Valeriya Hontareva

Valeriya Hontaryeva
Валерія Гонтарева

Hontaryeva in 2015
10th Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine
Assumed office
19 June 2014
Preceded by Stepan Kubiv
Personal details
Born (1964-10-20) 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] Anton born in 1988 and Nikita born in 2000.[5]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 (Ukrainian) Top 10 facts about the new Governor NBU - Valeriya Hontaryeva, Телеканал новин 24 (19 June 2014)
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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Business positions
Preceded by
Stepan Kubiv
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
2014-
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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