User:Oleksandr Chovhan

Oleksandr Chovhan- (*28 February, 1973, Vinnitsa)- Ukrainian publisher,Ukrainian public leader,President of Media Corporation "RIA" [], Chairman of the Association of "Regional Publishers of Ukraine" []

Biography
Born in the family of servants. Mother - PhD, Lecturer. Father - Technical Inspector of Work. Citizen of Ukraine. Does not belong to any party. Married, with a five-year daughter. Residing in Ukraine,in Vinnitsa.

Began to work at 15 years of age in Vinnitsa Children and Youth Palace (instructor-Methodist technical sports).

In the age of, another in the 1993 became a Head of Ukrainian newspaper "RIA" which later turned into a Media Corporation "RIA". Since its inception in leadership positions has created thousands more jobs in different cities of Ukraine. Today Media Corporation "RIA" in Vinnitsa employs about 500 people.

Education

 * Vinnytsia National Technical University (graduation of 1994 year). Radio Engineer


 * Ternopil Academy of National Economy (graduation of 2001 year). Financier


 * World Bank Institute, Paris (2004 graduation). Specialist in Media, MBA

Work Experience

 * In 1993 year, the 19-year-old released the first issue of the newspaper "RIA". Now the newspaper is a basic Media Corporation "RIA".
 * President of Media Corporation "RIA" (c. Vinnitsa)
 * Co-founder and publisher of the newspaper «RIA» (Vinnitsa), «RIA-Inter" (Zhitomir), «RIA-Koziatyn (c. Koziatyn, Vinnitsa region.),« RIA-Plus (Ternopil), «ALL (Khmelnytsky). Today Internet has become a group RIA sixth largest Internet-holding in Ukraine. Site auto.ria.ua - one of the first sites in Ukraine on cars consistently holds first place in the ratings count.
 * Media Consultant in World Bank Institute in Paris
 * As a group of Ukrainian and Polish co-owners "Allegro" (international media company "Naspers") is the owner and founder of Internet portals:
 * - auto.RIA.ua
 * - dom.RIA.ua
 * - rabota.ria.ua
 * - mamaclub.ua
 * - hotels24.ua
 * - myRadio.com.ua
 * - Regional radio stations
 * - Outdoor ad networks
 * - Printing

Social and political activities
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 * Represents Ukraine in World Editors Forum, a member of the Board of Directors World Association of Newspapers from Ukraine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Association_of_Newspapers
 * The Chairman of the Association "Regional Publishers of Ukraine, a member of World Association of Newspapers.
 * Member of the public [[State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine | State Committee for Television and Radio
 * Vice President Association of Press Publishers Ukraine (UAPP)
 * Vice-President, Editors Guild of the Vinnytsia region
 * In 2002 was elected Vinnytsia city council for the constituency number 18, gaining 92% of the votes among seven candidates. Worked as a Secretary of permanent deputy committee Vinnytsia city council for entrepreneurship, construction, transport and communication
 * Maintains Blog www.Chovgan.com the Democracy

Sport Titles
Actively involved in mountain tourism, tracking and sport orienteering.
 * Candidate for Master of ARDF,
 * Candidate for Master of Sport orienteering

Speeches

 * Alexander Chovgan: Experience multimedia and convergence (MediaCamp Kyiv 2009)
 * "RIA" exchanges experiences with "Multimedia Today"
 * Advertising market of print media will face changes

Interviews

 * Chovgan Alexander: "The regional press capacity is clearly underestimated"
 * Publishing Sales House in Ukraine: a big step in the market development or the attempt is doomed to failure?
 * All-Ukrainian Newspaper Congress. The reader should not be a disciple but a friend
 * newspaper "20 minutes" - as an integral part of morning diet

Links

 * Alexander Chovgan
 * Regional publishers request not to offer them an advertisement without dies and to focus on audience, not circulation
 * "RIA" newspaper leaders visited Poland and Lithuania
 * "TNS Ukraine" researched print audience in publications of regional centers of Ukraine - "MediaBusiness"
 * RIA Corporation sold the license for the edition of "20 Minutes" in Nikolaev