Net Worth: $ 602 million (June 2008)

Age: 45 years old

Marital status: Married, hs two daughter and a son

Last year: $ 250 million

Industry: Petrochemistry, insurance

As Korrespondent wrote in its last year's rating of the richest Ukrainians, Vitaly Antonov seeks every possible way to capitalize his main business – Galnaftogaz company. For the sake of this idea, Antonov sold Lviv Universalny bank and a part of his insurance business. But this is not the limit for the president of Universal investment group.

At the end of April the businessman from western Ukraine announced he was coming out to the international exchange stock. Antonov has a lot to show to the world. He controls the largest gas station chain in the country that consists of 267 stations, 221 of which use the brand OKKO, as well as 15 oil depots, insurance company Universalna, business Concern Khibprom and a construction company Vash Dom. Apart from business, Antonov have enough time for big diplomacy as well. Since 2007, he was appointed as an honorary consul  of the Lithuanian republic in Lviv. It is obvious that Antonov is an uneasy man, therefore such a mad welfare growth. Last year the businessman got much richer, than during his entire lifetime. Last year Antonov made $352 million.