Victor Halansky
Victor Halansky | |
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| Born | August 4, 1937 Shostka, Sumy Oblast |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, banking professional |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Known for | Chairman of the Board of Directors at Viking Bank; Director of the Saint Petersburg Banking School (Bank of Russia) |
Victor Halansky is a prominent Russian economist and banking professional. His career includes a tenure as executive manager at the State Bank of the USSR's Leningrad Bureau, followed by his role as Chief Officer of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation’s Main Department in Saint Petersburg from 1990 until 1996. Since 2000, he has held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Viking Bank, and beginning in 2003, he has been serving as Director of the Saint Petersburg Banking School affiliated with the Bank of Russia.
Education
Halansky completed his studies at Leningrad University of Engineering and Economics. He possesses a Doctorate in Economics and has been a Professor within the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK), specifically in the Department of Currency Circulation and Credit, since 1995. Additionally, he graduated from the Academy of National Economy in 1976.
Biography
Born on August 4, 1937, in Shostka, Sumy Oblast, Victor Halansky graduated from Shostka College of Chemistry and Technology in 1955 and later from Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics in 1960. His early professional journey saw him rise from shop foreman to Deputy General Director at Industrial Association Power Machines ("Elektrosila") during the period from 1960 to 1978. Between 1966 and 1969, he worked as a principal economist specializing in heavy engineering at a manufacturing plant located in Haridwar.
From 1978 to 1981, Halansky led the Machine-Building and Heavy Engineering Industry Department within the Planning Commission of Lengorispolkom. Subsequently, between 1981 and 1985, he served as Deputy Head of the Economy Department for the CPSU commission in the Leningrad region. His banking career commenced in 1985 when he was appointed Executive Manager at Gosbank’s Leningrad Bureau, followed by senior roles at Promstroybank until 1990. From 1990 through 1996, he acted as Chief Officer at the Central Bank’s Main Department in Saint Petersburg, after which he held the position of Counsellor until 1997.
Starting September 1997, Halansky took on the role of First Deputy Chairman of Viking Bank’s Management Board before ascending to Chairman of its Board in 2000. He was instrumental in organizing the initial five International Banking Congresses hosted in Saint Petersburg beginning in 1992.
Halansky is affiliated with several prestigious organizations including membership in the St. Petersburg Engineering Academy, the Russian Academy of Investment and Construction Economics, and he is a Corresponding Member of the Academy of High School Sciences. He has authored more than thirty publications focused on economics, finance, and banking topics and has lectured at leading institutions such as Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics and the International Banking Institute.
Awards, honourable titles
Recipient of the title Honoured Economist of the Russian Federation. Awarded the Bank of Russia’s Badge of Honour for “Honourable Service in the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.”
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