Oleksandr Hranovskyi (businessman)

Oleksandr Hranovskyi (born July 31, 1972, in Uman, Ukraine), is a Ukrainian businessperson, shareholder at Vertex United.^[1]

Education

Odesa University, Faculty of Law.
National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine^[2]

Business

As of 1 July 2014^[update], Oleksandr Hranovskyi is a co-owner of Vertex United, holding company managing the following assets:^[3]

Finance: PJSC “FinBank”.
Hotel business (4-5-star hotels): President Hotel, Bristol Hotel, Londonskaya Hotel, other hospitality objects.^[4]

Controversy

Oleksandr was reported to have been arrested in the month of December 2022, for being "suspected of creating organized criminal group (OCG) together with businessman Borys Kaufman in Odesa."^[5] This occurred about 48 hours after he was tried in absentia.^[6]

Finances

Oleksandr Hranovskyi four times fell into the rating of the "Focus" magazine "200 richest people of Ukraine" (in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).

According to the results of 2013, Oleksandr Hranovskyi's estate was valued at 87.5 million dollars.^[7]

Activity timeline

Activity
Entrepreneurial
1993	Chief commercial officer, chief construction officer, Evas (Odessa).
1997	Co-founder and CEO, Odessa-based Montazhgorstroi.
1998	Co-founder of VIP Odessa and trading house Kashtan
2001	“Businessman of the Year” in Odessa (People’s Choice Award 2001). Vice-president, Football Federation of Ukraine (until 2012).
2002	Transfer of business assets to the management of Hennadiy Hranovskyi, Oleksandr Hranovskyi's father.
2006	Development of Trading House “Myagkov” in Russia. Forming of logistics center and federal distribution.
2008	Change of business strategy. Sale of “Myagkov” trademark and Trading House “Myagkov” to a large Russian producer – “Sinergiya” concern – with further IPO. Sale of “Odesa Plant of Sparkling Wines” (“Odesa”, “L’Odessika” and “HenryRederer” trademarks) to an international Italian company GruppoCampari. Creation of Vertex United in partnership with Boris Kaufman, 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.
Political
2002–2006	People's deputy of Ukraine elected to the 4th Verkhovna Rada from Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united), member of Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee.

He was not elected in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election after losing his constituency in Kharkiv with 15% of the votes.^[8]

References

^ "Борис Кауфман" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
^ "Досье: Александр Грановский. Reporter.com.ua". Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
^ Azran, Aran. "Ukrainian businessman Oleksandr Hranovskyi buying Willi-Food". Haaretz.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014. Ukrainian businessman Oleksandr Hranovskyi said... he is buying a majority stake in Willi-Food...
^ Peretz, Peretz (3 March 2014). "Oleksandr Hranovskyi's Emblaze Buying Control Of Willi-Food Investments For £45.8 Million". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014.
^ Zubkova, Dasha (2022-12-08). "Court Arrests Businessman And Ex-MP Hranovskyi And Set UAH 124 Million Bail". ukranews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
^ "The court arrested the former MP from Poroshenkoʼs party Oleksandr Hranovskyi in absentia". babel.ua. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
^ "Александр Грановский — Совладелец концерна «Оверлайн», Фокус, 30.03.2012". Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
^ "Кулаками после драки. Проигравшие кандидаты о выборах на Харьковщине". Retrieved 2020-04-18.

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[1] "Борис Кауфман" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2014-09-09.

[2] "Досье: Александр Грановский. Reporter.com.ua". Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-03-23.

[3] Azran, Aran. "Ukrainian businessman Oleksandr Hranovskyi buying Willi-Food". Haaretz.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014. Ukrainian businessman Oleksandr Hranovskyi said... he is buying a majority stake in Willi-Food...

[4] Peretz, Peretz (3 March 2014). "Oleksandr Hranovskyi's Emblaze Buying Control Of Willi-Food Investments For £45.8 Million". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014.

[5] Zubkova, Dasha (2022-12-08). "Court Arrests Businessman And Ex-MP Hranovskyi And Set UAH 124 Million Bail". ukranews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-02.

[6] "The court arrested the former MP from Poroshenkoʼs party Oleksandr Hranovskyi in absentia". babel.ua. Retrieved 2023-01-02.

[:1-7] "Александр Грановский — Совладелец концерна «Оверлайн», Фокус, 30.03.2012". Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2019-03-23.

[8] "Кулаками после драки. Проигравшие кандидаты о выборах на Харьковщине". Retrieved 2020-04-18.

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