Sergey Vitalievich Kurchenko is a former Ukrainian businessman who was on the list of the richest people in the country. A young, previously unknown person from a poor family in just a few years of work has earned huge capital, becoming a billionaire. Many believe that such a career as a businessman is simply impossible without the support of influential people in the country.
After the overthrow of power by Viktor Yanukovych, he fled from Ukraine, as the investigation began on the theft of huge funds of the state-owned enterprise Ukrgasvydobuvannya. He, like some other wealthy people who got rich in a short time with the support of the “sharks" of the business, raised untold wealth in a not entirely legal way.
The article presents the biography of Sergey Kurchenko, tells where the young man from a simple Kharkov family of an engineer began his brilliant path to success, where he studied in childhood and adolescence. Although still few people know how to break into the business Olympus of such a large country as Ukraine, Kurchenko succeeded. He says that in order to achieve his goal, you need to work hard, but many understand that this, unfortunately, is not enough.
Young years
Sergey Kurchenko was born in Kharkov in late September 1985. Both the mother and father of the future oligarch worked as simple engineers and lived on the average salary of employees. My grandmother worked as a cleaner, and after the birth of the boy she stayed at home and looked after Seryozha. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Sergei's father began entrepreneurial activities, so that the family became more wealthy.
Studied Sergei Kurchenko at school number 122 in Kharkov. According to the recollections of teachers and classmates, the boy grew a little reserved and studied not too well, although estrangement from other children was his choice. He did not give himself an insult, he knew how to defend his opinion without fists, although he studied karate in his school years.
Teachers note that Sergei was not very emotional. He answered any comments with restraint or silently listened to the teacher.
Start of work
Already from the age of 15, Sergey Kurchenko got a job at Expogaz. The guy started by working as a simple courier and in just a couple of years he already held a prominent post in the company. At the same time as a young man, he studied at the Polytechnic University of Kharkov, where he received a bachelor's degree. The chosen specialty is called "Accounting and Auditing".
Immediately after graduation, the guy raised his education in another institution, this time - at the National Law Academy. I. Wise, already in Kiev. Deepening his knowledge of law, Sergey Kurchenko soon opened his own business, having accumulated decent capital on several successfully completed real estate projects and in the construction business.
Career heyday
In 2009, Kurchenko organized the company "Gas Ukraine", which is actively engaged in the sale of liquefied natural gas in Ukraine and abroad. Gradually opened gas stations owned by the company, both in the country and in Western Europe.
Over time, the company has accumulated huge capital and has become one of the leaders in this segment of the Ukrainian economy. The tycoon’s vigorous activity did not stop there. Sergey Kurchenko taught for some time at the Department of Civil Law Relations at Kharkov University of Internal Affairs. Then he became the owner of Kharkiv Metalist football club.
