Vadym Gurzhos

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Vadym Gurzhos is a Ukrainian businessman who has headed the country’s State Road Administration and served as the deputy head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration from 2006 to 2008.

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November 5, 2017

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Vadym Gurzhos is a Ukrainian businessman who has headed the country’s State Road Administration and served as the deputy head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration from 2006 to 2008.

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Leaked Maltese registry documents show Gurzhos named as director of two local companies, Alu Idea Co. Ltd. and Worldfone 1 Co. Ltd., since March 2011 and September 2013 respectively. It is unclear what activities the companies may have undertaken.

Gurzhos has not replied to reporters’ requests for comment.

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