Ruslan Shostak Explained

Ruslan Shostak
Native Name Lang:uk
Birth Date:1973 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Dnipro, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship:Ukraine
Known For:Owner, retail chain EVA
Owner, retail chain VARUS
Occupation:Businessman
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

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]

In 2023, assets managed and co-owned by Ruslan Shostak were merged into Tervin Corporation. 30 thousand people work in 17 companies united in the corporation.[14] [15] The corporation included all Ruslan Shostak's businesses, in particular in the field of food retail and drug store goods, development and auto business.

Shostak is married. He has a daughter and a son.

Wealth

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[16]

Rating of Novoe Vremya: 2018 - 58th place, $107 million[17]

Rating of Korrespondent magazine: 2018 - 45th place, $136 million[18]

Rating of Forbes Ukraine: 2014 — 93rd place, $71 million; 2015 — 78th place, $43 million; 2016 — 69th place, $60 million[19] 2021 — 87th place, $140 million[20]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rules of Millionaires. Ruslan Shostak, co-owner of Varus and EVA retail chains. retailers.ua. 2015-04-23 . 2023-09-27 . ru.
  2. Web site: 10 thousand steps with the team. nv.ua. 2023-09-27. ru.
  3. Web site: Shostak Ruslan. retailers.ua. 2023-09-27. ru.
  4. Web site: Shostak Ruslan Stanislavovych . bp.ubr.ua . 2023-09-27 . ru.
  5. Web site: Ruslan SHOSTAK, co-owner of EVA chain and VARUS supermarkets. 2012-11-16 . 2023-09-27. Trademaster.
  6. Web site: Ruslan Shostak, EVA and Varus: Our goal is to be in the top 500 global companies . Association of Retailers of Ukraine. 2019-06-19. Viktor . Nahorskyi . 2023-09-27. uk-UA.
  7. Web site: In the last three years, investments in EVA network amounted to UAH 800 million. Investory News. Iryna . Cherniavska . 2019-12-09. 2023-09-27. uk.
  8. Web site: Ruslan Shostak: In life, you have to pay for everything. Investory News. 2019-07-02. 2020-01-18. uk.
  9. Web site: Ruslan Shostak: In life, you have to pay for everything . Investory . Iryna . Cherniavska . 2019-07-02. 2023-09-27 . uk.
  10. Web site: The Ruslan Shostak Foundation raised 3.9 million euros for the evacuation and maintenance of orphans from Ukraine in Turkey during the war. UNIAN . Ivan . Boyko . 2023-02-28. 2023-09-27 . uk.
  11. Web site: Childhood without war. How children from the frontline regions are evacuated to Turkey . Ukrainian truth . Mariya . Markovska-Buleyko . 2022-09-28. 2023-09-27 . uk.
  12. Web site: "HeroyCar" project: how philanthropists provide defenders of Ukraine with cars . Dim . 2023-04-03 . 2023-09-27 . uk.
  13. Web site: A single platform for providing the Armed Forces with cars has appeared in Ukraine . UkrInform . 2023-03-09 . 2023-09-27 . uk.
  14. Web site: Terwin Group . European Business Association . 2024-07-14 .
  15. Web site: Co-owner of EVA and VARUS Ruslan Shostak revealed the details of the creation of Tervin Corporation . Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centers . 2023-10-30 . 2024-07-14 . uk.
  16. Web site: 100 richest people in Ukraine. The full list. FOCUS. 15 April 2019 . 2023-09-27. ru.
  17. Web site: Who is the richest in Ukraine. Rating of TOP-100 of Novoe Vremya. nv.ua. 2020-01-20.
  18. Web site: 100 richest. Korrespondent's rating. ua.korrespondent.net. 2018-10-25 . 2023-09-27. ru.
  19. Web site: Forbes Richest Ukrainians 2014. OUR MONEY. 2020-01-18. uk.
  20. Web site: Forbes Ranking 2021 - TOP-100 richest people in Ukraine. inventure.com.ua. 2021-09-30. ru.
  21. Web site: Decree of the President of Ukraine №595/2022 — On awarding state awards of Ukraine . President of Ukraine official website . 2022-08-22. 2023-09-27 . uk.