Ruslan Shostak
Ruslan Shostak | |
|---|---|
Руслан Шостак | |
 Ruslan Shostak | |
| Born | March 20, 1973 |
| Citizenship | Ukraine |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Owner, retail chain EVA Owner, retail chain VARUS |
| Children | 2 |
Ruslan Stanislavovych Shostak (Ukrainian: Руслан Станіславович Шостак; born March 20, 1973, Dnipro) is a Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist, founder and co-owner of the national retail chains EVA and VARUS. He is involved in the development of businesses in field such as real estate, car imports, and wholesaling. He is rated among the top 100 richest people in Ukraine. In 2022, he founded and develops the Ruslan Shostak Charitable Foundation.
Biography[edit]
Ruslan Shostak was born on March 20, 1973, in Dnipro. As a schoolboy, Shostak was engaged in commerce in the field of consumer goods (food, cosmetics).[1] In 1992, he became one of the founders and managers of the Baby Food Association, the producer (Karapuz and Malyatko brands) and importer of baby food in Ukraine. In 2000–2003, he was the CEO and co-owner of Negociant, which owned The Pik supermarket chain. In 1999, he graduated from the Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture with a degree in Business Economics, qualification as an economist.[2][3]
In November 2002, he founded and became the CEO of RUSH (a perfume and cosmetics retail chain of EVA stores) and OMEGA (a grocery retail chain of VARUS supermarkets).[4][5] In 2019, the turnover of the VARUS and EVA chains exceeded $1 billion.[6][7]
As of 2020, Shostak was the owner or co-owner of the following companies:[8] LLC "RUSH" — a national retail chain of EVA drogerie stores; OMEGA LLC — national chain of grocery supermarkets VARUS; Athena Group LLC - wholesale trade, contract logistics and foreign trade; KRAYTEX-Service LLC — wholesale trade. Shostak also participates in the development of businesses related to construction and real estate management, import and sale of cars.[9]
In 2022, he founded the Ruslan Shostak Charitable Foundation, which specializes in helping the Ukrainian Defense Forces and victims of the Russian-Ukrainian war. It is engaged in the evacuation of orphans from Ukraine during the war — within the framework of the project "Childhood without War"[10][11] and the purchase and supply of wheeled vehicles for the needs of the defenders of Ukraine, its service — within the framework of the project HEROYCAR.[12][13]
Shostak is married. He has a daughter and a son.
Wealth[edit]
Rating of the magazine Focus: 2014 — 99th place, $43 million; 2015 — 86th place, $50 million; 2016 — 68th place, $85 million; 2017 — 66th place, $98 million; 2018 — 42nd place, $195 million[14]
Rating of Novoe Vremya: 2018 - 58th place, $107 million[15]
Rating of Korrespondent magazine: 2018 - 45th place, $136 million[16]
Rating of Forbes Ukraine: 2014 — 93rd place, $71 million; 2015 — 78th place, $43 million; 2016 — 69th place, $60 million[17] 2021 — 87th place, $140 million[18]
Awards[edit]
- Order of Merit, III degree (Ukraine, August 23, 2022) — for significant personal merits in strengthening interstate cooperation, support for state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, significant contribution to the popularization of the Ukrainian state in the world.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rules of Millionaires. Ruslan Shostak, co-owner of Varus and EVA retail chains". retailers.ua (in Russian). 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "10 thousand steps with the team". nv.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Shostak Ruslan". retailers.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Shostak Ruslan Stanislavovych". bp.ubr.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Ruslan SHOSTAK, co-owner of EVA chain and VARUS supermarkets". Trademaster. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ Nahorskyi, Viktor (2019-06-19). "Ruslan Shostak, EVA and Varus: Our goal is to be in the top 500 global companies". Association of Retailers of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ Cherniavska, Iryna (2019-12-09). "In the last three years, investments in EVA network amounted to UAH 800 million". Investory News (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Ruslan Shostak: In life, you have to pay for everything". Investory News (in Ukrainian). 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Cherniavska, Iryna (2019-07-02). "Ruslan Shostak: In life, you have to pay for everything" (in Ukrainian). Investory. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ Boyko, Ivan (2023-02-28). "The Ruslan Shostak Foundation raised 3.9 million euros for the evacuation and maintenance of orphans from Ukraine in Turkey during the war" (in Ukrainian). UNIAN. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ Markovska-Buleyko, Mariya (2022-09-28). "Childhood without war. How children from the frontline regions are evacuated to Turkey" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian truth. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ ""HeroyCar" project: how philanthropists provide defenders of Ukraine with cars" (in Ukrainian). Dim. 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "A single platform for providing the Armed Forces with cars has appeared in Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). UkrInform. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "100 richest people in Ukraine. The full list". FOCUS (in Russian). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Who is the richest in Ukraine. Rating of TOP-100 of Novoe Vremya". nv.ua. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "100 richest. Korrespondent's rating". ua.korrespondent.net (in Russian). 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Forbes Richest Ukrainians 2014". OUR MONEY (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "Forbes Ranking 2021 - TOP-100 richest people in Ukraine". inventure.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine №595/2022 — On awarding state awards of Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine official website. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
External links[edit]
- "Shostak Ruslan Stanislavovich". LB.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- "Companies owned by Ruslan Shostak" (in Ukrainian). OpenDataBot. Retrieved 2023-09-27.