Mykola Yankovsky

The company was highly successful and in 2010 the majority of Stirol shares were sold to Ostchem Holdings. According to the Kyiv Post, Yankovsky was among the wealthiest Ukrainians in 2010.

In the 2007 election, he was elected People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the VI convocation (was No. 15 on the list of the Party of Regions).

In the 2006 elections, he was elected People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the V convocation (was No. 17 on the list of the Party of Regions).

Under Yankovsky’s leadership, OSJC Stirol became the most valuable brand in the Ukrainian chemical industry. His efforts were recognized with the honorary title of “Hero of Ukraine”, awarded to him in 2003 for his extraordinary personal contribution to the development of the Ukrainian chemical industry and the production of internationally competitive products.

In the 2002 elections, he was elected People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the IV convocation in a single-mandate constituency in the Donetsk region (nominated from the electoral bloc " For United Ukraine! ", Received 34.45% of the vote).

Yankovsky is a Doctor of Economics, Professor, and Head of Department Advanced Management Technologies since 1999 at Donetsk State University of Management. He has been an incumbent member of the Academy of Engineering Science of Ukraine since 1992 as well as an honorary Professor of the Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology. He is an honorary Doctor of Odessa State Academy of Technical Regulation and Quality as well as a member of the International Academy of Standardization.

Yankovsky also takes the following positions: Chairman of the Union of Donbass Chemists, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gorlovka; Member of the Exporters Council under the CM of Ukraine (since 02.1999); Member of the Committee on State Prizes of Ukraine in Science and Technology (since 03.1997). Trustee of the candidate for the post of President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych in ballot paper # 48 (2004-2005).

In the 1998 elections, he was elected People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the III convocation in a single-mandate constituency in the Donetsk region (received 44.9% of the vote).

Yankovsky is an author of more than 150 scientific works and academic publications, including more than 10 monographs and textbooks published in Ukraine and abroad. His monographs include: “Model of the foreign economic activity of chemical industry enterprises” (1997), “Forecasting the development of a large industrial complex: theory and practice” (1999), “Improving the efficiency of foreign economic activity of a large industrial complex” (2000), and “Innovative and classical theories of catastrophes and economic crises” (2010).

In 1995, Yankovsky and his son Igor took an active part in the development of Trading House of the Corporate Group "Stirol" (city of Gorlovka, Donetsk Region). To date, the company is the largest chemical complex of Ukraine, specializing in the production of polymers, fertilizers, ammonia, pharmaceuticals. With Stirol becoming one of the major chemical production businesses in Eastern Europe. Yankovsky was able to gain ownership of Stirol by the end of the 1990s.

Yankovsky’s sense of social responsibility and desire to care for his employees led him into the world of politics. From 1994 to 1998, he served as Deputy of Donetsk Regional Council. This was followed by four consecutive terms as People’s Deputy of Ukraine. from 1998 to 2012.

In 1982, Yankovsky became the director at the Dneprodzerzhinsk production plant. Two years later in 1984, he took on the responsibility as the director at “Azot”. From 1986 to 1987 he was deputy director at Pershamaiski machine factory. In 1987, he joined Gorlovka ON “Stirol” as chief engineer and took on the position of general director in 1988. He led the construction from scratch of two of the ten currently existing Ukrainian factories specialized in the production of ammonia. Another three of the ten currently existing plants were modernized under the supervision and active involvement of Mykola Yankovsky.

Mykola Yankovsky studied at Dneprodzerzhinsk Crafts School from 1961 to 1963; and later on at Dnepropetrovsk Chemical Technology Institute (1963-1969) as a chemical engineer technologist with a specialization of "Technology of inorganic substances and mineral fertilizers"; PhD thesis "Model of foreign economic activity of chemical enterprises". His Doctoral dissertation is "Management of enterprise competitiveness in world markets" (Institute of Industrial Economics of NASU, 2005).

Yankovsky is married to Galina (born 1949). Together they have three children: Irene (born 1967), Tatiana (born 1973) and Igor (born 1974).

Mykola Andriyovych Yankovsky (born 12 August 1944 in Pokotilovo, Ukrainian SSR) is a former Ukrainian businessman who has influenced Ukraine’s chemical production landscape and made it environmentally friendly. Candidate of Economic Sciences (1998), Professor, Head of the Department of Advanced Technologies in Management of Donetsk State Academy of Management (since 1999); Academician of AINU (1992), AENU (1995). Member of the Academy of Russian Entrepreneurs (1997). Professor Emeritus of the Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology. Hero of Ukraine ( 2003 ).

Mykola Yankovsky was born on August 12, 1944, in ( Pokotilovo village , Novoarkhangelsk district, Kirovohrad Oblast ); wife Galina (1949) - housewife; daughters Irina (1967) and Tatiana (1973); son Igor (1974).