He began his career in 1966 at the Chervonyi Zhovten brick factory in his native Kryvyi Rih. From 1967 he worked at the Kryvorizhstal metallurgical plant as a turbocharger driver, electrician and consequently as a head of department. In August 1991, he was appointed Deputy General Director for Economic Affairs (actually held this position since September 1989). Since 1995 - Head of the newly formed marketing department of the plant "Kryvorizhstal". After that he hold the next positions: 1995–1996 – Head of the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine; 1996–1998 – Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Index Bank; 1999–2001 he was the head of the GHG "Europe-II".
