskiy said that he was "satisfied". According to experts, it was $ 800 million

Earlier, on February 25, 2011, a group of DCH completed the sale of LLC "Merefa Glass Company» http://www.dch.com.ua/en/press-center/archive/release/2011/02/news_838.html. The new owner of the company is a Turkish company Trkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. (Sisecam) on behalf of the controlling company Balsand BV. The deal amounted to about EUR 32 million based on an assessment of the company, based on the total value of the enterprise http://www.expert.ua/articles/16/0/8645/.

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