Roman Nasirov. The Business Past of Ukraine's Chief Tax Official
In September, the most high-profile dismissal in Ukraine was the dismissal of one of the deputy heads of the State Fiscal Service, Konstantin Likarchuk, who, upon leaving, criticized the performance of the current head of the SFS, Roman Nasirov, as well as his advisor, Gennady Romanenko.
Even before Nasirov’s appointment to the post, there were persistent rumors in the media that he was a relative of the current head of the NBU, Valeria Gontareva (Read more about it in the article Valeria Gontareva. The Glitter and Machinations of the Queen of Coins). In addition to his family ties with the head of the National Bank, Roman Mikhailovich was “accused” of having a connection with a people’s deputy. Vitaly Khomutynnik, as well as a "trusted person" of Viktor Yanukovych Yuri Ivanyushchenko, known in narrow circles under the nickname "Yura Enakievsky"Where did it actually come from? Nasirov Roman Mikhailovich?
Roman Nasirov, a businessman from an early age
Roman Nasirov’s business career began very early, from 1995 (at the age of 16) until 2000 he worked as a deputy director, head of the customs support department at the Ukrnafta-Ventus enterprise of Galnaftogaz CJSC, which now belongs to To Vitaly Antonov (OKKO chain). The "young talent" already had 30 people reporting to him at that time. His official biography, for some reason, omits mention of this early employment, according to which he first studied finance at the Chernihiv State Institute of Economics and Management, and then earned a law degree from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. In 2001, Nasirov was accepted to the University of East London, where he earned an MBA.
In 2007, Roman Nasirov began working in Ukraine; he was one of the first in our country to trade non-deliverable forwards with the hryvnia.
In a nutshell, his job involved speculating on exchange rates. To "make money" this way, he needed high-quality insider information, which was apparently provided to him by Valeria Gontareva, then the chair of the board of directors of the financial group Investment Capital of Ukraine, which is associated with Petro Poroshenko, who then held the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the National Bank of Ukraine. That same year, Roman Mykhailovych received from the CEO of Concord Capital Igor Mazepa The offer was to head the company's new office in London, but this was not destined to happen due to the financial crisis of 2008.
Who is Roman Nasirov?
Upon returning to Ukraine, Nasirov began working for Mazepa. He was involved in selling so-called "junk" bonds, which, according to Roman, allowed "for a standard lot of $1 million to earn up to 5% profit per week on Eurobonds." However, in December 2009, Nasirov terminated his cooperation with Mazepa, moving to Renaissance Capital as head of securities trading. Following the departure of RC's director, Peter Vanhecke, Nasirov took over the company and was appointed co-director of the infamous Igor Bilous, with whom he would later work at the State Fiscal Service.
Roman Nasirov embarrassed himself in a conversation about taxes with Kakha Bendukidze (2012):
In April 2013, Roman Mykhailovych became deputy chairman of the board of the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine. During this time, his patronage was actively pursued. Nikolay PrisyazhnyukYuriy Ivanyushchenko, former Minister of Agrarian Policy and the "grey cardinal" of Viktor Yanukovych's government. In 2014, following an international audit, the entire leadership of the State Food and Grain Company of Ukraine (SFGCU) was dismissed, and its leaders were placed on the wanted list for embezzling over 177 million hryvnias. However, this did not affect Nasirov; he left the organization due to the scandal involving Chinese loans and the change of power in Ukraine following the revolutionary events on Maidan, and his appointment as Minister of Agrarian Policy. Igor Shvaika.
In October 2014, Roman Nasirov was elected as a people's deputy on the Petro Poroshenko Bloc list under number 51. Two months after the election, he was appointed head of the Committee on Tax and Customs Policy, which had previously been headed by a people's deputy. Vitaly Khomutynnik.
Family ties
Roman Mykhailovych has placed members of his family in parliament. According to the Verkhovna Rada website, his assistants include Yevhen Nasirov (brother) and Ekaterina Glimbovskaya (wife). Incidentally, his wife, Ekaterina, is the daughter of the head of the supervisory board of the Altis-Holding group of companies. Alexander GlimbovskyThis company comprises 17 entities engaged in construction and production, as well as the development of working documentation for repair work and the design of hydraulic structures and IT facilities.
Roman Mikhailovich's wife, Ekaterina, also owns several companies – one British and one Ukrainian – but Nasirov did not mention this in his income declaration.
According to the UK Companies Registry, Ekaterina is the sole owner of the British company Altis Ltd., and, interestingly, her husband's brother, Evgeny Nasirov, is listed as the company's secretary.
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Roman Nasirov's brother-in-law is Andrey Gmyrin (the husband of Glimbovsky's eldest daughter). In business circles, Gmyrin is known as "Nuzhnik" (the "Nuzhnik"), and according to media reports, he is closely connected to Vitaly Khomutynnik, who once introduced him to Andrey Davydenko, the chief fixer at the State Fiscal Service. At Khomutynnik's instigation, Roman Nasirov also began supporting Gmyrin. That's pretty much how things work in the "family circle."
The ORD publication writes that Nasirov recently "robbed" the companies Poltavanasynnyaprom, Anroposivzem, Trans Ukraine, Zoloty Ekvator, and AMAKO Ukraine, taking almost 45 million hryvnias from them for management. He did not invest them in securities, but stole them through the structures controlled by his family, Ukrzernoprom-Ivankiv, and Ukragroholding LTD (the director of this enterprise, Evgeny Nasirov, is Roman's brother), with the help of Gmyrin.
Not long ago, Roman Nasirov headed the Youth Investment Company LLC, which was involved in the purchase and sale of real estate in the Chernihiv region. However, today this company belongs to his brother, Yevhen (Roman's nominal assistant in the Verkhovna Rada). It should also be noted that this company owns several farms in the Chernihiv region, as well as the Agroprodukt-Polesye and Agroprodukt-Ivankov enterprises in the Kyiv region. Furthermore, Roman Nasirov is a key figure in a criminal case involving tax evasion and the embezzlement of assets from the company ATEK.
Roman Nasirov is the head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine.
Roman Nasirov and the State Fiscal Service
During the competitive selection process for the post of head of the State Fiscal Service, Roman Mykhailovych beat out 67 competitors, including former ministers and top managers of powerful companies. Experts cite the protracted competition for this position as a result of the haggling between Yatsenyuk, who nominated acting head of the State Fiscal Service Maksym Moklyak, and Poroshenko, who actually nominated Roman Nasirov. In the final round, he faced Andriy Kolomiyets, a top manager at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih. It's worth noting that Nasirov owes his appointment to the position of head of the State Fiscal Service to his former colleague at Renaissance Capital, Ihor Bilous, who was dismissed from the agency amid scandal, followed by the dismissal of his deputies, Volodymyr Khomenko and Anatoliy Makarenko. After his appointment as head of the State Fiscal Service, experts predicted that the presidential administration would heavily influence the agency's work, something we have observed in its final months.
Lie Detector and Konstantin Likarchuk (Part I)
Lie Detector and Konstantin Likarchuk (Part II)
Following Konstantin Likarchuk's scandalous departure from the State Fiscal Service and the lie detector test he passed, law enforcement should have been interested in Roman Nasirov's activities. However, as we see, he still heads the structure and works "for the benefit" of the state and, of course, his "secret" patrons.
Dmitry Samofalov, for Skelet.Org
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