Yuri Alekseevich Soloviev

Yuri Alexéyevich Soloviév
Born (1970-04-13) April 13, 1970
Ulan Bator

Yuri Alekseevich Soloviev (born 13 April 1970) is a financier and currently First Deputy President and Chairman of the VTB Bank Management Board. In 2008, Soloviev was the first Russian banker to be included among the top 10 investment bankers on Financial News’s annual list of the 100 most influential people on the European capital markets.[1] He is also part of the Management Personnel Pool under the patronage of the President of the Russian Federation.[2]

Biography

Yuri Soloviev was born on 13 April 1970 in Ulan Bator (Mongolia). He graduated from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics with a degree in International Economic Relations in 1994. In 2002, he gained his MBA from the London Business School.

In 1994, Soloviev started working as a dealer at Incombank, where he later became the Senior Dealer in the International Market Transactions Department of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Division.

In 1996, he moved to Lehman Brothers in London. In less than seven years, Soloviev rose from being an analyst to Executive Director of the Emerging Markets Department.

In 2002, he joined the London office of Deutsche Bank AG as a Director, heading up the Department of Transactions on Eastern European Markets. Soloviev returned to Russia in 2006, where he took up the position of Head of the Investment Unit and First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board.

From September 2006 to February 2008 he was an Independent Director at Synterra.

In 2008, he became Head of VTB Group’s investment business and President of VTB Capital. In April of the same year, he was made an Independent Director at Eurotech,[3] while from February to June he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of DB Development (a joint enterprise between Deutsche Bank and STRABAG).

From 29 June 2010 to 29 June 2012 he was a member of the Board of Directors of Federal Grid Company.

Since May 2011, Soloviev has been First Deputy President and Chairman of VTB Bank's Management Board. That year, the bank achieved a record net profit of RUB 90.5bn [4] and was the leading bank on the domestic bond loan market. To this day, VTB remains the most successful Russian investment bank.

In the same year, Soloviev was placed first place in Forbes magazine’s list of Russia’s Richest Managers.

From June 2012 until June 2014 he was a Member of the Board of Directors of United Aircraft Corporation.

Since January 2013, he has been a Member of the Board of Directors of VTB Insurance.

In April 2014, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of T2 RTK Holding, a position he still holds.

According to the Panama Papers, Soloviev is a Quillas Equities SA's shareholder.[5]

Views and public position

In 2009, Soloviev was one of the founders of the annual VTB Capital “Russia Calling!” Investment Forum.[6]

As part of the World Economic Forum's global leadership programme, he was awarded the title Young Global Leader between 2009 and 2014.[7]

Soloviev is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.

Awards

Order of Honour (1 March 2017) — for making a significant contribution to the development of the Russian economy, strengthening the position of Russia in the global oil and gas industry and successfully resolving tasks to improve the investment climate in the Russian Federation.[8]

Personal life

Married. Has two daughters and one son.

References

  1. ↑ Financial News: Rising Stars: Supernovas Outshine Their Predecessors
  2. ↑ Official Site of the President of Russia: On Management Personnel Pool under the President of Russia’s Patronag
  3. ↑ Eurotech
  4. ↑ VTB Increased the Net Profit According to the IRFS up to 90.5 Bln. Roubles in 2011
  5. ↑ Will Thorne & Will Jordan (8 March 2018). "Trump donor Elliott Broidy named in Ukraine criminal probe; Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy under scrutiny over alleged deal with sanctioned Russian bank VTB". Aljazeera.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Vesti.ru: Solovies: “Russia Calling!” Forum Will Improve Understanding of Investment Situation in the Russian Federation
  7. ↑ “Young Global Leader”
  8. ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation as of 1 March, № 95 “On Granting of the State Awards of the Russian Federation”
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