Kostyantyn Efymenko

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Kostyantyn Efymenko
Костянтин Єфименко
Born (1975-06-26) 26 June 1975 (age 48)
Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
NationalityUkrainian
EducationTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
OccupationBusinessperson
Organization(s)Tribo Ltd. Трібо (Chairman of board of directors), Biofarma Біофарма (President)

Kostyantyn Oleksiyovych Yefymenko (Ukrainian: Костянтин Олексійович Єфименко; born 26 June 1975) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as Minister of Transport and Communications of Ukraine from 11 March to 9 December 2010, as well as First Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine from 23 December 2010 to 15 April 2014. Yefymenko currently serves as president of the Bilyi Bars Ice Hockey Club.

Biography[edit]

In 1992, Kostyantyn Efymenko left the school No. 13 of Bila Tserkva with a silver medal for academic achievements. In 1997, Efymenko graduated at the Economics Faculty of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a degree in 'Accounting and Audit'.[1]

Efymenko is married, has three children – two daughters and a son.[1]

Political activity[edit]

From 2008 to 2009, Yefymenko served as a deputy of the Kyiv Oblast Council as a member of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc faction. He also served on the Bila Tserkva City Council.[2]

On 11 March 2010, Yefymenko was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications of Ukraine, serving in the position until 9 December 2010. After that, from 23 December 2010 to 15 April 2014, Yefymenko served as First Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine.[3][4]

In 2015, Yefymenko ran for mayor of Bila Tserkva, but lost in the second round to Henadiy Dikiy, who got 39.3% of actual votes.[5]

Since 2018, he has been a speaker at major business conferences, including the Business Concentrate, Terrasoft, Business Anatomy, and sessions of the Kyiv International Economic Forum.

Career and business activity[edit]

1995–1996 — Veksel (Ukrainian: Вексель) insurance company;[6]

1997–1998 — Ukrgazprompolis (Ukrainian: Укргазпромполіс) insurance company;[7]

1998–2002 — chairman of the board of Ukrgazprompolis insurance company;[7]

2002–2008 — Deputy Director general for Economic Affairs; Director for Scientific and Technical Affairs; Director for Economic and Accounting policy of UkrTransGaz;[8]

2008–2009 – Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OJSC "Biopharma".[8]

2009—2010 – Director of Ukrtransgaz NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine.[7]

Since 2014 – President of the pharmaceutical company "Biopharma".

Since 2014 – chairman of the board of directors of the Tribo Group of Companies.

Since 2017 – chief operating officer of "Biopharma".[7]

Biofarma[edit]

Since 2014, Konstantin Yefimenko has been the president of the pharmaceutical company Biopharma, a Ukrainian company specializing in the development and production of immunobiological drugs from human donor plasma. The company is among the top 10 largest Ukrainian manufacturers in the industry.[9]

In 2019, a new Biopharma plasma processing plant was opened in Bila Tserkva worth of $75 million investments.[10]

In December 2019, Biopharma sold part of the company to the German pharmaceutical manufacturer STADA.[11][12][13]

In 2020, Biopharma is focused on combating the COVID-19 pandemic.[14][15]

Tribo[edit]

Kostyantyn Efymenko is also a Chairman of board of directors of Tribo Ltd. Tribo is the official supplier of original spare parts for MAZ, KrAZ and BelAZ plants. The UK-based subsidiary Tribo Rail supplies products to European markets and works with Siemens, Bombardier, Alston and other well-known manufacturers in the field of railway technology.[16]

The production line includes more than 800 products for such industrial groups as rail transport, trucks, agricultural and special equipment, industrial equipment.[17]

Social activities and charity[edit]

In 2011, Kostyantyn Efymenko established the charitable foundation in Bila Tserkva. The Foundation implements and supports socio-cultural, educational, health caring, historical, tourist and other programs related to the city's life and development.[18]

In 2011–2013, archeological excavations were carried out on the Castle Hill at the expense of the Konstantin Yefimenko Charitable Foundation. They took place in three stages: the first section – for the transfer of the monument to Yaroslav the Wise, the second – for the construction of a religious building, and the third – for the museification of the foundations (one and a half apses) of the ancient temple of the thirteenth century. The found artifacts were transferred to the Bila Tserkva Museum of Local Lore, and later will be placed in the lower church, where it is planned to equip the museum of the findings of the Castle Hill.[19]

The Kostyantyn Yefimenko Foundation finances the work of coaches, uniforms, equipment and classes at the White Leopard Ice Arena are free for children from the figure skating and hockey sections of Bila Tserkva CYSS "Zmina", where more than 200 young people from Bila Tserkva are engaged.[20][21]

The charity fund successfully implements a number of social projects aimed at supporting the most vulnerable segments of the population: "Academy of Pensioners", "Help to have a child", "Start of Hope", "Spartakiad", nominal scholarships for the best students.[22][23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "CoVIg-19 PLASMA ALLIANCE". www.covig-19plasmaalliance.org. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ Єфименко Костянтин Олексійович, Golos.ua, 12 February 2013.
  3. ^ Екс-міністр транспорту і зв'язку К.Єфименко призначений першим заступником міністра інфраструктури, РБК-Україна, 23 грудня 2010.
  4. ^ Екс-міністр транспорту і зв'язку К.Єфименко призначений першим заступником міністра інфраструктури, RBK-Ukrayina, 23 December 2010.
  5. ^ На виборах мера Білої Церкви переміг представник «Самопомочі» Дикий // UNIAN, 17 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Гордість колегіуму – 2017". Благодійний фонд Костянтина Єфименка. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "Ефименко Константин". LIGA. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Льодова арена "Білий Барс" м. Біла Церква – Головна сторінка". Lodova-arena.ucoz.ua.
  9. ^ "Костянтин Єфименко – президент компанії Biopharma". Biopharma. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  10. ^ "ДонорUA. Здай кров – врятуй життя!". ДонорUA (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Немецкая компания купит часть фармбизнеса Ефименко и Хмельницкого". LIGA (in Russian). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Украинскую Biopharma покупает немецкая группа компаний STADA". www.ukrinform.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  13. ^ "ANNUAL INVESTMENTS OF PHARM COMPANY BIOPHARMA IS $15–20 MLN – CO-OWNER". Ukraine open for business. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Церемонія відкриття заводу-фракціонатора Biopharma 20 вер 2019 – YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  15. ^ "STADA Arzneimittel AG – Your Partner in Health". STADA. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Ефименко Константин Алексеевич". LB.ua. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  17. ^ Presentation (pdf-file) on the company's website
  18. ^ "Про фонд". www.efimenko.org. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Розкопки на Замковій горі у 2011–2012 роках. Звіт інституту археології". www.efimenko.org. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  20. ^ . 23 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160423095905/http://bc-rada.gov.ua/sites/default/files/2016/161312_gr_tk_org.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ^ "Костянтин Буценко: "Хокей – це моє життя"". Благодійний фонд Костянтина Єфименка. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Програми та проекти фонду". www.efimenko.org. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Гордість колегіуму – 2017". Благодійний фонд Костянтина Єфименка. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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