Valeriya Hontareva
| Valeriya Hontaryeva Валерія Гонтарева | |
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 Valeria Gontareva | |
| 10th Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine | |
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Assumed office 19 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Stepan Kubiv |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 October 1964 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, SSSR |
| Spouse(s) | Married |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater |
Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Kyiv National Economic University |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Profession | Banker |
Valeriya Hontaryeva (Ukrainian: Валерія Гонтарева) (born 20 October 1964 in Dnipropetrovsk) is the current Chairwoman of the National Bank of Ukraine.[1]
Biography
Hontaryeva was born 20 October 1964 in Dnipropetrovsk.[2]
Hontaryeva graduated in 1987 from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and in 1997 from Kyiv National Economic University with a masters degree in Economics.[2] After her 1987 degree she was for two years a junior research fellow at the Ukrainian Centre for Standardization and Metrology, and from 1989 to 1993 Hontaryeva worked as a design engineer in the institute "Hiprostrommashyna".[3] In 1993 Hontaryeva started her career financial institutions and she has held top positions in the Kiev branches of ING Bank and Societe Generale.[2][4] In 1996 she became director of resource management Societe Generale in Ukraine and in 2001 deputy chairman of ING Bank (in 2007 for six months first deputy).[3] During the 2007-2014 she served as s Chairwoman of then Investment Capital Ukraine (ICU now), Kyiv based financial group.
On 19 June 2014 Hontaryeva replaced Stepan Kubiv as Chairwoman of the National Bank of Ukraine.[1] Hontaryeva is the first female to lead the bank.[4]
Hontaryeva is married and has 2 sons;[2] 26-year-old Anton and 14-year-old Nikita.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Ukraine crisis: EU deal to be signed on 27 June". BBC News Online. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 (Ukrainian) Top 10 facts about the new Governor NBU - Valeriya Hontaryeva, Телеканал новин 24 (19 June 2014)
- 1 2 Команда Петра Порошенка. Перші призначення [Team Poroshenko. The first appointment]. Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Ukraine president gets parliament boost for peace plan". The West Australian. Agence France-Presse/Yahoo! News. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ↑ Син глави Нацбанку купається у вині, а донька Яреми полюбляє "селфі" (in Ukrainian). 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
External links
- Official website of the National Bank of Ukraine (Ukrainian) (English)
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| Preceded by Stepan Kubiv |
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine 2014- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |