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]
Boris Lozhkin | |
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Борис Ложкін | |
 Lozhkin in 2011 | |
| 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 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Ukrainian jew |
Business activity
editHe 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
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ ""Kyivpost":Lozhkin, Pyvovarsky to jointly launch investment business". July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Official site of JCU".
- ^ "Official site of WJC".
- ^ "Official site of EAJC". Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Forbes to launch Ukraine edition". September 2010.
- ^ "Ukraine's UMH Group to Publish Local Vogue Edition". Bloomberg.
- ^ "UMH Group has become the first Ukrainian media company with the shares listed on international stock exchanges". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Ukrainian Tycoon Buys Magazine That Investigated Him". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Top 10 M&A deals in Ukraine for the first half of 2013. Forbes.ua". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ "President invited American business to Ukraine: Now is the right time and place to invest".
- ^ Borys Lozhkin became the president of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine, UNIAN (May 25, 2018)
- ^ "Borys Lozhkin has become the Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress".
