Mykola Lahun

Mykola Lahun
Born	1973 Semenovka, Cherkassy region, Ukraine
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, banker
Known for	Principal shareholder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of JSC Delta Bank

Mykola Lahun () is a prominent Ukrainian entrepreneur, recognized as the principal shareholder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of JSC Delta Bank, which was declared bankrupt on 2 March 2015.

Biography

Born in 1973, Mykola Lahun hails from Semenovka village in the Cherkassy region of Ukraine.

Education

• Attended Kiev Frunze Higher Military Command College for three years, specializing in the Reconnaissance Faculty.
• Completed his studies at Kyiv National Economic University in 1996.
• Obtained a Candidate of Economic Sciences degree in 2001.

Career

• Initiated his professional journey in 1994 as an economist within the Supervision Department of the National Bank of Ukraine.
• From 1994 to 1998, served in customer service roles at PSA Bank (currently VAB), then transitioned to Urksotsbank where he led Money Markets and subsequently headed the Treasury department.
• In 2002, purchased a 10% share in Ukrsotsbank from Valery Khoroshkovsky.
• Following Ukrsotsbank’s acquisition by Victor Pinchuk in 2004, Lahun was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board in 2005 before embarking on independent business ventures.
• Acquired the credit union "Favorit" from Foxtrot Company in 2005; this entity operated around 450 outlets specializing in retail lending.
• Launched "Delta Bank" in February 2006 with an initial authorized capital of $60 million, concentrating on retail express loans. Within two years, Delta Bank secured nearly 25% of Ukraine’s retail credit market, positioning itself alongside major competitors such as "PrivatBank" and "Praveks-Bank".
• Honored with the "Financier of the Year" award and listed among "TOP 100. The Best Top Managers of Ukraine" in 2006.
• Expanded into Belarus by acquiring full ownership of Belarusian "Atom Bank" in 2007, entering the consumer credit sector there.
• Assumed the role of Chairman of Delta Bank’s Supervisory Board in 2008; that same year, a leading European banking group valued Delta Bank at approximately $800 million, although no deal was finalized. He received multiple "Financier of the Year" accolades during this period.
• Founded a financial services company in Vietnam in 2009 and sold it to investors by 2010.
• Transitioned Delta Bank into a universal banking institution in 2010 by acquiring retail and corporate loan portfolios from LLM Ukrprombank, thereby broadening its corporate banking operations.
• In mid-2011, secured an American partnership when Cargill purchased a 30% stake; Lahun retained majority ownership at 70%.
• By the end of 2011, obtained a ₴4.8 billion loan portfolio from "Ukrsibbank".
• Achieved third place in «BUSINESS» magazine’s "Banker of the Year" ranking for 2011 and claimed first place consecutively in both 2012 and 2013.
• In 2012, received top honors for «Recognition of Colleagues» at the UKRAINIAN BANKER AWARDS and ranked prominently among leading bank managers according to "Kommersant" and "50 Leading Banks of Ukraine".
• Between 2012 and 2013, completed strategic acquisitions including "Creditprombank" (the country’s 20th largest bank), "Swedbank" Ukraine (with assets totaling ₴5.6 billion), and "Astra Bank" (assets worth ₴1.85 billion), strengthening market presence.
• Garnered multiple industry awards such as "The Best Top Manager of the Bank with Ukrainian Capital-2013," "The Most Recognizable Banker-2013," and "The Most Solvent Banker."
• By mid-2014, Delta Bank held second place among non-state banks in Ukraine and ranked fourth overall by assets (₴61.5 billion), third by private deposit volume (₴21.9 billion), reporting a profit of ₴192.9 million for H1 2014 while serving more than four million customers.

Assets

• JSC "Delta Bank"
• "Delta CAPITAL"
• "Delta Strahuvannya"
• "Delta"