Maksym Kutsyi
Maksym Kutsyi Максим Куций | |
|---|---|
| 12th Governor of Odesa Oblast | |
| In office 11 October 2019 – 5 November 2020 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelensky |
| Prime Minister | Oleksiy Honcharuk Denys Shmygal |
| Preceded by | Svitlana Shatalova (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Vyacheslav Ovechkin (acting)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maksym Vasylyovych Kutsyi 21 December 1982 |
| Party | Independent |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | National Academy of Internal Affairs |
| Occupation | entrepreneur politician |
Maksym Vasylovych Kutsyi (Ukrainian: Максим Васильович Куций; born 21 December 1982[2]) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician.[3] He is a former Governor of Odesa Oblast.[4][5] He assumed office on 11 October 2019 and was dismissed by President Volodymyr Zelensky on 5 November 2020.[6][7]
Biography
Kutsyi was born on 21 December 1982 in Kyiv, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union.[8] From 1990 to 2000 he studied at the secondary school Lyceum of International Relations No. 51, which is located within the Pecherskyi District of Kyiv.[8] From 2000 to 2004, he studied law at the National Academy of Internal Affairs.[2]
After graduating, for a year he worked within the internal affairs bodies (MIA) of the Holosiivskyi District in Kyiv. He then worked for the international audit company Baker Tilly.[2] From 2007 to 2008 he worked for Ernst & Young Global Limited. Kutsyi then held senior positions at BTA Bank and "Eurasia" from 2008 to 2014.[9] Since 2015, he was the director of Service and Management LLC.[9]
In 2019 he was on the shortlist of 5 candidates for the post of Governor of Odesa Oblast after he was recommended by Igor Novikov, the former advisor to President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he knew well.[10] He was chosen because of his managerial experience by Zelensky, and was ordered to primarily work on ensuring economic growth in Odesa and to raise the standard of living.[10] He was, at the time, also called "Arsen Avakov's man", even though Kutsyi stated they never interacted and that all that connected them was Kutsyi worked in the internal affairs bodies after graduation.[10]
Kutsyi is married and has a son.[2]
References
- ^ Zelensky appoints temporary heads of three regional state administrations, Ukrinform (10 November 2020)
- ^ a b c d "Голова Одеської обласної державної адміністрації". oda.odessa.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Maksym Kutsyi congratulated the military on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the military hospital". oda.odessa.gov.ua. December 6, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 746/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Куций Максим Васильович". dovidka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "President introduced new Odesa RSA Head Maksym Kutsyi". Office of the President of Ukraine. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Zelensky fired three heads of regional state administrations, Ukrayinska Pravda (5 November 2020)
- ^ a b "Куций Максим Васильович". LB.ua. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Куцый Максим Васильевич". ru.slovoidilo.ua (in Russian). Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c "«Я не знаком с Арсеном Аваковым». Первое интервью нового губернатора Одесской области". TK Media (in Russian). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
External links
- Maksym Kutsyi on Facebook
- "President introduced new Odesa RSA Head Maksym Kutsyi". Office of the President of Ukraine. October 11, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2020.