THE FULLEST CUNNING OF RUSSIAN OF BILLIONAIRES
THE FULLEST CUNNING OF RUSSIAN OF BILLIONAIRES
RATING OF “FINANS.” MAGAZINES, WWW.FINANSMAG.RU
¹ |Name |Fount |Status |Main assets |Fortune, $ million |Fortune, trillion rub | |1 |Roman Abramovich |1966 |Governor OF Chukotka |Sibneft, Millhouse Capital |11540 |325,0 | |2 |Oleg Deripaska |1968 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Bazovyi element |8350 |235,1 | |3 |Mikhail Fridman |1964 |Chairman OF Supervisory board |Alpha group |8100 |228,1 | |4 |Vladimir Lisin |1956 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |NLMK |6650 |187,3 | |5 |Viktor Vekselberg |1957 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Renova |6320 |178,0 | |6 |Vladimir Evtushenkov |1948 |President |Sistema |6040 |170,1 | |7 |Vladimir Bogdanov |1951 |General Director |Surgutneftegaz |5350 |150,7 | |8 |Aleksey Mordashov |1965 |General Director |Severstal |4970 |140,0 | |9 |Mikhail Prokhorov |1965 |General Director GMK Norilsk nickel |Interros, Norilsk nickel |4320 |121,7 | |10 |Vladimir Potanin |1961 |President |Interros, Norilsk nickel |4280 |120,5 | |11 |Vagit Alekperov |1950 |President NK “Lukoil” |Lukoil, Uralsib |4170 |117,4 | |12 |Nikolai Tsvetkov |1960 |President fiber plastic “Uralsib” |Lukoil, Uralsib |2860 |80,5 | |13 |German Han |1961 |Executive director TNK-BP |Alpha group |2700 |76,0 | |14 |Aleksey Kuzmichev |1962 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors “Alfa Eko” |Alpha group |2700 |76,0 | |15 |Viktor Rashnikov |1948 |General Director |MMK |2640 |74,3 | |16 |Alisher Usmanov |1953 |General Director “Gazprominvestholding” |Uralskaya stal |2600 |73,2 | |17 |Boris Ivanishvili |1956 |Businessman |Unikor |2350 |66,2 | |18 |Leonid Fedun |1956 |Vice President |Lukoil, IFD Capital |2200 |62,0 | |19 |Iskander Mahmudov |1963 |President |UGMK |1950 |54,9 | |20 |Andrey Melnichenko |1972 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors OF MDM bank |MDM group |1840 |51,8 | |21 |Sergey Popov |1971 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Gruppa MDM group |1840 |51,8 | |22 |Aleksandr Abramov |1959 |President |Evrazholding |1750 |49,3 | |23 |Evgeniy Shvidler |1964 |President |Sibneft |1680 |47,3 | |24 |Valeriy Oif |1964 |Member OF Federation Council |Sibneft |1680 |47,3 | |25 |David Davidovich |1962 |Managing director Millhouse Capital |Sibneft |1680 |47,3 | |26 |Boris Berezovskiy |1946 |Businessman | |1600 |45,1 | |27 |Igor Zyuzin |1960 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Mechel steel group |1500 |42,2 | |28 |Vladimir Iorih |1958 |General Director |Mechel steel group |1500 |42,2 | |29 |Iosif Levinzon |1956 |Vice Governor Yamalo Nenetskiy AO |Novatek |1500 |42,2 | |30 |Mikhail Gutseriev |1958 |President |Russneft |1380 |38,9 | |31 |Vyacheslav Egorov |1947 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |MMK |1320 |37,2 | |32 |Andrey Morozov |1952 |Roofridge deputy general Director |MMK |1320 |37,2 | |33 |Vasiliy Anisimov |1951 |Businessman |Coalco |1300 |36,6 | |34 |Farhad DOV |1955 |Member OF Federation Council |Nortgaz |1270 |35,8 | |35 |Leonid Mihelson |1955 |Managing Chairman |Novatek |1100 |31,0 | |36 |Leonid Simanovskiy |1949 |Deputy OF State Duma |Novatek |1100 |31,0 | |37 |Dmitriy Pumpyanskiy |1964 |General Director |TMK |1050 |29,6 | |38 |Oleg Boiko |1964 |Businessman |Ritzio Entertainment Group |1000 |28,2 | |39 |Aleksandr Lebedev |1960 |Deputy OF State Duma |NRK |1000 |28,2 | |40 |Suleiman Kerimov |1966 |Deputy OF State Duma |Nafta Moskva |950 |26,8 | |41 |Rustam Tariko |1962 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Russian kind of |870 |24,5 | |42 |Gleb Fetisov |1966 |Member OF Federation Council |Alfa Telekom |850 |23,9 | |43 |Andrey Kozitsyn |1960 |General Director |UGMK |800 |22,5 | |44 |Igor Altushkin |1970 |President Åêàòåðèíáóðãñêîé ÒÏÊ |Russian copilot by company |760 |21,4 | |45 |Grigoriy Berezkin |1966 |President |ESN Group |700 |19,7 | |46 |Dmitriy Rybolovlev |1966 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Uralkaliy |650 |18,3 | |47 |Leonid Nevzlin |1959 |Businessman |Menatep Group |610 |17,2 | |48 |Yuriy Shefler |1967 |President |MIRROR-IMAGE ONE |600 |16,9 | |49 |Aleksey Fedorychev |1955 |President |Fedcominvest |600 |16,9 | |50 |Sergey Galitskiy |1968 |General Director |Tander Group |600 |16,9 | |51 |Lev Kvetnoi |1965 |General Director |OEMK, Lebedinskiy GOK |600 |16,9 | |52 |Shalva Chigirinskiy |1950 |President OF Moscow NGK |Sibir Energy, ST development |585 |16,5 | |53 |Anatoliy Sedyh |1964 |President |OMK |570 |16,1 | |54 |Dmitriy Kamenschik |1968 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |East LINE |570 |16,1 | |55 |Sergey Pugachev |1963 |Member OF Federation Council |Mezhprombank, OPK |500 |14,1 | |56 |Sergey Veremeenko |1955 |Businessman |OPK |500 |14,1 | |57 |Telman Ismailov |1956 |President |BRANCH |500 |14,1 | |58 |Igor Antoshin |1963 |General Director |Fosagro |500 |14,1 | |59 |The Urals Rahimov |1961 |General Director |IREP |470 |13,2 | |60 |Airat Hairullin |1970 |Deputy OF State Duma |Krasnyi vostok, Edelweiss |470 |13,2 | |61 |Dmitriy Zimin |1933 |Honourable President OF find “Dinastiya” |430 |12,1 | | |62 |Vitaliy Malkin |1952 |Member OF Federation Council |Unikor |420 |11,8 | |63 |Viktor Makushin |1965 |President |MAIR |400 |11,3 | |64 |Musa Bazhaev |1966 |President |Alliance Group |400 |11,3 | |65 |Elena Baturina |1963 |General Director |Inteko |400 |11,3 | |66 |Anatoliy Motylev |1966 |President |Bank “Globex” |400 |11,3 | |67 |Aleksandr Leiviman |1949 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Sistema |390 |11,0 | |68 |Evgeniy Novitskiy |1957 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Sistema |390 |11,0 | |69 |Hazret Sovmen |1937 |President OF Adygheya republic | |380 |10,7 | |70 |Vyacheslav Kantor |1953 |Businessman |Akron |360 |10,1 | |71 |Vladimir Kogan |1963 |President |BD “sinking Peter castle” |360 |10,1 | |72 |Igor Yakovlev |1965 |President |Eldorado |350 |9,9 | |73 |Oleg Yakovlev |1971 |Businessman |Eldorado |350 |9,9 | |74 |Andrey Vavilov |1961 |Member OF Federation Council | |350 |9,9 | |75 |Ralif Safin |1954 |Member OF Federation Council |Lukoil |350 |9,9 | |76 |Zarah Iliev |1966 |General Director |ORTTs Moskva |350 |9,9 | |77 |David Traktovenko |1956 |Roofridge Vice President |BD “sinking Peter castle” |350 |9,9 | |78 |Igor Babaev |1949 |President |APK Cherkizovskiy |340 |9,6 | |79 |Vyacheslav Bresht |1953 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |VSMPO |340 |9,6 | |80 |Vladislav Tetyuhin |1932 |General Director |VSMPO |340 |9,6 | |81 |Sergey Petrov |1954 |Managing Chairman |Rolf Group |300 |8,4 | |82 |Boris Zubitskiy |1947 |Deputy OF State Duma |PMH |300 |8,4 | |83 |Vladimir Gusinskiy |1952 |Businessman | |300 |8,4 | |84 |Aleksandr Zanadvorov |1971 |Businessman |Sedmoi continent |300 |8,4 | |85 |Vladimir Gruzdev |1967 |Deputy OF State Duma |Sedmoi continent |300 |8,4 | |86 |Yuriy Kachmazov | |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |SOK |300 |8,4 | |87 |Andrey Rogachev |1964 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors “Agrotorg” |Pyaterochka getting thing |300 |8,4 | |88 |Boris Belotserkovskiy |1954 |President |Unikum |295 |8,3 | |89 |Aleksandr Nesis |1962 |President |IS Group |280 |7,9 | |90 |Aleksandr Gorbatovskiy |1954 |Member OF Federation Council |Sistema |275 |7,7 | |91 |Zelimhan Mutsoev |1959 |Deputy OF State Duma |PNTZ |270 |7,6 | |92 |Andrey Komarov |1966 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |ChTPZ |270 |7,6 | |93 |Aleksandr Fedorov |1952 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |ChTPZ |270 |7,6 | |94 |Vladimir Mahlai |1937 |President |Tolyattiazot |270 |7,6 | |95 |Nikita Mishin |1971 |Commercial director |Severstaltrans |250 |7,0 | |96 |Konstantin Nikolaev |1971 |General Director |Severstaltrans |250 |7,0 | |97 |Boris Zingarevich |1959 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Ilim Pulp |250 |7,0 | |98 |Mikhail Zingarevich |1959 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Ilim Pulp |250 |7,0 | |99 |Zahar Smushkin |1962 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Ilim Pulp |250 |7,0 | |100 |Andrey Kuzyaev |1965 |General Director Lukoil Overseas |Permskaya FPG |250 |7,0 | |101 |Sergey Generalov |1963 |Chairman OF board API |Promyshlennye investory |245 |6,9 | |102 |Aleksandr Goncharuk |1956 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Sistema |235 |6,6 | |103 |Petr Aven |1955 |President |Alfa bank |230 |6,5 | |104 |Igor Makarov |1962 |President |Itera |230 |6,5 | |105 |Hairullin ILS-has |1965 |General Director |Krasnyi vostok, Edelveis |230 |6,5 | |106 |Viktor Gantsev |1957 |Executive director |IREP |230 |6,5 | |107 |Aleksandr Tynkovan |1967 |President |M.Video |220 |6,2 | |108 |Igor Rudinskiy |1954 |General Director |SIA international |220 |6,2 | |109 |Mikhail Hodorkovskiy |1963 |Prisoner | |210 |5,9 | |110 |Vladimir Krupchak |1958 |Deputy OF State Duma |Titanium |210 |5,9 | |111 |Sergey Zivenko |1968 |President |TPG crystal |200 |5,6 | |112 |Aleksandr Smolenskiy |1954 |Businessman | |200 |5,6 | |113 |Igor Linshits |1963 |President |Kontsern Neftyanoi |200 |5,6 | |114 |Igor Izmestev |1966 |Member OF Federation Council |Severo zapadnoe parohodstvo |200 |5,6 | |115 |Vadim Moshkovich |1967 |General Director |Rusagro |200 |5,6 | |116 |Vladimir Kadannikov |1941 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Avtovaz |190 |5,4 | |117 |Aleksey Kochetov |1954 |President |Ochakovo |190 |5,4 | |118 |Vitaliy Vilchik |1946 |General Director |Avtovaz |190 |5,4 | |119 |Viktor Lorents |1946 |President |Stroitransgaz |190 |5,4 | |120 |David Yakobashvili |1957 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Wimm Bill Then |185 |5,2 | |121 |Vladimir Hristov |1949 |General Director |Susumanzoloto |185 |5,2 | |122 |Kirill Ragozin |1967 |Deputy OF State Duma |Veda |180 |5,1 | |123 |Nikolai Bortsov |1945 |Deputy OF State Duma |Lebedyanskiy |180 |5,1 | |124 |Mikhail Rudyak |1960 |General Director |Ingeokom |180 |5,1 | |125 |Gavriil Yushvaev | |Businessman |Wimm Bill Then |170 |4,8 | |126 |Vitaliy Federmesser |1940 |General Director |Kondopoga |160 |4,5 | |127 |Shalva Breus |1957 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |East Vest Group |160 |4,5 | |128 |Vladimir Kondrachuk |1965 |General Director |Transnafta |160 |4,5 | |129 |Dmitriy Zubov |1954 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Sistema |155 |4,4 | |130 |Natalya Fileva |1963 |Roofridge assistant OF general director |Aviakompaniya Sibir |155 |4,4 | |131 |Oleg Zherebtsov |1968 |Managing Chairman |Lenta Kash and Carry |150 |4,2 | |132 |Mikhail Brudno |1959 |Businessman |Menatep |150 |4,2 | |133 |Vladimir Dubov |1958 |Businessman |Menatep |150 |4,2 | |134 |Platon Lebedev |1959 |Prisoner |Menatep |150 |4,2 | |135 |Vasiliy Shahnovskiy |1957 |Businessman |Menatep |150 |4,2 | |136 |Aleksandr Bronshtein |1954 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Sual |150 |4,2 | |137 |Aleksey Fedorov |1952 |President |Irkut |150 |4,2 | |138 |Azat Kurmanaev |1961 |Businessman | |150 |4,2 | |139 |Sergey Nedoroslev |1963 |President |Kaskol |150 |4,2 | |140 |Mikhail Shlosberg |1952 |Businessman |Sual |150 |4,2 | |141 |Aleksey Shmargunenko |1955 |Businessman |Sual |150 |4,2 | |142 |Vladimir Galagaev |1939 |Businessman | |150 |4,2 | |143 |Valentin Zverev |1947 |General Director |Mebelnaya kompaniya Shatura |150 |4,2 | |144 |Viktor Olerskiy |1965 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Severo zapadnoe parohodstvo |150 |4,2 | |145 |Aras Agalarov |1955 |President |Crocus international |150 |4,2 | |146 |Aleksandr Lifshits |1963 |President |PIT of breweries |150 |4,2 | |147 |Viktor Lopatyuk |1943 |General Director |Artel staratelei Amur |150 |4,2 | |148 |Igor Potapenko |1966 |President |Razgulyai Ukrros |150 |4,2 | |149 |Vadim Yakunin |1963 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |TsV Protek |150 |4,2 | |150 |Oleg Astafurov |1960 |General Director |TsV Protek |150 |4,2 | |151 |Sergey Kislov |1960 |President |Yug Rusi |150 |4,2 | |152 |Maksim Klimov | |Businessman |Alkor |150 |4,2 | |153 |Vadim Varshavskiy |1961 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Russkiy ugol |145 |4,1 | |154 |Andrey Dobrov |1963 |General Director |Belon |140 |3,9 | |155 |Petr Kondrashev |1949 |General Director |Silvinit |140 |3,9 | |156 |Arngolt Bekker |1935 |Businessman | |140 |3,9 | |157 |Mikhail Bolotin |1961 |President |Kontsern Traktornye zavody |140 |3,9 | |158 |Konstantin Mirilashvili |1960 |Businessman |Euroservice |140 |3,9 | |159 |Gennadiy Kiryushin |1949 |General Director |Smarts |135 |3,8 | |160 |Yuriy Bortsov |1970 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Lebedyanskiy |135 |3,8 | |161 |Ravil Maganov |1954 |Roofridge Vice President |Lukoil |130 |3,7 | |162 |Viktor Zaitsev |1967 |Vice President |Sports association Group |130 |3,7 | |163 |Vyacheslav Zaitsev |1962 |President |Sports association Group |130 |3,7 | |164 |Radik Shaimiev |1964 |General director advisor |TAIF |130 |3,7 | |165 |Albert Shigabutdinov |1952 |General Director |TAIF |130 |3,7 | |166 |Aleksandr Samusev |1957 |Businessman | |125 |3,5 | |167 |Boris Teterev |1953 |President |Musa of engine |120 |3,4 | |168 |Vladimir Nekrasov |1961 |President |Arbat Prestizh |120 |3,4 | |169 |Aleksandr Denisov |1961 |General Director |Karavai plus |120 |3,4 | |170 |Taimuraz Bokoev | |President |Istok |120 |3,4 | |171 |Nina Metlenko |1957 |Vice President |Ochakovo |120 |3,4 | |172 |Rostislav Ordovskiy Tanaevskiy in blank |1958 |President |Rostik Group |120 |3,4 | |173 |Aleksandr Stepanov |1964 |General Director |Energomashkorporatsiya |120 |3,4 | |174 |Vladimir Pekarev |1958 |Deputy OF State Duma |EAST Group |120 |3,4 | |175 |Vadim Vikulov |1963 |Managing Chairman |Aston |120 |3,4 | |176 |Nikolai Nesterov |1953 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |NMZhK |120 |3,4 | |177 |Aleksandr Sabadash |1965 |Member OF Federation Council |Liviz |120 |3,4 | |178 |Leonid Lebedev |1956 |Member OF Federation Council |Sintez Group |115 |3,2 | |179 |Aleksandr Mamut |1960 |Businessman |Ingosstrah |110 |3,1 | |180 |Nikolai Smolenskiy |1981 |Businessman |TVR |110 |3,1 | |181 |Rustam Aksenenko |1974 |Businessman | |110 |3,1 | |182 |Aleksandr Tihonov |1949 |General Director |The interUrals |110 |3,1 | |183 |Konstantin Strukov |1958 |Deputy ZS Chelyabinskoi oblasti |Yuzhuralzoloto |110 |3,1 | |184 |Yuriy Kovalchuk |1951 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Bank Rossiya, Sogaz |110 |3,1 | |185 |Artur Perepelkin |1969 |President |RVVK |110 |3,1 | |186 |Veniamin Grabar |1966 |General Director |Ladoga |110 |3,1 | |187 |Konstantin Kiryushin | |Businessman |Smarts |105 |3,0 | |188 |Pavel Maslovskiy |1956 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Peter Hambro Mining |105 |3,0 | |189 |Nikolai Demin |1936 |General Director |Eksima |105 |3,0 | |190 |Aleksandr Girda |1960 |Member OF the board OF Directors “Agrotorg” |Pyaterochka getting thing |100 |2,8 | |191 |Tatyana Franus |1957 |Member OF the board OF Directors “Agrotorg” |Pyaterochka getting thing |100 |2,8 | |192 |Igor Vidyaev |1961 |Member OF the board OF Directors “Agrotorg” |Pyaterochka getting thing |100 |2,8 | |193 |Nikolai Maksimov |1957 |President |Metallurgicheskiy getting thing |100 |2,8 | |194 |Mikhail Bezelyanskiy |1964 |Businessman |Gipertsentr |100 |2,8 | |195 |Yakov Goldovskiy |1962 |Businessman | |100 |2,8 | |196 |Andrey Sheluhin |1966 |Businessman |Gipertsentr |100 |2,8 | |197 |Oleg Klyuka |1962 |Businessman | |100 |2,8 | |198 |Fedor Klyuka |1942 |Businessman | |100 |2,8 | |199 |Andrey Andreev |1956 |Businessman | |100 |2,8 | |200 |Sergey Kukura |1953 |Roofridge Vice President |Lukoil |100 |2,8 | |201 |Oleg Savchenko |1966 |Deputy OF State Duma |EPK |100 |2,8 | |202 |Ruben Vardanyan |1968 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Troika dialogue |100 |2,8 | |203 |Vasiliy Boiko |1959 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Vash finansovyi popechitel |100 |2,8 | |204 |Aleksandr Dzhaparidze |1955 |President |Petroalyans |100 |2,8 | |205 |Igor naive alto |1947 |Chairman OF managing board |BSK |100 |2,8 | |206 |Dmitriy Nikitin |1971 |General Director |Evrosib SPb |100 |2,8 | |207 |Danil Hachaturov |1971 |General Director |Rosgosstrah |100 |2,8 | |208 |Valeriy Bezverhniy |1959 |Roofridge Vice President |Irkut |100 |2,8 | |209 |Mikhail Paramonov |1961 |Chairman OF managing board |Doninvest |100 |2,8 | |210 |Yuriy Shafranik |1952 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Soyuzneftegaz |100 |2,8 | |211 |Aleksandr Ter Avanesov | |Businessman |Tehinvest |100 |2,8 | |212 |Pavel Fuks | |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Tehinvest |100 |2,8 | |213 |Yuriy Zapol |1957 |President |Video international |100 |2,8 | |214 |Viktor Yuzhilin |1965 |Deputy OF State Duma |Nasdor |100 |2,8 | |215 |Andrey Kobzar |1965 |Businessman |Nasdor |100 |2,8 | |216 |Ilya Yurov |1971 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Trust |100 |2,8 | |217 |Aleksandr Samonov |1961 |President |Torgovyi cathedral Kopeika |100 |2,8 | |218 |Aleksandr Mineev |1964 |President |Partiya |100 |2,8 | |219 |Mikhail Popov |1968 |General Director |Ostankinskiy MPK |100 |2,8 | |220 |Vasiliy Preminin |1952 |General Director |Segezhskiy TsBK |100 |2,8 | |221 |Vladimir Scherbakov |1949 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Avtotor Holding |100 |2,8 | |222 |Andrey Aidinov |1971 |Businessman |Legion development |100 |2,8 | |223 |Tatyana Maksimova |1957 |Businessman |Metallurgicheskiy getting thing |100 |2,8 | |224 |Sergey Korostelev | |President ITF Group |Magnezit, Yugtranzitservis |100 |2,8 | |225 |Leonid Rozhetskin |1966 |Businessman | |95 |2,7 | |226 |Boris Skvortsov |1940 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Smarts |95 |2,7 | |227 |Dmitriy Razumov |1975 |Businessman | |95 |2,7 | |228 |Kirill Minovalov |1971 |President |Bank Avangard |95 |2,7 | |229 |Aleksey Gudaitis |1962 |Member OF SD MNPO Polimetall |IS Group |95 |2,7 | |230 |Mikhail Ushakov |1966 |Member OF SD MNPO Polimetall |IS Group |95 |2,7 | |231 |Mikhail Suslov |1961 |Member OF SD MNPO Polimetall |IS Group |95 |2,7 | |232 |Leonid Fridlyand |1969 |President |Mercury |90 |2,5 | |233 |Leonid Strunin |1969 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Mercury |90 |2,5 | |234 |Maksim Nogotkov |1977 |President |Maksus |90 |2,5 | |235 |Mikhail Kusnirovich |1966 |President |Bosco di Ciliegi |90 |2,5 | |236 |Lyubov Hoba |1957 |Chief accountant |Lukoil |90 |2,5 | |237 |Aleksandr Matytsin |1961 |Vice President |Lukoil |90 |2,5 | |238 |Timur Goryaev |1967 |General Director |Kalina |90 |2,5 | |239 |Mikhail Timoshishin |1937 |Roofridge Deputy general Director |Exima |90 |2,5 | |240 |Sergey Kirilenko |1969 |Managing Chairman |Sobinbank, Rusagro |90 |2,5 | |241 |Aleksey Ananev |1964 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Promsvyazbank |85 |2,4 | |242 |Dmitriy Ananev |1969 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Promsvyazbank |85 |2,4 | |243 |Valerii Okulov |1952 |General Director |Aeroflot |85 |2,4 | |244 |Aleksandr Kirilichev |1950 |General Director |PMP |85 |2,4 | |245 |Igor Konovalov |1972 |General Director |Inprom |85 |2,4 | |246 |Oleg Leonov |1973 |President |University country |80 |2,3 | |247 |Mechislav Klimovich |1946 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Sistema |80 |2,3 | |248 |Aleksandr Aristov |1949 |Deputy OF State Duma |Chelyabinskiy EMK |80 |2,3 | |249 |Sergey Plastinin |1968 |Managing Chairman |Wimm Bill Then |80 |2,3 | |250 |Boris Kuzyk |1958 |Businessman | |80 |2,3 | |251 |Aleksandr Gitelson |1950 |Chairman Petro Aero bank |VEFK |80 |2,3 | |252 |Yuriy Antipov | |Businessman |Chelyabinskiy EMK |80 |2,3 | |253 |Vladimir Logvinenko |1966 |Businessman | |80 |2,3 | |254 |Inna Kochetova |1970 |Vice President |Ochakovo |80 |2,3 | |255 |Vadim Dymov |1971 |Businessman |Dymov, Ratimir |80 |2,3 | |256 |Dmitriy Belik |1968 |Member OF the board OF Directors |RBC |75 |2,1 | |257 |German Kaplun |1968 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |RBC |75 |2,1 | |258 |Aleksandr Morgulchik |1970 |Member OF the board OF Directors |RBC |75 |2,1 | |259 |Bilalov |1970 |Deputy OF State Duma |Akropol |75 |2,1 | |260 |Palankoev |1963 |Chairman SD banka “Akropol” |Akropol |75 |2,1 | |261 |Filaret Galchev |1963 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Evrotsement Group |75 |2,1 | |262 |Georgiy Krasnyanskiy |1955 |Businessman |Evrotsement Group |75 |2,1 | |263 |Soslan Harebov | |General Director |Rusinkor |75 |2,1 | |264 |Nikolai Egorov | |Professor SPbGU |Rusinkor |75 |2,1 | |265 |Gennadiy Trefilov | |President |Getting thing Marta |75 |2,1 | |266 |Aleksandr Kabanov |1946 |President |Magaziny elektroniki me |75 |2,1 | |267 |Andrey Bloh |1964 |Businessman |Unimilk |75 |2,1 | |268 |Andrey Molchanov |1971 |President |LSR |75 |2,1 | |269 |Mikhail Romanov |1957 |Vice President |LSR |75 |2,1 | |270 |Pavel Bure |1971 |Hockey more player | |75 |2,1 | |271 |Aleksandr Ponomarenko |1964 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |RGB, Novorossiiskiy haven |75 |2,1 | |272 |Aleksandr Skorobogatko |1967 |Deputy OF State Duma |RGB, Novorossiiskiy haven |75 |2,1 | |273 |Igor Kovpak |1953 |President |Supermarket Kirovskiy |70 |2,0 | |274 |Lev Hasis |1966 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Perekrestok |70 |2,0 | |275 |Aleksandr Kosyanenko |1964 |General Director |Perekrestok |70 |2,0 | |276 |Sergey Zuev |1955 |General Director |Le maks |70 |2,0 | |277 |Ivan Savvidi |1959 |Deputy OF State Duma |Donskoi tobacco |70 |2,0 | |278 |Sait Gutseriev |1959 |Deputy OF State Duma |PFK IS |70 |2,0 | |279 |Mikhail Shishkhanov |1972 |President |Being bank |70 |2,0 | |280 |Mikhail Yurevich |1969 |Deputy OF State Duma |Makfa |70 |2,0 | |281 |Olga Belyavskaya | |General Director Àññîëü |Lebedyanskiy |70 |2,0 | |282 |Konstantin Voloshin | |Businessman |Lebedyanskiy |70 |2,0 | |283 |Galina Merrei |1963 |Member OF the board OF Directors |EFKO |70 |2,0 | |284 |Vladimir Kehman |1968 |President |Joint Fruit company |65 |1,8 | |285 |Aleksey Antipov | |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Baltimor |65 |1,8 | |286 |Gia Gvichiya |1962 |General Director |Collective combine Stepana Razina |65 |1,8 | |287 |Viktor Baranov |1954 |President |Solikamskbumprom |65 |1,8 | |288 |Yuriy Sverdlov | |Vice President BD sinking Peter castle |Promstroibank |65 |1,8 | |289 |Natalya Mironenko |1966 |Businessman |Dekra |65 |1,8 | |290 |Sergey Denisov |1969 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Dekra |65 |1,8 | |291 |Nikolai Sarkisov | |Businessman |Dekra |65 |1,8 | |292 |Evgeniy Chichvarkin |1974 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Evroset |60 |1,7 | |293 |Timur of kind MeV |1974 |General Director Evroset |Evroset |60 |1,7 | |294 |Konstantin Mauergauz |1966 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Omega-97 |60 |1,7 | |295 |Aleksey Mauergauz |1971 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Omega-97 |60 |1,7 | |296 |Aleksandr Startsev |1961 |General Director |Gruppa Russkaya bakaleya |60 |1,7 | |297 |Oleg Misevra |1967 |Businessman | |60 |1,7 | |298 |Vladimir Filin |1960 |Businessman | |60 |1,7 | |299 |Igor Annenskiy |1965 |Businessman |Kaustik |60 |1,7 | |300 |Aleksey Nechaev |1966 |President |Faberlik |60 |1,7 | |301 |Dmitriy Pyatkin |1963 |Businessman |Kaustik |60 |1,7 | |302 |Aleksandr Fraiman | |Businessman |Kaustik |60 |1,7 | |303 |Sergey Tsivilev |1961 |Senior Vice President |Irkut |60 |1,7 | |304 |Mark of Leivikov |1962 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Zlatoustovskiy metkombinat |60 |1,7 | |305 |Boris Abramovich |1960 |General Director |KrasAir |60 |1,7 | |306 |Aleksey Titov |1974 |Chairman SD bank “Solidarnost” |Smarts |60 |1,7 | |307 |Evgeniy Satyev |1964 |General Director |Avtomir |55 |1,5 | |308 |Aleksandr Mitko |1965 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Avtomir |55 |1,5 | |309 |Nikolai Gruzdev |1964 |General Director Assistant |Avtomir |55 |1,5 | |310 |Mikhail Dubinin |1969 |Managing director |Wimm Bill Then |55 |1,5 | |311 |Kaha Bendukidze |1956 |Minister OF state Georgia |OMZ |55 |1,5 | |312 |Ivan Kulakov |1968 |Managing director |Highland gold Mining |55 |1,5 | |313 |Anatoliy Arzimanov |1940 |General Director |Yarpivo |55 |1,5 | |314 |Lena Alenkina |1958 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Tsaritsyno |55 |1,5 | |315 |Larisa Burova |1941 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Tsaritsyno |55 |1,5 | |316 |Valentina Malysheva |1947 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Tsaritsyno |55 |1,5 | |317 |Vyacheslav Kalugin |1948 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Tsaritsyno |55 |1,5 | |318 |Vladimir Dunaev |1965 |General Director Magnezit Ogneupor Grup |Magnezit, Yugtranzitservis |50 |1,4 | |319 |Oleg Kiselev |1953 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Renaissance Capital |50 |1,4 | |320 |Boris Fedorov |1958 |Member OF the board OF Directors “Ãàçïðîìà” |UFG |50 |1,4 | |321 |Vladimir Voronchenko |1952 |President |Lux getting thing |50 |1,4 | |322 |Nikolai Fartushnyak | |President |Sport master |50 |1,4 | |323 |Leonid Strahov |1963 |General Director |Sport master |50 |1,4 | |324 |Aleksandr Aladushkin |1966 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Lenstroimaterialy |50 |1,4 | |325 |Dmitriy Ignatev |1966 |Managing Chairman |Lenstroimaterialy |50 |1,4 | |326 |Artem Bektemirov |1969 |General Director |Aptechnaya set 36,6 |50 |1,4 | |327 |Sergey Krivosheev |1965 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Aptechnaya set 36,6 |50 |1,4 | |328 |Aleksey Kuimov |1966 |General Director |Russkoe nebo |50 |1,4 | |329 |Andrey Chervichenko |1966 |Businessman | |50 |1,4 | |330 |Viktor Shkulev |1958 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Hachette Filipacchi Shkulev |50 |1,4 | |331 |Valeriy Yazev |1949 |Deputy OF State Duma |Yava Group |50 |1,4 | |332 |Sergey Lisovskiy |1960 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Mosselprom |50 |1,4 | |333 |Vyacheslav Gorbanenko |1966 |Businessman |Magnezit |50 |1,4 | |334 |Sergey Bazhanov |1954 |President |Internationally bank OF Saint Petersburg |50 |1,4 | |335 |Olga Mirimskaya |1964 |General Director |Russkiy product |50 |1,4 | |336 |Nikolai Kulikov |1960 |Businessman |Murmanskoe morparohodstvo |50 |1,4 | |337 |Yuriy Rydnik |1966 |President |Baltinvestbank |50 |1,4 | |338 |Stanislav Derev |1947 |Businessman |Merkuriy |50 |1,4 | |339 |Viktor Haritonin | |General Director |Profit House |50 |1,4 | |340 |Anatoliy Bykov |1962 |Businessman | |50 |1,4 | |341 |Boris Gromov |1947 |Businessman | |50 |1,4 | |342 |Vladimir Melnikov |1948 |President |Gloriya Jeans |50 |1,4 | |343 |Igor Hayak |1975 |General Director |Sunway |45 |1,3 | |344 |Oleg Tinkov |1967 |President |Tinkoff |45 |1,3 | |345 |Dmitriy Kozlovskii |1962 |General Director |Inkom avto |45 |1,3 | |346 |Dmitriy Orlov |1943 |Managing Chairman |Bank Vozrozhdenie |45 |1,3 | |347 |Yuliya Konkina | |Businessman |Smarts |45 |1,3 | |348 |Sergey Belyaev |1968 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Trust |45 |1,3 | |349 |Oleg Kolyada |1967 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Trust |45 |1,3 | |350 |Nikolai Fetisov |1970 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Trust |45 |1,3 | |351 |Artashes Terzyan |1960 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Trust |45 |1,3 | |352 |Vladimir Antonov |1953 |Roofridge assistant OF general director |Aeroflot |45 |1,3 | |353 |Mustafa Batdyev |1950 |President OF Karachaevo Cherkessiya | |45 |1,3 | |354 |Sergey Fedorov |1969 |Hockey more player | |45 |1,3 | |355 |Ilya Rozenblyum |1939 |Businessman | |45 |1,3 | |356 |Vladimir Hilchenko |1963 |Businessman |Sozvezdie |45 |1,3 | |357 |Sergey Snopok | |Businessman |Faeton |45 |1,3 | |358 |Valeriy Linetskiy | |President |Sorus |40 |1,1 | |359 |Evgeniy Kabanov |1972 |Vice President |Magaziny elektroniki me |40 |1,1 | |360 |Andrey Beshmelnitskiy |1967 |General Director |Unimilk |40 |1,1 | |361 |Vladimir Klimov |1965 |Member OF the board OF Directors |OGO |40 |1,1 | |362 |Vladimir Zubkov |1959 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |OGO |40 |1,1 | |363 |Ilya Haikin |1963 |Member OF the board OF Directors |OGO |40 |1,1 | |364 |Ilya Karpov |1972 |General Director |OGO |40 |1,1 | |365 |Andrey Serebrennikov |1970 |Manager OF Chairman assistant |Sobinbank |40 |1,1 | |366 |Konstantin Bekov |1971 |Manager OF Chairman assistant |Sobinbank |40 |1,1 | |367 |Vladimir Antonov | |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Converse Group |40 |1,1 | |368 |Grigoriy Scherbakovskiy |1965 |Businessman |Collective combine Stepana Razina |40 |1,1 | |369 |Elena Klimova |1963 |Roofridge assistant OF general director |Eksima |40 |1,1 | |370 |Lev Pronin |1937 |General Director Assistant |Eksima |40 |1,1 | |371 |Oleg Morozov |1951 |General Director Assistant |Eksima |40 |1,1 | |372 |Yuriy Lastochkin |1965 |General Director |NPO Saturn |40 |1,1 | |373 |Aleksandr Davankov |1973 |Vice President |Faberlik |35 |1,0 | |374 |Aleksandr Kats | |General Director |Laverna |35 |1,0 | |375 |Oleg Semechkin |1968 |President |Dixis getting thing |35 |1,0 | |376 |Andrey Shlykov | |General Director |Dixis getting thing |35 |1,0 | |377 |Vadim Zelenin |1939 |General Director |Tehmarket |35 |1,0 | |378 |Nikolai Vlasenko |1963 |President |Viktoriya Group |35 |1,0 | |379 |Vladimir Katsman | |Member OF the board OF Directors |Viktoriya Group |35 |1,0 | |380 |Aleksandr Zaribko | |Member OF the board OF Directors |Viktoriya Group |35 |1,0 | |381 |Igor Sosin |1967 |Businessman |Starik Hottabych |35 |1,0 | |382 |Oleg Habibullin |1972 |General Director |Torgovaya set Kupets |35 |1,0 | |383 |Evgeniy Balakin | |Businessman |Bosco di Ciliegi |35 |1,0 | |384 |Mikhail Vlasov | |Businessman |Bosco di Ciliegi |35 |1,0 | |385 |Sergey Evteev | |Businessman |Bosco di Ciliegi |35 |1,0 | |386 |Aleksey Golubovich |1964 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Russkie investory |35 |1,0 | |387 |Aleksandr Orlov |1948 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Wimm Bill Then |35 |1,0 | |388 |Rashid Mursekaev |1965 |Businessman |Tsentr principal |35 |1,0 | |389 |Boris Titov |1960 |Managing Chairman |Interhimprom |35 |1,0 | |390 |Vladimir Gorbachev |1950 |Deputy OF State Duma | |35 |1,0 | |391 |Valeriy Grachev |1953 |Businessman | |35 |1,0 | |392 |Mikhail Abyzov |1972 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors ÐÊÑ |35 |1,0 | | |393 |Sergey Bidash |1961 |Prisoner | |35 |1,0 | |394 |Aleksandr Vainshtein |1953 |Businessman |Moskovskie novosti |35 |1,0 | |395 |Igor Denisov |1963 |President |Edinaya Evropa Holding |35 |1,0 | |396 |Dmitriy Zhurba |1966 |Member OF the board OF Directors RAO EES OF Russia |35 |1,0 | | |397 |Igor Krutoi |1954 |Producer |ACRE |35 |1,0 | |398 |Dmitriy Mazepin |1968 |Businessman |Himprom |35 |1,0 | |399 |Leonid Melamed |1961 |Businessman | |35 |1,0 | |400 |Aleksandr Milyavskiy |1963 |President |Ruby |35 |1,0 | |401 |Dinislyam Yancherin | |Businessman |Smarts |35 |1,0 | |402 |Rinat Huzin | |Businessman |Largely |35 |1,0 | |403 |Sergey Makarov | |Businessman |Largely |35 |1,0 | |404 |Valeriy Otchertsev | |Vice President |Itera |35 |1,0 | |405 |Leonid Dyachenko |1963 |President |The Urals Energy |35 |1,0 | |406 |Vyacheslav Rovneiko |1959 |Businessman |The Urals Energy |35 |1,0 | |407 |Georgiy Ramzai | |Businessman |The Urals Energy |35 |1,0 | |408 |Taimuraz Bolloev |1953 |Businessman |Baltika |35 |1,0 | |409 |Konstantin Babkin |1971 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Novoe sodruzhestvo |35 |1,0 | |410 |Yuriy Ryazanov | |Member OF the board OF Directors |Novoe sodruzhestvo |35 |1,0 | |411 |Dmitriy Udras | |Member OF the board OF Directors |Novoe sodruzhestvo |35 |1,0 | |412 |Aleksey Isaikin |1952 |President |Volga Dnepr |35 |1,0 | |413 |Aleksandr Fedorov |1956 |President |Dikaya Orhideya |35 |1,0 | |414 |Vladimir Bryntsalov |1946 |Businessman |Ferein |35 |1,0 | |415 |Kirill Podolskiy |1970 |General Director |Yugtranzitservis |35 |1,0 | |416 |Oleg Kirillov | |President |Sibmashholding |35 |1,0 | |417 |Vadim Kirillov | |Vice President |Sibmashholding |35 |1,0 | |418 |Yuriy Koropachinskiy |1965 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Sibmashholding |35 |1,0 | |419 |Aleksey Yashin |1973 |Hockey more player | |35 |1,0 | |420 |Georgiy Briling |1947 |Businessman | |35 |1,0 | |421 |Igor Bitkov |1968 |General Director |SZLK |35 |1,0 | |422 |Vyacheslav Merkulov |1970 |Commercial director |Ochakovo |35 |1,0 | |423 |Sergey Ananev |1959 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Surgutneftegaz |35 |1,0 | |424 |Vladimir Ashihmin |1954 |General Director Ëèçèíã Ïðîäàêøí |Surgutneftegaz |35 |1,0 | |425 |Leonid Maevskiy |1960 |General Director |LV Finance Group |35 |1,0 | |426 |Sergey Bobrikov |1962 |General Director |Komus |35 |1,0 | |427 |Vladimir Scherbakov |1956 |General Director |Terneiles |35 |1,0 | |428 |Evgeniy Yurev |1971 |President |Aton |35 |1,0 | |429 |Viktor Nesterenko |1948 |General Director |Mosfundamentstroi-6 |35 |1,0 | |430 |Mikhail Cherne |1935 |General Director |Mosstroimehanizatsiya-5 |35 |1,0 | |431 |Vladimir Kopelev |1935 |General Director |DSK-1 |35 |1,0 | |432 |Evgeniy Olhovik |1954 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Renova |35 |1,0 | |433 |Vladimir Kremer |1957 |Member OF the board OF Directors |Renova |35 |1,0 | |434 |Kazibek Tagirbekov |1955 |Managing Chairman |Mosstroiekonombank |35 |1,0 | |435 |Zurab Tsereteli |1934 |President OF kind Academy | |35 |1,0 | |436 |Yuriy Zhukov |1969 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |SPADES |35 |1,0 | |437 |Mikhail Slipenchuk |1965 |General Director |IFK Metropol |35 |1,0 | |438 |Vladimir Vinogradov | |Businessman | |35 |1,0 | |439 |Andrey Katkov | |Businessman |Kineks |35 |1,0 | |440 |Evgeniy Malov | |Businessman |Kineks |35 |1,0 | |441 |Adolf Smirnov |1933 |General Director |Kineks |35 |1,0 | |442 |Aleksey Shepel |1965 |General Director Stroimontazh m |S-Holding |35 |1,0 | |443 |Timur Timerbulatov | |President |FSK accounts |35 |1,0 | |444 |Kirsan Ilyumzhinov |1962 |President Êàëìûêèè | |35 |1,0 | |445 |Gennadiy Timchenko | |Businessman |IPP Oy |35 |1,0 | |446 |Rem Vyahirev |1934 |Businessman | |35 |1,0 | |447 |Vyacheslav Sheremet |1941 |Businessman | |35 |1,0 | |448 |Sergey Polonskiy |1972 |President |Mirax |35 |1,0 | |449 |Aleksandr Pushkin |1952 |Businessman | |35 |1,0 | |450 |Kirill Pisarev |1969 |President |SPADES |35 |1,0 | |451 |Artem Kuznetsov |1967 |Businessman | |35 |1,0 | |452 |Yuriy Guschin |1944 |Businessman | |35 |1,0 | |453 |Yuriy Hlebnikov |1940 |Businessman | |35 |1,0 | |454 |Vladislav Doronin |1962 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Capital Group |35 |1,0 | |455 |Aleksey Dobashin |1961 |General Director |Crost |35 |1,0 | |456 |Mikhail Balakin |1961 |Chief |SU-155 |35 |1,0 | |457 |Dmitriy Zelenov |1972 |General Director |Don stroi |35 |1,0 | |458 |Maksim Blazhko |1969 |Managing Chairman |Don stroi |35 |1,0 | |459 |Sergey Kozlovskiy |1958 |President |Inkom nedvizhimost |35 |1,0 | |460 |Konstantin Popov |1966 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Inkom nedvizhimost |35 |1,0 | |461 |Grigoriy Kulikov |1962 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |Miel nedvizhimost |35 |1,0 | |462 |Dmitriy Lebedev |1968 |Managing Chairman |Miel nedvizhimost |35 |1,0 | |463 |Artur Kirilenko |1972 |Businessman |Stroimontazh |35 |1,0 | |464 |Aleksandr Senatorov |1968 |Chairman OF the board OF Directors |MIAN |35 |1,0 | |465 |Anatoliy Karachinskiy |1959 |President |IBS |35 |1,0 | |466 |Vasiliy Vasin |1962 |President |R-Style |35 |1,0 | |467 |Leonid Goldenberg |1954 |President |NKK |35 |1,0 | |468 |Aleksey Narovlyanskiy | |President |Colibri |35 |1,0 | |EDITOR’S LETTER: PRIVATE DUMA
“One” with nine zeroes – or “nine zeroed one”. That’s the person’s fortune in rubles that gives him the chance to get place in billionaires’ rating of “Finans.” magazine (pages 10-39). I’ll show you main differences between a new rating and the previous one that’s been published on February 16, 2004.
First, the number of billionaires increased to 468 (last year there were 154 of them). Representatives of construction industry, food industry, commercial organizations and information technologies that have never been included into list before are added now. Because nowadays public gains more information considering those companies.
Second, we changed rating method drastically. We included into fortune rate not only the estimated cost of businessman’s property but the large scale incomes gained from business activity. Considering big companies’ inclination for huge dividends (liable to a tax by low tax rate) it’s a serious “plus” of our new rating.
Third, at the “tail part” of the list were placed rich men whose fortunes are hard to estimate because of the lack of information. Those businessmen are charted from 423 to 468, their fortunes are considered to be no less than 1 billion rubles per person. “One billion in rubles” is a minimal estimation for them. In fact, their capitals could be much bigger.
Rating covers 468 billionaires whose total fortune is equal to $175 billions. It’s a third of Russia’ gross domestic product, at the same time it exceeds federal budget planned expenditures for 2005 by 60%. The Governor of Chukotka Roman Abramovich tops the list with $11,5 billions. His fortune is 36 times more than this year Chukotka’s budget incomes. 39 billionaires whose fortunes are estimated in US dollars and 429 “ruble billionaires” are included into the rating list. Total fortune of Top 10 billionaires has been estimated as $66 billions, the same of Top 100 – as $144 billions.
I want to make it clear: businessmen’s fortune estimation couldn’t be considered as ultimate authority. It is an estimation although made by quite proper method. Everybody knows that “two by two” in business could differ from “four”. Sometimes it is five or even zero. One may posses a plant and to have personal fortune estimated as $400 millions, but at the same time the same person does not get incomes – and more than that, this plant’s owner could be in a position when he/she puts up money into unprofitable business. Or to be an owner of a big construction company that depends upon “credit needle”. One may own a company with $50 millions profit, and one may sell it for $200 millions - while convincing potential buyer of optimistic business’ prospects.
The estimation is not necessary has an application study character, because many of list’s personages will never sell their property. In view of many reasons: some of them promised do not sell their nominal shares (Lukoil managers Mr. Vagit Alikperov,# 11, and Mr. Leonid Fedun,# 18), some because of unconquerable feelings to their plants (Mr. Gia Gvichiya,# 286), some because of the lack of direct ownership (Mr. Vladimir Bogdanov,# 7) or it could be partners’ disagreement to sell share holding or some informal arrangements. Finally, any property could be lost. A year and a half ago Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky was considered to be the richest man in Russia, but because of political ambitions he resides only the 109th place now.
To the prognosis. Standard & Poor’s Agency granted an investment rating to Russia, it means Russian business will rise in price. Next year “Finans.” will compile the list of 600 billionaires at least. Incomes of Russian people grow, that’s why any company that operates in consumer market (foodstuff and beverage, agriculture, information technologies, financial services, household goods, trade) will develop rather fast, including companies aimed at domestic goods and import. Business that is called “small-scale” now could become quite “enough” to give its masters places in “billionaires club” next year.
Everything depends on you. Dig information on how people become rich and do it yourselves!
Oleg Anisimov, Editor-in-chief
The main text: 450 RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRES
Rating. In 2005 the “Finans.” billionaires list became three times longer. Its “tail part” increased at the expense of representatives of non-resource industries. There are qualitative changes on the top as well.
Oleg Anisimov,
Igor Terentyev
Similarity and differences. The “Finans.” magazine introduce you the second annual rating of Russian billionaires. And we begin it with the phrase that concluded the last year project: “More transparent business environment will give more precise rating”. The last year continued previous years trends: Russian business slow but steady exposes ownership structure – in spite of certain chilliness in its relations with the state.
“F.” changed rating compile method slightly (compiling the last year rating we took just the first step by introducing revenue earned for previous period into fortune’s estimation). We see a new method as more adequate for the XXI century, it allows to estimate person’s fortune more precise than classic technique based on stock price in a businessman ownership. Detailed rating method see on page 22.
“One” with nine zeroes. One billion rubles is necessary and sufficient condition for a person to be included into the “F.” list of the richest Russian people. One billion US dollars is considered to be a dream for the most part of business community. It’s a dollar definition for the word “a billionaire” that takes on special weighty and unachievable significance.
The number of “dollar billionaires” increased from 25 to 39 for one year. One could figure on increasing it twice but Yukos’ stockholders rolled down to the second Top 100 now – but last year part of them has been included into “fond” list, other part has approached to it closely.
As a year before on top of the chart is the Governor of Chukotka Roman Abramovich with his $11,5 billions fortune. His fortune decreased by 4%. It could be explained by depreciation of Yukos share holdings which are in possession of Sibneft owners now (see details on page 34). Today the second place belongs to Mr. Oleg Deripaska, who is Roman Abramovich’s former partner in aluminum and motor-car markets. Secret for his material well-being is a very simple one: Oleg Deripaska is the only proprietor of Bazovyi Element holding and of Russian Aluminum.
The last place in the Top 3 is for the chairman of Alpha Group Mr. Mikhail Fridman. Besides him, the list of “dollar billionaires” covers other Alpha Group co-owners Mr. German Khan and Mr. Aleksey Kuzmitchev. All of them are the graduates from Moscow Institute of steel and alloys.
Metallurgy yields a good harvest. Oil industry workers are considered to be Russia richest people. It is not true: a half of the first Top 10 consists of co-owners of metallurgical companies. Mr. Viktor Vekselberg pushes metallurgists through because he made his $6,3 billions fortune in oil market (TNK-VR) as well in metallurgical one (SUAL-holding).
A step before him walks Mr. Vladimir Lisin, the owner of the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Industrial Complex (NLMK). For a long time the NLMK declared itself as a privately owned enterprise and it’s owner Vladimir Lisin refused all proposals of stock floatation. He was sure that metallurgical companies were seriously unappreciated. But last autumn the businessman changed his opinion. The company is planning to get a data-sheet at foreign brokers’ boards and to increase a number of shares in free market. Vladimir Lisin believes that his company has 40-percent potential of capitalization growth at the least.
The state value of Mr. Aleksey Mordashov, the General Director of the Severstal Group, increased 53%. Against a background of quick fortune growth of the most part of the metallurgists we see fortune diminution of the co-owners of the Norilsk Nickel Mr. Mikhail Prokhorov and Mr. Vladimir Potanin. In percentage ratio this decrease is not drastic, only 8%, but it moved Mr. Mikhail Prokhorov from the 2nd position to the 9th, and Mr. Vladimir Potanin from the 3rd position to the 10th.
The decline of shares of the Nornickel is to blame for that. At the beginning of 2004 the price of stock certificate was about $70, in spring it went up to $80, but after that it streamed down. By the middle of summer it crashed down to $45. After that there was growth to $70 and another fall to $45. And if there were not partial rehabilitation of shares in January Vladimir Potanin would leave the Top 10 and give his place to the NK "Lukoil" President Mr. Vagit Alekperov.
During 2004 the considerable part of metallurgical assets changed it’s owners. Vladimir Lisin, the principal owner of the NLMK, obtained the control over the Stoilenskiy GOK (ore mining and processing industrial complex). Mr. Alisher Usmanov and Mr. Vasiliy Anisimov obtained the Mikhailovskiy GOK and a share holding of the Tulachermet. Owing to lucky bargains Alisher Usmanov literally rushed into the magnificent dozen whose fortune is more than $2 billions according to the “F.” estimation.
In December 2004 another considerable event took place. The governing body of the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Industrial Complex (MMK) bought out the parcel of the Mechel steel group and state owned share holding. And nowadays the top-managers control almost 99% of the MMK, they are going to float stocks. Evidently only after that the MMK owners structure could be exposed. According to the “F.” sources Victor Rashnikov, Vyacheslav Egorov and Andrey Morozov are among the MMK governing stockholders. Victor Rashnikov became the MMK General Director and after that Vyacheslav Egorov took the position of the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Andrey Morozov is the First Deputy General Director of the MMK and being a first assistant of Victor Rashnikov he is responsible for financial and economic alignment. Each of them fortune could be estimated of more than $1 billion pro tanto.
Not all billionaires do that. The 6th position belongs to the first representative of non-recourse sectors Mr. Vladimir Evtushenkov. When MTS shares went up, his fortune had grown by a half, up to $6 billions. In a month the AFK Sistema intends to install IPO, from then on the Russian businessman will be the direct owner of shares with summary cost of a few billion dollars. Today the fortune of Mr. Vladimir Evtushenkov consists of indirect ownership (through the AFK Sistema) of share holdings in MTS, MGTS, Nauchniy Centr Concern and others.
The next non-resource businessman is holding only the 41st position. It’s Mr. Rustam Tariko, the owner of Russian Standard vodka brand and of the bank of the same name. Last summer he came to agreement with French BNP Paribas bank concerning selling 50% of his bank for $200-300 millions. But the French have not got shares one of the leaders of consumer credit market. Getting information on preliminary financial results of the bank for 2004 Rustam Tariko decided he could sell too cheap. There was gossip in the market that by Rustam Tariko’s estimation a new price of Russian Standard is considered to be $1 billion.
The lower we go down the list we meet more people who made their fortunes in consumer markets: through trading, construction, foods and beverage.
Surgut’s enigma. Mr Vladimir Bogdanov, the head of Surgutneftegaz is a special figure in “dollar billionaires” list. As a person he owns lesser than 0,4% of company’s shares with cost of $94 millions. But company’s management controls more than 60% of Surgutneftegaz shares. The scheme of cross-ownership between associated company and its subsidiary has its advantages (management paid nothing for the control over the oil giant) and its imperfections. The administrative staff doesn’t have any owner’s right to the shares. Any manager who quits the company (retired or due to the illness, for example) will keep only those shares that belong to him/her personally.
At the same time management always has good chances to convert part of controlled shares into its own property. As an example one should recall the situation in the market in spring of 2003 when outside investors had carried out the mass buying up of Surgutneftegaz shares. The oil company management decided to raise security level of control over shares and begun transformation of Surgutneftegaz public corporation into the Leasing Production Ltd. But during about six months of 2003 shares of “mother company” owned by oil company Surgutneftegaz have been passed from hand to hand through some unknown “structures” (reports of that period revealed that Surgutneftegaz public corporation had lost its shareholding in oil company Surgutneftegaz and vice versa). Because of that the estimation of Vladimir Bogdanov’s fortune was carried on base of shareholding’s price – by taking into account that shareholding were controlled by the Leasing Production.
Moreover, we included into rating two more managers of Surgutneftegaz who have serious influence on decision making including operations with shares. They could be found in billionaires’ supplementary list. This list covers billionaires whose fortunes are impossible to estimate precisely. So then rating’s rookies are Sergey Ananiev and Vladimir Ashikhmin. Sergey Ananiev is being called “potential successor” to Vladimir Bogdanov. At the moment he is the head of one of the subsidiary oil producing companies; he’s the part of the lobby for Surgutneftegaz in a regional Legislative Assembly. Vladimir Ashikhmin is the Director General of the Leasing Production. Usually to hold such a key post one has to be a part of inner circle.
Gas tycoons. The control packet of Gazprom shares belongs to the state and other floaters are scattered widely. That is why the biggest Russian company is not a proper provider of billionaires for the “M.” rating. But private gas companies take their share.
For a long time Itera considered to be the gas company#2. But Gazprom changed its governing body as a consequence alignment of forces in the market changed too and Itera lost its positions. Unlike the Intera’s owner Igor Makarov the management of the Novatek company succeeded in obtaining warm relationships as with previous as with a new governing body of gas monopolist. Novatek has free access to “a tube” and nobody has legal proceedings with the company for gas pools. Last year the Novatek shareholders came to an agreement with the French Concern Total on selling 25% of shares for $850 millions. And on the grounds of this agreement with Total Leonid Simanovskiy, Leonid Mikhelson and Iosif Levinzon entered the “F.” billionaires list.
The Gazprom chief Aleksey Miller goes into all lists of influential businessmen but he cannot be included into the “F.” list because he doesn’t have the necessary 1 billion in rubles as his personal fortune (we don’t know anything about his secret property). In much the same way we did not include in this list the President of the RAO EES of Russia Anatoliy Chubais who officially owns only a few millions US dollars. But we could not but to refer to him because per se he is a co-author of the “F.” rating. His privatization schemes lie in the foundation of today business-landscape.
Achievements in sports. Business does not have a share in politics (have a look at Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s fate), business collaborates in sports. But billionaires’ passions are rather monotonous: they buy football clubs.
The Vice-president of the Lukoil Leonid Fedun has always been keen on Russian football – suffice is to recall his readiness to pay salary for a foreign coach for our national team of his own pocket. And last year Leonid Fedun and his partners bought Moscow club Spartak. And though the football club takes scanty share in Leonid Fedun’s personal fortune this deal allowed former Spartak President Andrey Chervichenko to take his position in billionaires’ rating. But only among ruble billionaires. There are more billionaires-owners of football clubs: Ivan Savvidi (Rostov), Oleg Deripaska (Cuban) and Roman Abramovich (Chelsea). Often the owners of clubs are the companies that are under the control of billionaires. For example Sibneft owns the hockey club Avangard, BD Sankt-Peterburg owns Senith, Norilskiy Nickel owns the basketball club CSKA and the football club Moscow etc.
But the billionaires are not alone: there is an oncoming traffic. Sportsmen turn to be billionaires. In December 2004 the “F.” presented the rating of 100 richest sportsmen in Russia. According to this rating the richest sportsmen were hockey players. And it’s small wander that the representatives of this kind of sport entered in our billionaires’ listing. Aleksey Yashin, Pavel Bure and Sergey Fedorov share with each other the 1st position in the richest sportsmen rating of passed year though by total revenue Pavel Bure excels his colleagues considerably.
Family traditions. There is no family business in a literal sense in Russia because none business ever been handed over children or grandchildren yet. Nevertheless the situation when alliance do business together is rather typical in Russia. For the most part “the family business” centre in trade and food industry. The richest among the families are the trio Mikhail Gutseriev-Sait Gutseriev-Mikhail Shishkhanov. Business interests of this family are rather diverse. Mikhail Gutseriev is engaged in oil (Russneft’), Sait Gutseriev specializes in real estate and trade (PFK BIN), interests of Mikhail Shishkhanov lie in financing (BIN bank).
Brothers Yakovlev, Igor’ and Oleg, created trading network El’dorado. Unlike other electronic goods retailers who accommodate their head-quarters in Moscow El’dorado began with developing it’s business in regions and only after that the network arrived in the metropolis. The triad of the richest families is closed by brothers Mikhail and Boris Zingarevich who are the shareholders of the timber industry holding Ilim Pulp.
ROMAN* THE FABULOUS
* In Russian to the name “Roman” could be attributed two additional meanings: “an affair” and “a novel”.
Igor Terentyev
The Leader. Roman Abramovich did it again: he again took the 1st position in the “F.” billionaires’ rating. During last year he continued to sell the assets of Russia and to buy football players for Chelsea.
Romancing over money. In Russia they call the 90ies of the last century “time of bandits”, “time of robbers”, “time of wild capitalism”. But it is possible to say also that for a short period of time the 90ies gave our country a long lost chance that is usually called “an equal opportunities chance”. Because there is no other explanation for the story of an orphan without useful connections who became the owner of a large oil company.
The rush of Roman Abramovich into Big Business happened in the middle of the 90ies. At pawn auction he and his partner Boris Berezovskiy obtained control over the oil company Sibneft that was formed on the foundation of Noiabrskneftegas and Omsk petroleum refinery. He managed to do that for $100,3 millions only.
After the default of 1998 oil began to go up in price and it resulted in drastic improvement of oil companies financial index. Sibneft used taxation schemes in full scale and turned out to be a trendsetter in dividend policy. In 2000 the company paid out 1,4 billion rubles, in 2001 – 29 billions, in 2002 – 34,2 billions, in 2003 – 37,4 billions. And Roman Abramovich got the lion’s share of this payoff.
Pay-out of dividends coincided with the diversification of his business interests. With oil money Roman Abramovich began to buy aluminium assets. Oleg Deripaska who forced out the TWG group and dreamed of predomination in the aluminium market concluded an alliance with this rich oil industry worker. The mutual assets became a basis for the Russian Aluminium Holding that entered the Top 3 of the world biggest aluminium corporations.
Later Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska developed their partnership in the Rusprpomavto project. But their union lived only 4 years. Roman Abramovich sold his share in the Russian Aluminium to Oleg Deripaska in two lots. Bazovyi element obtained control over auto-industry assets even earlier and those two deals brought Roman Abramovich more than $2 billions.
At the same time he tried to sell his share of the Sibneft. Both tries of consolidation with the oil company Yukos failed. According to another scenario the owners of the Sibneft in addition to stock exchange had to obtain dollar adjustment of $3 billions. Money was paid off before the state attacked Yukos and the structures that belong to Roman Abramovich still keep it. It means that Roman Abramovich could be considered a winner and the owners of Yukos became big losers.
The lame amalgamation of two oil companies is the best illustration of Roman Abramovich’s business mode. It could be expressed as following: “He makes money of air”. And only one businessman is as lucky in his projects as Roman Abramovich – this is Mikhail Fridman. But one of his latest projects – the purchase of blocking share holding of Megafon – doesn’t bring profit as yet.
Romancing over Chukotka. Five years ago the situation seemed to be a good joke: a Ukrainian who looks as a Jew and resides in Britain is the Governor of Chukotka. The real reason for “walking into Chukotka political power” is known only to Roman Abramovich and it hardly has anything in common with the official slogan: “I feel sorry for Chukchi people”. However Chukotka became another milestone in his life: before that Roman Abramovich has been a strictly closed person, after that he became a public figure.
Nobody knows why he needed public attention before 1999 elections to Gosduma when belonged to Vladimir Gusinskiy NTV unleashed media war against the so called Family. During this war Roman Abramovich was automatically demonized. A person who went into public politics in such situation either failed to think over his strategy or longed unconsciously for public attention. Roman Abramovich doesn’t correspond to the first type as all his ins and outs are mathematically calculated.
Chukotka endowed Roman Abramovich not only publicity – he became a folklore character also. People began to exchange jokes on “chukchi people and Abramovich”, he gained the title of “the main Russian chukchi” and his football club Chelsea gained the title of “cukchi team” in the British premiere-league.
But he wasn’t Roman Abramovich if he did not derive profits of his governing position though in Chukotka. The Audit Chamber check-ups showed that in 2001-2003 Sibneft, Russian Aluminium and other Roman Abramovich related companies got 28 billions rubles as tax bonanza. But the presence in Chukotka big companies and consequently big tax payers turned good for this region budget and its population existence. In fact Roman Abramovich activity in the eastern frontier of Russia reduced to humanitarian aspects, to secure chukchi vital functions and his overall objective to convert economically collapsing Chukotka into “new Alaska” was not achieved. But may be he never intended to pose such an aim.
Romancing over shopping. Consumer society, big money and miserable childhood. Those are three elements of shopping a la Abramovich, the realization of his childish and teen dreams. If he buys a plane it should be a very expensive plane, if he buys a yacht it should be a very big yacht, the more yachts the better – one at British coast, another in the Mediterranean and one more just in case.
By the way there were a funny story with Roman Abramovich’s plane and to blame for this is the British press. The Times published a brief article on the billionaire’s purchasing of Boeing 767-300ER for 560 millions pounds, i.e. more than $1 billion. After the competent British newspaper this news was published in other British and Russian papers. Previous Roman Abramovich’s purchases made journalists and readers to believe that the Governor of Chukotka buys only the best and the most expensive items and nobody pondered over the fact that the air-liner that costs $1 billion does not exist at all. In a day the British newspaper has to publish a disclaimer and to name a real price of 56 millions pounds.
But Roman Abramovich air fleet still costs less than his navy. The Governor of Chukotka owns the yachts Le Grand Blue, Pelorus and Extasea. According to Lloyd’s List summary value of this fleet is more than $370 millions. The businessman’s favorite yacht Extasea costs $130 millions. During European football championship in Portugal Roman Abramovich’s yachts became a kind of Russian enclave and different high society events took place on board.
Romancing over football. Money is money. Roman Abramovich’s club Chelsea holds the first place in the premier-league and Arsenal and Manchester United are left almost hopelessly behind. Chelsea went through the group tournament of UEFA Champions League without losses but in the round of 16 on February the 23rd and March the 8th “Red Roman’s” team will play with Spanish Barcelona that is quite capable to stop the victorious Chelsea train.
The first season of this British club was chaotic. Donations of Roman Abramovich helped to strengthen Chelsea but coach Claudio Raniery failed to reorganize the team performance and some of newly obtained players were not in line with club’s tasks. Last summer Peter Kenion, Chelsea General Director, made a few successful acquisitions. And the main bargain is Jose Mourinho who is a football prototype model of Roman Abramovich. He has been an unassuming interpreter of the foreign coach in Portugal and Spain but developed into a great coach who gained with Portugal team Porto two main club trophies. And now he has the task to repeat this with Chelsea.
The British premiere-league admitted Roman Abramovich and now he is considered a participant in the British football development but the relationships with the European grandees are not unclouded. Russian businessman’s money failed to help Chelsea to enter G-14. G-14 is the organization that unites eighteen European super clubs such as Real, Milan, Arsenal and etc. The organization repeatedly expresses its desire to realize a club championship only for G-14 members. The bosses of G-14 believe that this championship could have a positive impact on TV-ratings and consequently on payments that clubs get for their games broadcasts. For the time being Chelsea remains outside of the leading teams agglomeration but sooner or later the football grandees have to come to an agreement with this world-wide popular club.
Romancing over Britain. When Roman Abramovich began to sell his Russian assets and bought Chelsea the gossiping on his final move to Britain started. And all actions that businessman took during last year only supported this version. Roman Abramovich once and for all left the Russian Aluminium, part of his food industry assets went under management control. In businessman’s and his partners’ ownership remain only Sibneft (sooner or later it will be sold to a strategical investor), holding of shares in dilapidated Yukos and offered for sale Prodo and the National trade alliance.
Because of the sale of his Russian assets Roman Abramovich became an outsider for Russia but the purchase of Westerns assets did not turn him into a Western society insider.
Last summer The Times published a string of articles on possible connection of Roman Abramovich to disappearance of the IMF money and on unextinguished debt of Runicom SA company to EBRD. And a few weeks ago The British Broadcasting Corporation aired a documentary on this subject. The representatives of Roman Abramovich announced that if EBRD do not take away its claims he will bring an action against them for libel. Roman Abramovich is sure that Runicom SA completely settled accounts with EBRD…
In December the term of office of the Governor of Chukotka expires. President Putin will name a new “Chukotka chief” while Roman Abramovich more than once stressed that he did not want to be the regions’ head anymore.
In the meantime the businessman’s family settled down in London long ago and he comes to Russia only for the Council of State meetings and for sporting events kind of CSKA and Avangard hockey game. But to the usual question on his final move to the West Roman Abramovich usually answers: “I feel comfortable in Moscow. I spent here the greater part of my life”.
COMMENTARIES ABOUT DOLLAR BILLIONAIRES
1. ROMAN ABRAMOVICH
$11.5 BILLIONS
He is the most famous in the West Russian billionaire. British football fans love him, he loves yachts, castles, planes, British football, his wife and children. Hundreds articles were written on him, there are movies about him, but he doesn’t like to be interviewed. He can buy everything, a friend including. However during the European football championship he came to the Russian House for free t-shirt. Nobody knows what he’s up to after his Chelsea wins England’s and Europe’s. But there are Formula 1, NBA, NHL… waiting.
2. OLEG DERIPASKA
$8.4 BILLIONS
The head of the “Capitalistic Ministry of aluminium industry of Russian Federation” also known as Russian Aluminium. He is in state of permanent conflict with the President of the RAO EES of Russia Anatoliy Chubais. Oleg Deripaska always pays and controlled by him Ingosstrakh company pays too. Last year he settled a conflict with businessman Mr. Andrey Andreyev #199). Nowadays he lives and acts according to a slogan: “I support Kuban’ manufacturers!” During a little more than a year he gained control over Kuban’ football team, air company, oil-gas plant…
3. MIKHAIL FRIDMAN
$8.1 BILLIONS
In one of the interviews he admitted he wasn’t a professional. But it doesn’t prevent him from being a professional in compiling teams of managers for his professional moneymaking. In fact he is the main illicit dealer in Russia but he plays with medium-term positions, not with short-term ones. His every deal is profitable. His operations with shares of the Sun Interbrew brewery company will make any corporate invader feel envious of him.
4. VLADIMIR LISIN
$6.7 BILLIONS
He controls the most profitable metallurgical industrial complex in Russia. He spends his leisure time in sporting (stand shooting). His hobby spreads over his industrial complex: the NLMK manufacturers shooting dishes in huge amounts. Moreover his passion and his patronage over Shooters union helped the development of this sport in Russia; Russian shooters had shown impressive results during last year Olympics in Greece.
5. VIKTOR VEKSEL’BERG
$6.3 BILLIONS
Viktor Veksel’berg carries his business with the USA resident Mr. Leonid Blavatnik. But if Leonid Blavatnik holds the first position in the rating of foreigners making business in Russia then Viktor Veksel’berg occupies only the 5th line in the main rating. Last year Viktor Veksel’berg bought two companies that operate in fields previously unknown to him: Komkor-TV and the investment company Sovlink where he had blocking share holds only.
6. VLADIMIR EVTUSHENKOV
$6.0 BILLIONS
On the threshold of placing the AFK Sistema shares in broker’s board – and after ten years absence – he is at the wheel of a huge “system ship” again and takes the post of the corporation President. From now on he bears all responsibilities. Well nobody doubts IPO success – debugged business grows by tens percents per year. “System people” boast a new ambitious project: to found an enterprise that is similar to Silicon Valley in Moscow region.
7. VLADIMIR BOGDANOV
$5.4 BILLIONS
The Siberian hermit. Long ago all oil-gas industry high executives have transferred their head-quarters and personal residencies to Moscow (some of them moved abroad). Mr. Bogdanov still lives and works in cold Surgut, he doesn’t buy sport cars and yachts, he doesn’t ski in Courchevel. He considers himself as an owner of 0,3625% Surgutneftegaz shares only which could be estimated as no more than $100 millions. A former “Red director” reminds now an ascetic “American billionaire”.
8. ALEKSEY MORDASHOV
$5.0 BILLIONS
There are two distinguishing features combined in his character – a “must” features for any Russian businessman. First, an ability to feel modern trends in business environment. Severstal was one of the first companies that placed its large share-holding at broker’s board and did buy some foreigner’s assets. Second, an ability to find a common language with the State. Aleksey Mordashov’s been a trustee for Vladimir Putin during later election company. Severstal bought the shareholding from “Russia Bank” – some observers call this share “the financial center of St. Petersburg’ group”.
9. MIKHAIL PROKHOROV
$ 4.3 BILLIONS
In spite of equal shares with Vladimir Potanin in their business he’s always considered as non-public figure. He still keeps the title of the “richest bachelor in Russia”, a part of his time-off he devotes to sports. It is Mikhail Prokhorov who convinced Norilsk Nickel to buy two sport clubs in Moscow – basketball team CSKA and football club Moscow. Since July 2001 he keeps the manager post – Director General of Norilsk Nickel.
10. VLADIMIR POTANIN
$4.3 BILLIONS
Some people call him “big capital’s apologist”. In 1995 he proposed the idea of pawn auctions that resulted in formation of large-scale fortunes. Gossips related to would-be arrests for Vladimir Potanin circulate permanently – gossips have negative impact on shares quotation and common investor’s optimism as well. He’s a famous ice hockey and skiing lover, he is fond of the Alps. It’s been him who discovered French resort Courchevel for Russian elite some time ago.
11. VAGIT ALEKPEROV
$4.2 BILLIONS
Lukoil and Vagit Alekperov have never had any conflicts with Federal power. Because of that he still avoids judicial problems and American company Conoco Philips did find its place in Lukoil stock. An attempt to export this state/non-state capital partnership to America failed: Lukoil is still considered to be “an undesirable company” in Iraq.
12. NIKOLAI TSVETKOV
$2.9 BILLIONS
He shares the ownership of Uralsib financial corporation with Vagit Alekperov. Considering equal parts in company stock Nikolai Tsvetkov personally controls the financial monster that still remains rather ineffective. Lion’s share of this 44-year old businessman’s fortune is fed through Lukoil share holding – that company’s privatization Nikolai Tsvetkov has been carrying out in the nineties.
13. GERMAN KHAN
$2.7 BILLIONS
German Khan is one of the Alpha Group’s principal share holders. Together with Mikhail Fridman and Aleksey Kuzmitchev he has studied at Moscow Institute of steel and alloys. Today German Khan holds the post of chief executive for TNK-BR everyday working hand by hand with English managers. However only five years ago German Khan was at war with British Petroleum trying to get control over Sidanko’s assets.
14. ALEKSEY KUZMITCHEV
$2.7 BILLIONS
Every big Russian financial-industrial group has its own “public figure” – usually it is principal shareholder who communicates with the State and the press. But the same group has its absolute “non-public figure” who never gives any interview – at Alpha-Eko group this role plays Aleksey Kuzmitchev. He’s responsible for business of Alpha-Eko group that is Russia’s largest raider considering the number of its operations and operation’s sums as well.
15. VIKTOR RASHNIKOV
$2.6 BILLIONS
By new 2005 and Christmas the management team led by Viktor Rashnikov became the only owner of Magnitogorsk metallurgical industry complex. Viktor Rashnikov has pursued this goal since 1997 when he kept the post of the Director General. All these years he repulsed the attacks of outside investors like Mr. Iskander Mahmudov #19). The placing of MMK shares at broker’s board – which is soon to come – will turn Viktor Rashnikov into billionaire de facto instead of being at the de jure state as now.
16. ALISHER USMANOV
$2.6 BILLIONS
Former intimate friend of President’s advisor Mr. Sergey Yastrzhemsky, he played in metallurgical industry’s second league. He’s got under his control ordinary companies like Oskolsky electro-metallurgical industry complex and Ural'skaya stal' – not giants of MMK or NLMK-mode. In 2004 he bought Boris Ivanishvili’s assets and became one of the market’s leaders. Together with two partners (Lev Kvetnoi is one of them,# 51) Alisher Usmanov controls the most significant iron-ore deposits in Russia.
17. BORIS IVANISHVILI
$2.4 BILLIONS
It is one of the most mysterious figures of Russian business. He established the Russian Credit bank but during the financial default of August 1998 this bank together with Menatep and Agro banks has gone bankrupt. But Boris Ivanishvili and his partner Mr. Vitaliy Malkin #62) saved much more than just a bank – they kept metallurgical companies that lay into the base for Metalloinvest Holding. In 2004 Boris Ivanishvili sold the most part of his assets. Today he aimes at financial business the core of which is supposed to be the Impaks bank.
18. LEONID FEDUN
$2.2 BILLIONS
Three biggest shareholders of Lukoil – Vagit Alekperov, Nikolai Tsvetkov and Leonid Fedun – were parity owners of the Nikoil financial corporation as well. Later Leonid Fedun quit Nikoil’s stock and began to develop his own financial holding IFD Capital established at the Lukoil investment group’s base. Last summer the group of investors led by Leonid Fedun bought the Spartak football club.
19. ISKANDER MAHMUDOV
$2.0 BILLIONS
During the “storming 90s” he’s been very active at the property’s repartition field using standard for that period method – the seizure of an enterprise. New times did bring new morals. Iskander Mahmudov maintains a proper dialog with former UTMK’s shareholder Mr. Igor Altushkin who at the moment controls principal rival of UMTK – the Russian copper company. Besides, the interests of Iskander Mahmudov cover not just copper industry but coal industry and railway freightage as well.
20. ANDREY MELNITCHENKO
$1.8 BILLION
He is one of the MDM Group’s owners. He came into business later than the most “dollar billionaires” from “F.” rating. But in a few years the industrial empire has grown up. The financial center of the empire did lay in MDM-bank; today this empire is the leader in chemical fertilizers market (MHK Evrohim) in coal (Siberian coal-energetic company) and pipeline industries (Tube metallurgical company) as well.
21. SERGEY POPOV
$1.8 BILLIONS
Being in a “youth tandem” with Andrey Melnitchenko, Sergey Popov is responsible for the development of industrial assets. Industrial expansion of MDM group has been quite successful because all three established holdings kept leading positions in their areas. For a long time Sergey Popov has been viewed as “an unequal partner” because he hadn’t had his share in MDM Financial Group. However two years have already passed by since the business labeled as “MDM-ish” had been divided equally between him and Andrey Melnitchenko.
22. ALEXANDR ABRAMOV
$1.8 BILLIONS
He redeemed shareholding from Oleg Boiko and became principal shareholder of Evrazholding. The company has been late to the best parts of the Russian metallurgy’s cake but didn’t fail to get its ownership of the plants that suffered financial losses. In a few years Evrazholding was considered to be the very attractive asset, and Alexandr Abramov’s fortune is estimated at almost $2 billions.
23. EVGENIY SHVIDLER
$1.7 BILLIONS
His job is to be Roman Abramovich’s “shadow”. One can see him behind either left or right shoulder of the Governor of Chukotka. But more correct definition of Evgeniy Shvidler would be as a ”right hand” of Roman Abramovich. It is Evgeniy Shvidler who negotiated on Sibneft and Yukos merging and after that it was him who did his best to prevent Yukos management’s attempts to put Sibneft under its control. Evgeniy Shvidler has the Russian passport and the American social insurance card.
24. VALERIY OIF
$1.7 BILLIONS
He is Roman Abramovich’s own senator. At the Federation Council he represents… No, not Chukotka but Omskaya oblast. Its territory homes the principal asset of Sibneft – Omsk oil-refining plant. Valeriy Oif and Evgeniy Shvidler started with Roman Abramovich in the years of the “cooperation movement”.
25. DAVID DAVIDOVICH
$1.7 BILLIONS
He works for Roman Abramovich, he’s the managing director of Millhouse Capital that controls all nonspecialized assets for Sibneft shareholders – from Prodo to Chelsea Village. While working with Roman Abramovich David Davidovich has been charged with various missions. For example David Davidovich was in charge to carry on negotiations for the most expensive Roman Abramovich’s purchase – the Chelsea football club.
26. BORIS BEREZOVSKIY
$1.6 BILLIONS
His job was to be The Godfather. The Godfather for Roman Abramovich. After moving to London he tried to revive his Russian activity but each time his operations like “FSB explodes the houses”, “Ivan Rybkin for the President of Russia” flopped. He plans to move to Kiev but one may predict the reaction of the just elected Ukraine President Viktor Yushenko.
27. IGOR’ ZYUZIN
$1.5 BILLIONS
Last year the Mechel steel group controlled by Igor’ Zyuzin became all-transparent company that revealed its shareholders’ structure upon entering the New York stock exchange. IPO did bring $335 millions that allowed the company to beat other metallurgists who played at auction for privatization of blocking share holding of Yakutugol’. The price of Mechel exceeds $2 billions.
28. VLADIMIR IORIH
$1.5 BILLIONS
Vladimir Iorih and Igor’ Zyuzin used rather unusual methods to create a metallurgical holding. Short history of the Russian metallurgical industry indicates that a steel mill usually buys up raw material resources. Instead the Mechel steel group turned the coal company South Kusbass into its base. Later on South Kusbass bought Chelyabinsk metallurgical plant and other assets.
29. IOSIF LEVINZON
$1.5 BILLIONS
Observers and experts see the Vice-Governor of Yamalo-Nenetskiy AO as one of the co-owners of the Novatek company. The company representatives always denied that consideration and Iosif Levinzon prefers not to comment this delicate topic at all. He’s just a member of the committee of directors of Novatek one quarter of which was bought by the French Total company in 2004.
30. MIKHAIL GUTSERIEV
$1.4 BILLIONS
Starting his career as a hired manager for an oil company (Slavneft) Mikhail Gutseriev turned into the owner of another one. During the first period of its history Russneft that is under his control has been developing rapidly while buying small and average extractive companies. Today its expansion to oil markets slowed down.
31. VYACHESLAV YEGOROV
$1.3 BILLIONS
After Viktor Rashnikov became the Director general of the Magnitogorsk metallurgical industrial complex Vyacheslav Yegorov was elected a chairman of the committee of directors. Since he was reelected on regular basis. An unofficial sources indicate that each MMK’s top-manager has owns his/her personal shareholding but the largest shares of the company belong to Viktor Rashnikov, Andrey Morozov and Vyacheslav Yegorov.
32. ANDREY MOROZOV
$1.3 BILLIONS
Andrey Morozov and the future General Director of Magnitka Viktor Rashnikov met each other at the Magnitogorskiy mining and smelting institute where they visited the same faculty – metal forming. Today he is the first assistant for Viktor Rashnikov and some observers consider him to be one of the beneficiaries for the “manager” shareholding of the MMK.
33. VASILIY ANISIMOV
$1.3 BILLIONS
After his daughter’s murder in 2001 Vasiliy Anisimov sold his aluminium assets and moved abroad. However last year the businessman returned to active business life. By parity basis with Alisher Usmanov Vasiliy Anisimov bought iron-ore plants from Boris Ivanishvily. Besides he bought of his new partner a half of Ural Steel.
34. FARHAD AHMEDOV
$1.3 BILLIONS
He is the owner of the Nortgaz company. Gazprom has a claim for a half of that company, but during the additional emission of Nortgaz shares the value of Gazprom’s part couldn’t be described in details. Farhad Ahmedov’s offer to Gazprom is as follow: to purchase that half for cash. But the gas monopolist prefers hopeless court actions. If Farhad Ahmedov loses the case he quits “the billionaires club”.
35. LEONID MIHEL’SON
$1.6 BILLIONS
Leonid Mihel’son is the only co-owner of Novatek who revealed his share in the company. Unlike other shareholders who did withdraw from operative management and are lobbying for Novatek at the federal and regional levels he kept his post of the managing chairman.
36. LEONID SIMANOVSKIY
$1.1 BILLIONS
Together with Leonid Mikhel’son he established the Samara people enterprise Nova and the Novafinvest company. Both formed the fundament for the Novatek company. By the middle of the 90ies he’s got the post of vice-president of Yukos – that was the main reason the market considered Novatek to be established with the assets of the oil company’s shareholders. Has been elected to Duma through the United Russia’s Party list.
37. DMITRIY PUMPYANSKIY
$1.1 BILLIONS
At the end of the 90ies the owner of Sinarskiy tube plant Dmitriy Pumpyanskiy entered into alliance with Anatoliy Sedykh, the head of the United metallurgical company. Later on he quit OMK and came to an agreement with the MDM group. Today the Tube metallurgical company (two thirds of its shares belong to Dmitriy Pumpyanskiy) is to be among the largest tube manufacturers all over the world.
38. OLEG BOIKO
$1.O BILLIONS
Last year Oleg Boiko sold his own Evrazholding shareholding. Today the businessman pays more attention to the gambling industry. Turnover of his Ritzio Entertainment Group (that owns the net of gambling halls and casinos) increases tens percents per year.
39. ALEKSANDR LEBEDEV
$1.0 BILLIONS
During 2003 Duma elections Aleksandr Lebedev was included into the political block “Rodina” list. More amazing situation is hard to imagine: the leader – “the face of the party” – was Mr. Sergey Glazyev who called for “natural rent” and nationalization! Aleksandr Lebedev realized his mistake and readdressed his political activity to the United Russia fraction.
THE BILLIONAIRES’ COMPILE METHOD FROM THE “F.”
At the first stage of preparing the “F.” rating it is necessary to define the persons to be included into the list. The sampling is conducted by the analysis of companies’ market positions, monitoring of mass media, special ratings and data bases. The second stage involves the estimation of the candidates’ fortunes. Capital value consists of enterprises’ cost considering the companies where the candidate owns his/her share (capitalization of companies that trade their shares through broker’s boards has been calculated according to January the 20th, 2005) and of other incomes (selling of the business, dividends, salary etc) obtained by a candidate during his/her activity period.
The third stage is related to the analysis for the billionaires who own various assets. The aim is to exclude monetary funds (incomes) spent for purchasing some new assets which value was taken into account during the second stage – to exclude it from capital value.
This method allows to define person’s fortune with maximum accuracy in contrast to a standard method that estimates shares cost only. During the rating compile we used the Central bank and Federal Financial Market Authority data base, analytic reports of leading investment companies and banks, special data base, anonymous experts’ and observers’ reports. First priority for the analysis is openly announced estimations. In some cases when the precise person’s share in property is considered to be unknown the “F.” tried to estimate this share by indirect parameters. When company’s management is carried out through shares’ cross-ownership and exchequer bonds (for example, Surgutneftegaz, Bashkirskiy Capital) capital issues were considered to be managements’ property that in a case of emergency could be easily converted into managements’ real property. If it is unknown for sure (estimation by indirect parameters including) the way shares are distributed among management then capital issues are considered to be in the head of the company ownership.
Evaluating the family business the “F.” kept to follows. If the distribution of the assessed capital is supposed to be unknown the cost of joint stock established by two brothers was divided between them in equal parts and the cost of the business carried out by a father and a son was considered to be owned by a father only. The precise fortunes of the billionaires are estimated by the “F.” experts and it means that calculation could be used as unofficial one.
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