Alexander Slobodyan

Biography of Alexander Slobodyan

Date of Birth: 21.02.1956

Place of Birth, Education. Born in Ternopil. In 1978, he graduated from the Faculty of Engineering Economics of the Kyiv Technological Institute of Food Industry.

Career. From 1978 to 1980, he worked as an engineer-economist at the sugar factory in Horodok (Chmelnytskyi region).

From 1980 - labor norm engineer, chief engineer of the labor organization and wages department, head of the filling department, head of the laboratory of the scientific organization for labor and management of the Kyiv enterprise "Obolon".

In 1989 he was elected director of the Kyiv Union for the production of beer, soft drinks, and mineral water.

From 1990 to 1998, he was the director of the "Obolon" union and chairman of the board of the joint-stock company "Obolon".

From 1998 to 2002, he was a member of the Ukrainian parliament in the III Parliament. Member of the faction of the Ukrainian People's Party. Member of the parliamentary committee on economic policy, management of the national economy, property, and investments.

From 2002 to 2006, he was a member of the Ukrainian Parliament in the IV Parliament for Viktor Yushchenko's block "Our Ukraine" (No. 7 on the electoral list). Member of the parliamentary committee on economic policy, management of the national economy, property, and investments.

From 2007 to 2012, he was a member of the Ukrainian Parliament in the VI Parliament for the block "Our Ukraine - National Self-Defense" (No. 42 on the list). Member of the parliamentary committee on economic policy.

Since 1997, he has been a member of the People's Movement of Ukraine. Since 1999, he has been the deputy chairman of the Ukrainian People's Party of Yuriy Kostenko.

Until autumn 2012, he was the honorary president of the football club "Obolon" (Kyiv), which plays in the First League of the Ukrainian Championship. Since late 2012, he has been the president of FC "Obolon-Brovar".

Assets. In February 2008, the magazine "Focus" estimated the net worth of the honorary president and co-founder of the joint-stock company "Obolon" at 730 million USD and placed him 32nd in the ranking of the "130 richest people in Ukraine". At the same time, the board of directors of the joint-stock company "Obolon" emphasizes that Slobodyan holds a minority stake in the company, which comprises 6.08% of the shares. The remaining 93.92% are owned by another 1100 minority shareholders.

Slobodyan estimates the value of "Obolon" and its subsidiaries at around 1 billion USD. In 2007, the company increased its market share in the domestic market to 30.1%, making it one of the largest brewery companies in Europe.

Awards. Awarded the Order for Merits in the III-I Class. In December 2008, he ranked 150th in the ranking of the "200 most influential Ukrainians" of the magazine "Focus" (as an active lobbyist for the interests of the brewing industry). A year earlier, he was listed at 154th among the most influential personalities.

Family. Married. He has three children - daughter Viktoria (born 1982), sons Vadym (born 1986) and Oleg (born 1997).

18.02.2022