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Yuriy Kosiuk

Ukrainian businessman

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ4235858
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Yuriy Anatoliyovych Kosiuk (Ukrainian: Юрій Анатолійович Косюк; born 27 May 1968) is a Ukrainian billionaire, and CEO agricultural company MHP.

Early life

Kosiuk was born in Katerynopil, Cherkasy oblast. His mother, Halyna Yukhymivna Kosiuk, still lives there. His father, Anatolii Kosiuk, is buried there.

He finished high school with honors (gold medal). Winner of All-Ukrainian Student's Olympiad on Chemistry.

In 1985, he entered Kyiv Technological Institute of Food Industry. In 1992, Kosiuk graduated in meat and milk production process engineering from the Kyiv Food Industry Institute under the specialty "Technology of meat and meat products". In 1989, as a 4th year student, he attended training for brokers.

Career

In 1991, Kosyuk became a broker at Kyiv Commodity Exchange. In the following year — one of the founders of JV "LKB".

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