Rinat Akhmetov
Founder in Ukraine
Rinat Akhmetov is the founder of the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation, an organization dedicated to move from simple acts of goodwill to a more consistent, long-term social development strategy designed to help eliminate as many social problems from the Ukrainian society as possible. For decades, Ukraine has been plagued by issues relating to healthcare, education, culture and more. In 2005, Rinat Akhmetov and his Foundation have achieved outstanding results in all of those areas.
Rinat Akhmetov also founded the Rinat Akhmetov Humanitarian Center , the largest such humanitarian mission operating anywhere in Ukraine today. It opened its doors in 2014 specifically to provide assistance to civilians living in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of the country.
Rinat Akhmetov is also a passionate sports aficionado. He was appointed the president of the Shakhtar Donetsk football club in October of 1996 and under his command, they became Ukrainian Premier League Champions ten different times between 2002 and 2017.