Oleksandr Tkachenko

On August 20, 2019, he went out of business and resigned as CEO of the 1 + 1 holding.

Tkachenko is also one of the first CEOs in the media industry who took the focus on the group’s activities as a sustainable business. In particular, in 2017, 1+1 Media presented the first report on corporate social responsibility among media companies.

Tkachenko took part in the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election with the party Servant of the People. He was under number 9 in election list of SP .

In 2018, he completed a study at INSEAD Business School in Singapore according to the program “Value Creation for Owners and Directors”.

On November 1, 2018, Russian sanctions were imposed against 322 citizens of Ukraine, including Oleksandr Tkachenko.

In November 2018, 1+1 Media, together with the US-Norwegian team, filmed the pilot of the first international series “Jonathan Fort”. Filming was performed by the Norwegian company Evil Doghouse Production together with the Ukrainian 1+1 Production.

In addition, in 2018, 1+1 Media management team became one of the leaders in the rating “Business HReformation 2018. The Best Employers of Ukraine”, which was formed by the Business Magazine, where it took the 2nd place in the nomination “Strong Top Management – Dream Team”.

According to the X-Ray Marketing Award, he is among the TOP-3 marketing oriented CEOs in 2017.

In 2016, he received a diploma from Harvard Business School according to the program “Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports”.

In 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, Oleksandr is among the TOP-100 of the most influential Ukrainians according to Focus Magazine rating.

In April 2014, against the background of annexation of Crimea to Russia and the armed conflict in the east of Ukraine, he called the Ukrainian TV channels to abandon the broadcast of Russian TV serials about security forces. Later, he spoke in support of a bill banning Russian films and TV serials promoted by armed and law enforcement forces.

Since May 23, 2011, he had been broadcasting the TV show “Tkachenko.UA” on 1+1 Channel for several years running.

In 2010, 2011, 2012, Oleksandr is among the TOP-200 of the most influential Ukrainians according to Focus Magazine rating.

From March to May 2008, he worked in Moscow as the Deputy General Director of REN-TV Channel under a consulting agreement. He was engaged in content programming and TV viewing grid.

Since August 2008, he has held a position of General Director of 1+1 Media Group, which includes such channels as: 1+1, 2+2, TET, PlusPlus, Curler, Unian-TV, 1+1 International and Ukraine Today, sales house Pluses and 1+1 company for the production of TV content.

In 2005, he became the chairman of the management board and one of the shareholders of Odessa Film Studio CJSC, began to develop a chain of cinemas and cinema distribution.

Since 2005, together with his ex-colleague Andrii Shevchenko, he became one of the activists of the creation of Public Television and Radio Broadcasting in Ukraine and one of the authors of the concept of creating Public Television (Public Broadcasting).

During the presidential elections of 2004, he conducted a televised debate between Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych.

From January 2000 to May 2001, he was an advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko (on a voluntary basis). In 2003, he became the informal head of the so-called Pinchuk Holding (Novyi Kanal, ICTV, STB). In August 2004, he retired from responsibility of the holding head, and in January 2005, he left Novyi Kanal TV Channel.

In April 1999, he headed Novyi Kanal TV Channel, where he came by order of the then owner of the Russian Alfa Bank. Oleksandr reformatted and made competitive Reporter News Program, inviting some members of “Epilogue” team to it: Andriy Shevchenko, Ivanna Naida, Ihor Kulias. Under his leadership, in 2000, the channel entered the top three market leaders.

In 1998‒1999, based on “Nova Mova” TC on the request of Inter TV Channel, he created the author's TV program in the format of interviews with international celebrities called “Faces of the World” for one television season. The guests of the “Faces” were Dalai Lama, Pinochet, Jean Chretien, Jacques Chirac and others.

In December 1996, he, together with the whole team of “Epilogue”, moved to a new television and radio company “Studio 1+1”. The Television News Service (TSN), created by Tkachenko, was broadcast on January 1, 1997 with presenter Alla Mazur. At the same time, the “Epilogue” continued to appear on 1+1 TV Channel, and Tkachenko became deputy general producer of the channel.

In 1994‒1999 — president of Nova Mova Television Company (production studio), which produced the TV programs “Epilogue” and “Faces of the World” for UT-1 and Inter TV channels.

1994 — he created the weekly informational and analytical television program “Epilogue” and became its presenter.

1991‒1994 — correspondent of the Ukrainian representative office of Reuters British News Agency in Kiev.

In 1990, he graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

1988‒1991 — editor and presenter of the weekly television program “Youth Studio “Hart” on UT-1 Channel, the Ukrainian state television channel.

Oleksandr Vladyslavovych Tkachenko (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Владисла́вович Ткаче́нко , born 22 January 1966) is a famous Ukrainian media manager, journalist, producer and the long-term CEO of 1+1 Media Group. Tkachenko took part in the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election with the party Servant of the People.