Vladimir Olegovich Potanin

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Vladimir Potanin, 2003

Wladimir Olegowitsch Potanin ( Russian Владимир Олегович Потанин , scientific transliteration Vladimir Olegovič Potanin ; born January 3, 1961 in Moscow ) was the inventor of the " share-for-credit program " and in 1996 and 1997 he was Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government . In this role he was responsible for financial issues. In a few years Potanin rose from civil servant to six times billionaire . He belongs to the Russian oligarchs and is the chairman of Interros Holding. His investments include the ski resort in Rosa Khutor built for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi . At the beginning of 2007, his fortune was $ 13.5 billion, according to Forbes magazine , and in 2014 his fortune was $ 13.9 billion. finansmag.ru estimated its assets in 2008 at 21.5 billion US dollars, for 2019 Bloomberg named a fortune of 28 billion dollars.

career

Potanin graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and then worked in the Soviet Ministry of Commerce. He was head of the International Bank for Economic Cooperation and, in the 1990s, president of Oneximbank , which he founded, and of the Interros holding company. In this context, Potanin maintained close relations with the Russian government and on March 30, 1995, presented the infamous “ Loans-for-Shares Program ” at a government meeting . The program provided for the state-owned shares of large commodity companies to be auctioned off to banks. In return, the banks would provide the state with reduced-rate loans equal to the auction value. After a deadline in October 1996, the government should be able to reclaim the shares against repayment of the loan, or they should become the property of the bank.

Execution of the loan-for-share program and switch to the private sector

For Potanin, the months as deputy prime minister in 1996 and 1997 were particularly profitable: for a comparatively low loan of USD 171 million, only USD 100,000 above the minimum supply, he had received 38% of the Norilsk Nickel metal combine as a pledge . The state did not repay the loan, and the stake went to Potanin. Oneximbank was also able to secure shares in the oil company Sidanko far below the actual value of the company. Potanin then moved to the board of the Sidanko.

He is also president of the Interros financial holding , president of the international finance company, member of the supervisory board of the Svjasinvest concern and in 2002 he received the honorary medal of the RF Ministry of Education “For Charity and Mercy”.

Since November 2005 he has been a member of the Russian "Society Chamber", where he has been chairman of the Commission for Issues of Development of Charity, Mercy and Volunteering since 2006.

Environmental disaster 2020

In May 2020, 21,000 tons of oil leaked from a Norinickel thermal power station and contaminated water and soil near Norilsk . Environment Minister Dmitri Kobylkin described the damage as "unprecedented". Vladimir Potanin made a larger contribution available, but was obliged by President Vladimir Putin to pay for the repair of all damage.

Foundation & Charity

Together with its holding company Interros, Potanin finances the activities of the Vladmir Potanin Foundation . The foundation, established in 1999, promotes projects in the educational and cultural sector and awards scholarships to particularly talented pupils and students.

He has joined The Giving Pledge charity .

capital

In 2015, Potanin's net worth was approximately $ 15.4 billion, according to the Forbes list . He was ranked 60th among the richest people in the world.

Private

Vladimir Potanin was married to Natalia Potanina for 30 years . At dinner in November 2013, to the surprise of his wife, the entrepreneur said he had "had enough of her" and wanted an immediate separation. Potanin is said to have asked Natalia to refrain from rights to the common property and to sign appropriate papers. Natalia refused to sign the submitted documents and has since been fighting in a Moscow district court for the even distribution of the billion-dollar fortune ($ 15.4 billion). That would make it the second costliest divorce in history after the divorce from Jeff Bezos and his wife.

Potanin also owns a special collection of items related to the Olympic Games; including medals, torches and diplomas. In June 2019, he had his collection on public display first in Moscow, then in Minsk.

Web links

Commons : Vladimir Potanin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Vladimir-Potanin_KZ32.html
  2. ^ Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Vladimir Potanin , 2014
  3. ↑ 500 миллиардеров. Рейтинг. ( Memento from June 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Bloomberg Billionaires Index , Bloomberg, accessed December 28, 2019
  5. ↑ a b http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/moscow/potanin.html
  6. ^ Johannes Voswinkel: corruption: longing for honesty . In: The time . No. 18/2003 ( online ).
  7. ↑ Krjukov, Valerij A. and Moe, Arild 1999: Banks and the Financial Sector, in: Lane, David (ed.): The Political Economy of Russian Oil, Lanham, ML, 47-74.
  8. ↑ Potanin's profile on the homepage of the Chamber of Society (RUS, as of September 25, 2008) ( Memento from September 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ "Billions in damage due to the oil disaster in Norilsk" zeit.de of July 6, 2020
  10. ↑ Information on the Foundation's website (as of July 1, 2010) ( Memento from July 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ Forbes List
  12. ↑ Potanin: Unique collection of Olympic artifacts presented in Minsk. June 14, 2019, accessed on August 14, 2019 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Potanin, Vladimir Olegovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Potanin, Vladimir O .; Потанин, Владимир Олегович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian politician, Vice Prime Minister of the Russian Government
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow