In June this year it`s 20 years since the founding of "Ukrsibbank" - one of the largest Ukrainian banks. As DCH press service says, Aleksandr Yaroslavskyy, the owner and president of which is a shareholder of the bank, the anniversary celebrations started with a press conference at the "Metalist" stadium.
Aleksandr Yaroslavskyy recalled the times when UkrSibbank`s story had just begun: "Today we heard statistical indicators, according to which we can see - the bank is safe and successful. And I have a completely different picture before my eyes: the building in which the bank was located in Kharkiv and the banking license. And nothing more.”
DCH President appreciated the experience of cooperation with international financial group BNP Paribas, through which "for a relatively short period of time, a great job has been done." Aleksandr Yaroslavskyy also said that he not only remains UkrSibbank shareholder but also its customer: "I didn`t leave the bank in crisis in 1998 or last year, because I`m sure - it is the safest financial institution. I`ll always save my money only in UkrSibbank.”
In his turn, chairman of the Supervisory Board of UkrSibbank, the representative of BNP Paribas Group, Jean Varlet said that buying a large share of the bank in 2005 is considered by a group as extremely valuable attachment: "5 years ago UkrSibbank was extremely attractive asset. And the main factor in this was the fact that we have joined forces with one of the strongest and the leading Ukrainian businessmen - Aleksandr Yaroslavskyy. It was an opportunity which was very difficult to find."
Today UkrSibbank has more than 700 offices on the territory of Ukraine. Since 2006, it is one of the three largest banks in the country. Leading international financial magazine Global Finance fourth year in a row named UkrSibbank the best bank in Ukraine.
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Brief history of UkrSibbank:
1990 - year of foundation - "Kharkovinkombank", a regional bank serving large corporate clients
1992 - renamed into UkrSibbank
1996 - development of trade networks, work with individuals
Since 2000 - the market leader in investment banking
2003 – on of the 10 leading banks in Ukraine
2006 - one of the three largest banks in Ukraine, purchase of 51% by BNP Paribas Group.
2009 - the share of BNP Paribas is 81,42%
Group DCH (www.dch.com.ua) - one of the largest and most dynamic business groups in Ukraine, with assets in various industrial areas. Beneficiary - Aleksandr Yaroslavskyy, an influential Ukrainian businessman, one of the top-10 most affluent Ukrainians (according to magazine "Correspondent", 2009), the general investor of Kharkiv's preparations for Euro 2012.
DCH consolidates most of the assets of one of the oldest and most powerful financial-industrial groups in Ukraine - Group UkrSibbank. DCH assets are represented by industrial enterprises, construction and development companies, financial institutions, etc. Since 2007, the Group is implementing a complex program of Kharkiv preparation for Euro 2012, which includes reconstruction of several objects of sport infrastructure in the city (including the Metalist stadium) and the International airport "Kharkiv”.
JSC “UkrSibbank” (www.ukrsibbank.com) - registered on 18 June 1990. The Bank has full NBU license № 75 dated by 28 December 2009 to conduct banking operations. As of 01.06.2010: net assets – UAH 45,1 bln., capital - UAH 5.58 billion., loan and investment portfolio makes UAH 35.7 bln., corporate customers - 8,02 bln., individuals' funds - 11,96 bln. Regional network currently has over 700 branches throughout Ukraine. 81.42% shares of UkrSibbank belongs to BNP Paribas Group. Auditors of the Bank - International Company Ltd. AF “PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Audit)” and Audit Firm LLC Ukrainian Audit Service. General Insurance Company of UkrSibbank is CJSC Insurance Company Ukraine.
BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) - European leader in global financial services market, one of the 6 largest banks in the world according to rating of agency Standard & Poor's. In all sectors in Europe, domestic retail markets of the group are Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. BNP Paribas is represented in 83 countries, employ over 202 300 people, including 160,200 in Europe. The group holds key positions in three segments: retail, corporate and investment banking, investment decisions.
