Serhiy Palkin
Serhiy Palkin | |
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Сергій Палкін | |
Serhiy Palkin in 2010 | |
| Born | Serhiy Anatoliiovych Palkin 22 October 1974 Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Known for | General director, Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Serhiy Anatoliiovych Palkin (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Палкін; born 22 October 1974) is a Ukrainian football administrator, who works as the general director of Shakhtar Donetsk.
Career
Serhiy Palkin is graduated from the National Academy of Management in Kyiv.[1]
From 1997 to 2001 he worked as a Senior Accountant for Coopers & Lybrand JV (later, the company was renamed PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd). In July 2001 Palkin was appointed Deputy CEO for Budgeting & Economics at Kryvyi Rih Cement & Mining Plant JSC, being promoted to the Economics & Finance Director post in 2002. After thet, on 3 June 2003 he joined Shakhtar CJSC in the CFO capacity, being appointed as the club CEO on 18 June 2004.[1]
Palkin criticized Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the country's Premier League.[2] In February 2026, he protested FIFA's consideration to remove Russia's suspension (effective since February 2022) from official football events.[3]
Awards
Sources
- ^ a b c d "Сергій Палкін" (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ James, Stuart (2 March 2025). "Shakhtar Donetsk's Sergei Palkin on keeping Ukrainian football 'alive', FIFA 'ignorance' and Mudryk case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ Olley, James (24 February 2026). "Shakhtar Donetsk chief slams Gianni Infantino: He should visit Ukraine to see war destruction". ESPN.com. Retrieved 18 March 2026.