Boris Lozhkin
Boris Lozhkin | |
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Борис Ложкін | |
| File:Boris Lozhkin111.jpg Lozhkin in 2011 | |
| Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine | |
| In office 10 June 2014 – 29 August 2016 | |
| President | Petro Poroshenko |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Pashynskyi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ihor Rainin |
| President of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine | |
| Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress | |
| First Vice-President of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 23, 1971 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
Boris Yevhenovych Lozhkin (Ukrainian: Борис Євгенович Ложкін; born October 23, 1971) is a Ukrainian businessperson and philanthropist.[1] He is the President of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine,[2] Vice-president of the World Jewish Congress,[3] First Vice-president of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress.[4]
Business activity
[edit | edit source]He founded a small media company in 1994. It eventually grew into one of the largest multimedia businesses in Eastern Europe. UMH Group's portfolio encompassed internet, radio, and print, including the local rights to Forbes and Vogue.[5][6] It was the first and only Ukrainian media group to be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.[7] The company, which had been valued at around $400 million, was sold in 2013.[8][9]
Public activity
[edit | edit source]In 2016, Boris resumed his entrepreneurial activities and expanded his philanthropic efforts. He has been focusing high-growth investments in Ukraine and internationally. He also served for a year as the pro bono Secretary of the National Investment Council to attract foreign investment in Ukraine.[10]
Lozhkin was elected President of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine in 2018,[11] and appointed vice-president of the World Jewish Congress.[12][non-primary source needed]
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