Roman Avdeev

Roman Adveev
Photo of businessman Roman Avdeev in April 2011
Roman Avdeev (April 2011)
Born Roman Ivanovich Avdeev
(1967-06-17) June 17, 1967[1]
Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia[1]
Residence Moscow, Russia
Nationality Russian
Education Moscow Power Engineering Institute (1986), Moscow International University of Business and Information Technologies (1994), Lipetsk State Technical University (1996)[1]
Occupation businessman, investor and philanthropist
Years active 1994 - present time
Net worth IncreaseUS$1.5 billion (August 2018)[2]
Children 23 (19 adopted)[3][4]
Website romanavdeev.ru/en/

Roman Ivanovich Avdeev (Russian: Рома́н Ива́нович Авде́ев; born in 1967) is a Russian businessman, investor, and philanthropist. In 2018, his fortune was estimated at $1.5 billion, making him the 1394th wealthiest person in the world.

Early life and education

Roman Avdeev was born on July 17, 1967 in Odintsovo, Moscow region.[5]

In 1984, he enrolled at Moscow Power Engineering Institute. After just 2 years at the university, he was drafted into the army.[6][7] He graduated in Construction Engineering from the Lipetsk State Technical University in 1996. In 1999, Adveev completed a course in Banking from Moscow International University of Business and Management.[8]

Business career

In the late 1980's Avdeev's started his first business selling radio components and decoders for TV sets.[2] He was importing computer equipment into Russia, which led to a business with a Ukrainian electronics manufacturer ElectronMash.[9] In 1994, he bought the Credit Bank of Moscow.[2] Avdeev made a fortune on cash-handling business in the 90’s.[10][11]

In 1996, Avdeev invested in agriculture, but sold his agricultural business in 2006.[1] In 2006, he established Rossium Concern holding company to consolidate his assets.[12] In the 2010s he started to invest into real estate development and construction.[11]

In 2013, Forbes included Avdeev with the net worth of $1.4 billion into the lists of European and global billionaires for the first time.[13][3]

In 2014, Adveev’s holding company Garden Hills consolidated more than 98% of Veropharm, one of the largest drug makers in Russia. He then sold Garden Hills to Abbott for an estimated $650 million.[14] In 2016, he bought OPIN development group from Mikhail Prokhorov and integrated it into its real estate assets.[15]

In 2017, Avdeev became the co-owner of FC Torpedo Moscow club.[16] In 2018 he was included in "Putin List", released by the US Treasury, among 210 Russian politicians and billionaires from Forbes list .[17][18]

Assets

Philanthropy

In 2014, Avdeev established Arithmetic of Good (Russian: Арифметика добра) fund to help Russian orphans and adoptive families.[25][26] As of September 2018, it was supporting over 1000 orphans and over 1200 adoptive families.[27]

In 2016, Avdeev co-authored Caravan of happy stories (Russian: Караван счастливых историй) book about adoptive families.[28] In 2017, he was awarded the Wings of the stork (Russian: Крылья аиста) award from the Government of Moscow as a patron of the year.[29]

Personal life

Adveev has 23 children, 19 of whom are adopted.[3] He started to adopt orphans in 2002, when he has 35.[28] As of 2013, Adveev and Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi were two members of Forbes billionaires list with 23 children.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Авдеев Роман Иванович: личное дело" [Avdeev Roman Ivanovich: personal profile]. Kommersant (in Russian). 2018-03-20. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. 1 2 3 "#1394 Roman Avdeev". Forbes. 2018-08-31. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Reaney, Patricia (2013-03-04). "Factbox: Record number of billionaires make Forbes 2013 list". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  4. ↑ Schimpfössl 2018, p. 134.
  5. ↑ "Skolkovo Speakers Nights:Roman Avdeev". Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO. 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  6. ↑ "Миллиардер Авдеев задумался над халявой" [Billionnaire Avdeev thinks about free giveaways]. Moskovskij Komsomolets (in Russian). 2013-10-23. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  7. ↑ Schimpfössl 2018, p. 74.
  8. ↑ "Avdeev, Roman". Reuters. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  9. ↑ Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker (2014-09-15). "Roman Avdeev: Moscow's most unlikely billionaire". Euromoney. Retrieved 2018-09-15. (subscription required)
  10. ↑ Vladimir Chubar, Ben Aris. "Credit Bank of Moscow looks to IPO". Business New Europe (March 2014): 24. Retrieved 2018-09-15 – via issuu.
  11. 1 2 Dmitry Yakovenko (2018-04-24). "Выживший. Кто помог Роману Авдееву сохранить Московский кредитный банк в кризис" [The Revenant. Who helped Roman Avdeev to keep the Moscow Credit Bank in crisis]. Forbes Russia. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  12. ↑ Alexandra Mertsalova (2017-06-19). "Мы не на Олимпиаде, в конце концов" ["We are not at the Olympics, in the end"]. Kommersant (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  13. ↑ Tatiana Serafin (2013-03-07). "Full List: European Billionaires Of 2013". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  14. ↑ Medetsky, Anatoly (October 8, 2014). "Pharmaceuticals Among Fastest-Growing Industries". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  15. ↑ "Onexim Group Sells OPIN To Billionaire Roman Avdeev". Jewish Business News. 2016-12-26. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  16. 1 2 Arnold Kabanov (October 6, 2017). ""Торпедо" меняет владельца и президента" [Torpedo changes owner and president]. Kommersant (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  17. ↑ Sheena McKenzie, Nicole Gaouette, Donna Borak (2018-01-30). "The full 'Putin list' of Russian oligarchs and political figures released by the US Treasury". CNN. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  18. ↑ Igor Bosilkovski (2018-01-30). "Treasury Department's Russia Oligarchs List Is Copied From Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  19. ↑ Seddon, Max (October 26, 2017). "Credit Bank of Moscow raises nearly $250m as it seeks to allay banking concerns". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  20. ↑ Amanda Erickson (2018-07-22). "A Russian soccer team hired a black player. After fans attacked his race, he was fired". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  21. ↑ "Основатели "Аптек 36,6" продали свою долю в компании структурам совладельца МКБ" [The founders of 36.6 pharmacy sold their stake in the company to the structures of the co-owner of CBM] (in Russian). Interfax. February 13, 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  22. ↑ Anton Filatov (August 1, 2018). "Ingrad Романа Авдеева застроит территорию косметической фабрики "Свобода"" [Roman Avdeev’s Ingrad company to reconstructure Svoboda cosmetic factory territory]. Vedomosti (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  23. ↑ Tatiana Voronova (September 29, 2015). "Роман Авдеев консолидирует контроль над НПФ "Согласие"" [Roman Avdeev consolidates control over APF Soglasie]. Vedomosti (in Russian).
  24. ↑ Pavel Aksenov (2016-04-25). "Оборонка идет к "Согласию":Роман Авдеев приобрел НПФ ОПК" [Defence goes to Soglasie: Roman Avdeev bought OPK pension fund]. Kommersant (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  25. ↑ "Roman Avdeev: Passions of a philosopher banker". Euromoney. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-15. (subscription required)
  26. ↑ Matias Hietanen (2018-06-04). "I adopted three children. Believe it or not, it helped me in a career". geekmag.tech. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  27. ↑ Semen Elenin. "Футбольная команда "КП" стала вице-чемпионом благотворительного турнира "Арифметика добра"" [KP’s football team became the vice-champion of the "Arithmetic of Good" charitable tournament]. Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  28. 1 2 "Презентация книги с историями приемных семей состоится 17 июля в Москве" [Presentation of the book with the stories of foster families will be held July 17 in Moscow] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2016-07-15. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  29. ↑ Galina Gracheva. "Роман Авдеев стал меценатом года в Москве" [Roman Avdeev became a patron of the year in Moscow]. Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
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