Boris Kaufman (businessman)

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Boris Kaufman (November 25, 1973; Odessa, Ukraine) – Ukrainian businessperson, stakeholder at Vertex United.

Education

Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Faculty of Law.

Business

As of July 1, 2014, Boris Kaufman has been an owner of Vertex United uniting several business lines: ^[1]

Hotel business (4-5-star hotels): President Hotel, Bristol Hotel, Londonskaya Hotel, other hospitality objects.^[2]
Finance: PJSC “FinBank”.
Investment and development projects: activities across various sectors of economy; project “Focus”: magazines “Focus”, “Focus. Krasivaya Strana”, website focus.ua.

Entrepreneurial Activity

1995 Development of a catering business on cruise ships "Olivia", "Shota Rustaveli", and "Taras Shevchenko".

1997 Creation of a shipping company "K&0". Acquisition of "Olivia" and "Shota Rustaveli" liners.

2000 "Olivia" sold to an international company.

2001 "Shota Rustaveli" sold to an American company Global Marketing Systems.

2001 Head of the Supervisory Board of CJSC “First Distillery”. Creation of “Myagkov” brand. Within 4 month after market launch, “Myagkov” gained 5,5% of Ukrainian market in mid-price segment, making it to the top-3 leading producers.

2002 President at “Overline” corporation, uniting assets of several companies – “First Distillery”, “Odessa Plant of Sparkling Wines” (“Odessa” and “L’Odessika” trademarks), “Izmail Winery” (“Izmail” trademark), Trading House GoldenLine, farming company “Izmail”. At its height, concern’s produce was exported to 20 countries worldwide.

2003 Named “Entrepreneur of the Year” during “Person of the Year 2003” Awards, held by the social fund “Dzvony Maibutnyogo”.

2003 Became shareholder at JSC “FinBank”.

2004 Creation of Trading House “Myagkov” in Russia. Forming of logistics center and federal distribution.

2008 Sale of “Myagkov” trademark and Trading House “Myagkov” to a large Russian producer – “Sinergiya” concern – with further IPO.

2008 Sale of “Odessa Plant of Sparkling Wines” (“Odessa”, “L’Odessika” and “HenryRederer” trademarks) to an international Italian company GruppoCampari.

2008 Creation of Vertex United in partnership with Alexander Granovskyi, which united assets across several business lines: hotels – (4-5-star hotels): President Hotel, Bristol Hotel, Londonskaya Hotel, other hospitality objects; assets of JSC “FinBank”; investment and development assets – magazines “Focus”, “Focus. Krasivaya Strana”, website focus.ua.^[3]

Financial Standing

Forbes Magazine, 2011: 85th position, $116 million.^[4]

Family

Married, has three kids

References

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