Igor Litovchenko

Igor Litovchenko

Ihor Lytovchenko is a founder and permanent head of “Kyivstar”. He is the chairman of management board, the head of business unit VimpelCom Ltd. For 15 years, Ihor Lytovchenko has been developing one of the most successful business projects in Ukraine. Under his command, Kyiv local cellular company has taken leadership position on national telecom-market, providing services to 27 million of subscribers around Ukraine.

Ihor Lytovchenko graduated from Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University (Department of History) and A.S. Popov Ukrainian National Academy of Telecommunications. He is PhD in Economics, corresponding member of Ukrainian Academy of Telecommunications, the member of International Academy of Telecommunications, and the corresponding member of International Academy of Informational Support. He is awarded with gold medal of the Society of National Industry Promotion SPI (France), the prize of European Market Research Center. Ihor Lytovchenko also received several national awards. He is the member of Entrepreneurs Council of Council of Ministers of Ukraine. In 2006 he was awarded with the Order of Merit by the Decree of the President of Ukraine #697.

For many years Ihor Lytovchenko has been recognized as the best top manager in the sphere of telecommunications according to main Ukrainian business media’s ratings (Companion, TOP-100, GVardiya), while “Kyivstar” is heading the list of the best and the most effective companies of Ukraine. It is under the command of Ihor Lytovchenko that the company has taken the leading positions as the top cellular operator and internet provider on the national telecommunications market.

By the 15th anniversary of “Kyivstar”, Ihor Lytovchenko wrote Ukraine’s first business novel “Lighting the Star. The First-person History of “Kyivstar””. The book tells the story of creation and establishing of the largest telecommunications operator in the context of business and country’s development.


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