The famous domestic oligarch and politician - Vladimir Potanin - throughout his life has been an example of will and determination. These human qualities, coupled with professionalism, have allowed us to create a successful business and become one of the leaders in all the leading financial ratings of the world.
One of the richest people in the country and even the Earth - Vladimir Potanin - is today known as a successful businessman and politician. Iterros Investment Company, MMC Norilsk Nickel, the domestic media holding Prof-Media and even the fashionable ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana Roza Khutor comprise not only its financial assets, but also characterize it as a purposeful and talented person.
Short biography of Vladimir Potanin
The capital of the Motherland took another Muscovite into her arms on January 3, 1961. Father - an employee of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Trade and mother - a doctor were able to give the only child all their love and a very small family resource. Being a representative of the Soviet "golden youth" from childhood, Vladimir did not boast of his abilities, but was seriously interested in sports and learning foreign languages.
The diploma of an economist-internationalist at MGIMO and the Ministry of Foreign Trade before the start of the "nineties" allowed the organization of the Interros investment company in the "troubled" time. And his good acquaintance with Mikhail Prokhorov anticipated the foundation of the International Finance Company bank in the future. Interestingly, this particular bank is the first financial institution in Russia to receive a state license. Almost all MBEC holdings for a huge sum of $ 400 million at that time and the most "fat" clientele at one moment became a powerful tool for obtaining superprofits.
And then there was the post of president of ONEXIM Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (TOP-5 Russian banks), obtaining a controlling stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel (1995) and the creation of Prof-Media holding (1997), which absorbed Izvestia ", " Komsomolskaya Pravda ", " Poster "and" Big City ".
In 2007, Vladimir Potanin began a many-year section of a joint business with Mikhail Prokhorov, which many called the “war of friends”. Today, its association with Alisher Usmanov (Metalloinvest holding) allows us to plan global hegemony in the consumer markets of nickel, aluminum and iron ore.
In addition to business, the activities of Vladimir Potanin are also marked by his political career. So, in 1996 he was included in the cabinet of ministers for the post of first deputy prime minister in charge of the entire economic bloc of the country. In 2006, the oligarch became a representative of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, in which he headed the commission for charity and volunteering.
Particular attention is required to the charitable activities of a famous politician and a successful businessman. The Potanin Charity Fund for over twenty years. This organization carries out uninterrupted activities aimed at providing comprehensive assistance in the field of education and culture of the country.
The peak of his business career can be considered with confidence 2015, when the first line in the ranking of the richest people in the country eloquently spoke of success. In the past 2017, Vladimir Potanin took eighth place in this rating (77th place in the world), and his fortune was estimated at 14.3 billion US dollars.
