Vadym Novynskyi

Vadym Novynskyi (born 3 June 1963) is a Ukrainian (before May 2012 — a Russian) businessman, priest and former politician of Armenian descent. He is the owner of the Ukrainian Smart Holding Group with an estimated net worth of $1.9 billion in March 2013. He is also a protodeacon as part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) (UOCMP). As of 2023 he was one of the wealthiest people in Ukraine. Former member of the Ukrainian Parliament of VII – IX convocations. In 2015-2019 he represented Ukraine in PACE. Junior business partner of Rinat Akhmetov. The main shareholder of Smart Group, the owner of a blocking stake in the metallurgical holding Metinvest and other assets. In April 2020 was appointed as a deacon (since 2021 — a protodeacon) of the UOCMP. As of 2023, he was active as a priest in Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection, Zürich, Switzerland.