Hennadii Korban
Korban, Gennadiy (Ukrainian: Геннадий Олегович Корбан) (born May 24, 1970 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) – - Ukrainian businessman, expert in the exchanging trade and mergers and acquisitions, patron of the Jewish community, collector of modern and contemporary art.
Gennadiy Korban was born on May 24, 1970, in Dnepropetrovsk in a family of engineers.
In 1997 he graduated from the Dnepropetrovsk Mining Institute, as "economist".
Professional activities
In the period of 1990 – 1991, after his discharge from the Army, Korban worked as a broker on the Moscow Stock Exchange "Center Alliance" and Russian Commodity Exchange.
In 1992, Korban founded the brokerage office "Ukraine" in Dnepropetrovsk.
In 1994, Korban founded the OJSC IC "Slavutych Capital". Since 2001 he had been a Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the OJSC IC "Slavutych Capital", that was later abolished.
From 2001 to 2010 – he was a Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OJSC "Southern Mining".
In 2005, Korban became a member of the Supervisory Board of Ukrainian oil and gas producer company "Ukrnafta", which owns more than 86 % of oil, 28 % of condensate and 16 % of gas of the total production of hydrocarbons in Ukraine.
Since 2009 - Member of the Supervisory Board of the company "Ukrtatnafta".
In 2011 - resigned from the Supervisory Board of "Ukrnafta" and the Supervisory Board of "Ukrtatnafta".
Currently Gennadiy Korban invests in hospitality and commercial office properties. In particular, in September 2013, Gennadiy Korban owned LLC "Budinvest" signed a letter of intent with an international hotel operator InterContinental Hotels Group on the development of network brands in Kiev - Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suits. Korban’s company will manage those objects, the amount of investment in the construction will be $30-40 million. [1].
Gennadiy Korban is an expert in the field of exchanging trade. №1 specialist in Ukraine in the sphere of "mergers and acquisitions".
Forbes-Ukraine Magazine estimated the current financial standing of Mr. Korban in $ 153 million [2].
Public Activities
Gennadiy Korban is a member of the Dnepropetrovsk Jewish community Board of Trustees, the patron of the Krivoy Rog Jewish community. Korban strongly supports the revival and development of Jewish life in Krivoy Rog. He financed the construction of the kindergarten "Beit Alon Ganey Korban" and a sports complex for children. [3], [4].
Collecting
Gennadiy Korban is collector of modern and contemporary art. In his collection there are works of Gustav Klimt, Damien Hirst, Egon Schiele, Alexey Yavlensky , Tamara de Lempicka, Takashi Murakami, Andreas Gursky, Yayoi Kusama, Banksy and others. [5].
Titles
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk;
- Patron of the Jewish community of Krivoy Rog.
Links
- ^ InterContinental has signed a letter of intent with Gennady Korban’s company to manage the hotel in Kiev, information agency UNIAN, September, 26, 2013
- ^ Top-100 the richest Ukrainians 2013 - Gennadiy Korban, site of the Forbes-Ukraine magazine, October, 15, 2013
- ^ Well Known Jewish Businessman Gennadiy Korban Financed the Construction of a Kindergarten, by Devid Kraig, GoArticles, October 02, 2013
- ^ Space to Grow for Krivoy Rog Children, by Rena Greenberg, official website of Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarter, January 23, 2012
- ^ Gennadiy Korban: I would like to show my collection to the public in the future, project Art Setus Age, October, 2013