Citizens of any state are well acquainted with the political elite of their country. The life of presidents, deputies, ministers and other officials is always under the watchful eyes of journalists. And if there is a large amount of information about the first persons of the country, then we do not know much about their children. The article will focus on the daughter of the ex-president of Ukraine L.D. Kuchma - Pinchuk Elena Leonidovna.
Biographical data
Elena was born on December 3, 1970 in the city of Dnepropetrovsk. During this period, her parents worked in the design office "Southern". After graduation, the girl entered the Dnepropetrovsk State University, at the Faculty of Physics, Technology and Economics. After graduating from high school, she received a diploma in economics and sociology.
Career
Between 1995 and 1996, Elena Leonidovna Pinchuk held a position in the economic department of PrivatBank, one of the largest banks in Ukraine. The girl worked in the Kyivstar mobile communications company from 1997 to 2004. She was the deputy director of the marketing department. Kuchma’s daughter, Pinchuk Elena Leonidovna, became the founder of the Anti-AIDS charitable foundation. The organization was created in 2003 and was the first and only in Ukraine.
In 2009, Elena Leonidovna became the head of StarLightMedia, which is one of the largest sellers of television advertising. The television group combines such well-known channels as STB, Novy, ICTV, etc.
In 2010, Pinchuk Elena Leonidovna joined the commission created by the UN for a “preventive revolution” aimed at breaking through the spread of HIV and AIDS throughout the world.
The activities of the Anti-AIDS Foundation
The organization attracts private investment, which aims to combat a dangerous disease. The Foundation provides assistance to orphanages that contain children with HIV infection. During educational and charity events, funds are raised for the purchase of medicines for AIDS patients.
The largest in scale action became known to a wide audience due to actively promoted advertising on television. As part of this project, free concerts were held with such world stars as Elton John, Paul Rogers and Queen. The total amount of charitable contributions amounted to more than 2 million hryvnia.
Elena's family
Father - Leonid Danilovich Kuchma was the second President of Ukraine. Mother - Lyudmila Nikolaevna Talalaeva (Kuchma).
Pinchuk Elena Leonidovna was married twice, and from these unions she has three children: Roman’s son (1991), daughter Ekaterina (2003) and daughter Veronika (2011).
The first husband, Igor Franchuk, headed the state-owned enterprise Chernomorneftegaz from 2001 to 2006. His father, Anatoly Romanovich Franchuk, was the prime minister of Crimea (1994-1996).
The second husband is billionaire Viktor Pinchuk. He is a well-known philanthropist and businessman in Ukraine.
