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Vladimir Potanin
Vladimir Olegovich Potanin is a Russian businessman, billionaire and statesman. He is the founder and president of Interros, which holds stakes in MMC Norilsk Nickel, Rosa Khutor, Rosbank, Yandex and TCS Group Holding. President of Norilsk Nickel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the State Hermitage Museum, founder of the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation.
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business · Russian businessman and politician (born 1961) · businessperson · banker · politician · Russian oligarch · also Vladimir Potanin, Vladimir Olegovich Potanin, Potanin
Born 3 January 1961 · Q739315
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2026· 2 entries
President of Russia: Meeting with Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Potanin
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2024· 2 entries
Potanin had slipped to fifth place among Russian billionaires and ranked 85th globally, with a stable net worth of US$23
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The businessman became head of the Board of Trustees of Central University — Russia's first higher education institution based on the STEM model
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2023· 2 entries
Forbes: Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska May Have Probed Vladimir Potanin Using Ex-FBI Agent Who Was Thorn In Trump’s Side
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Potanin kept second place among Russian billionaires and ranked 62nd globally, with an estimated net worth of US$23
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2022· 8 entries
Euronews: Factbox-Who is Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin?
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Reuters: Vladimir Potanin Foundation
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Yahoo: Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin faces U.S. sanctions - WSJ
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Euronews: Britain sanctions Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin
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Interros, at Vladimir Potanin's initiative, acquired a stake in Russian IT developer Reksoft
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Vladimir Potanin implemented several initiatives to enhance employee participation in the management and ownership structures of Norilsk Nickel and Rosbank
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Potanin retained second place domestically but dropped to 97th globally, with his net worth declining to US$17
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Potanin transferred part of his capital to the fund in the form of Rosbank shares and handed over management to the executive team
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2021· 4 entries
Potanin was awarded the "Philanthropist of the Year" prize by Forbes
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2022, and 2023, the Potanin Charitable Foundation headed the ranking of charitable foundations, and Potanin himself personally headed the ranking of the most business philanthropists according to "Kommersant" three times
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In 2021, Potanin was awarded the "Philanthropist of the Year" prize by Forbes.
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Potanin held second place among Russian billionaires and ranked 55th globally, with a net worth of US$27 billion—an annual increase of US$7
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2020· 1 entry
In March 2020, Vladimir Potanin donated one billion rubles to support the nonprofit sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2019· 4 entries
Potanin signed the "Business Ambition for 1
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Reported net worth: $18.1B (as of 2019).
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Vladimir Potanin presented to the public one of the largest private collections of Olympic awards, managed by RIOU
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In 2019, Vladimir Potanin presented to the public one of the largest private collections of Olympic awards, managed by RIOU.
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2016· 6 entries
Prokhorov turned to Valentin Yumashev, former Russian president Boris Yeltsin's chief of staff, to appeal to president Vladimir Putin
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In 2016, with Vladimir Potanin's assistance, more than 250 works by Soviet and Russian contemporary artists were donated to the National Museum of Modern Art in France.
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Natalia Potanina filed a $15 billion lawsuit claiming profits of Norilsk Nickel as well as Interros International, in what would have been the world's largest divorce settlement
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Potanin's charitable organization, the Vladimir Potanin Foundation, donated works of art to be displayed at the Centre Pompidou's exhibition of Russian and Soviet art along with another 40 donors including Vladimir Seme
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With Vladimir Potanin's assistance, more than 250 works by Soviet and Russian contemporary artists were donated to the National Museum of Modern Art in France
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Winter Capital Partners, owned by Interros, acquired a stake in Swedish Pomegranate (firm), which held 9
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2015· 2 entries
After Potanin had offered a divorce settlement including a monthly allowance of $250,000 as well as real estate in Moscow, London and New York
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Asked president Putin to allow for permits to double the size of the ski resort, an expansion that will threaten the leopard program he contributed to
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2014· 5 entries
Vladimir Potanin was awarded the title of "Patron of the Year"
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In 2014, Potanin married for a second time, to Ekaterina, with whom he has two children.
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In 2014, Vladimir Potanin was awarded the title of "Patron of the Year".
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The program "World of New Opportunities" was launched to support and develop Norilsk, Taimyr, Monchegorsk, and the Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast
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Potanin married for a second time, to Ekaterina, with whom he has two children
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2012· 1 entry
When Roman Abramovich stepped in as a peacemaker by acquiring 6
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2010· 1 entry
Putin stated that solving ecological problems in the Norilsk area must be one of the company's leadership's main tasks
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2008· 1 entry
Deripaska reached an agreement with Prokhorov for the acquisition of his Norilsk Nickel stake, against Potanin's wishes
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2007· 1 entry
Potanin split with Prokhorov, citing Prokhorov's brief detention by French police over soliciting prostitution as the reason and announced the intent to acquire Prokhorov's Norilsk Nickel assets for a reported $1 billion
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2006· 1 entry
Vladimir Potanin was elected to the inaugural composition of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, where he chaired the Commission for the Development of Philanthropy, Charity and Volunteerism
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2002· 1 entry
Potanin purchased Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square for $1 million and donated the painting to the State Hermitage Museum’s collection
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2000· 1 entry
The businessman launched one of the first scholarship programs implemented by Russian charitable organizations
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1999· 3 entries
Potanin established the non-profit charitable organization "The Potanin Foundation" to implement long-term projects in the fields of Russian education and culture
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"almost universally as an act of colossal criminality
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Established the non-profit organization "Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation" for the implementation of long-term projects in the field of domestic education and culture
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1997· 1 entry
Boris Jordan introduced George Soros to Potanin which led to the Soros Group supported by Potanin, Anatoly Chubais, and Alfred Koch to have the controlling stake in the Russian communications monopoly over the Berezovsky
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1996· 1 entry
Career landmark: First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (1996–1997).
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1995· 1 entry
Potanin was instrumental in the creation of the "loans for shares" auctions that became a pillar of Russia's post-Soviet economic reform
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1993· 1 entry
Potanin became president of the newly formed United Export Import Bank (ONEKSIMbank) (Russian: "ОНЭКСИМ-банк") (akas: Uneximbank; Onexim Bank; Oneksimbank)
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1990· 1 entry
Created the private association Interros, which was engaged in foreign economic consulting, using his knowledge gathered at Ministry of Foreign trade and his previous professional network
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1983· 1 entry
Followed in his father's footsteps and went to work for the all-union foreign trade organization (FTO) Soyuzpromexportfortvort, which was an arm of the Ministry of Foreign Trade
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1978· 1 entry
Attended the faculty of the International economic relations at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), which is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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1961· 1 entry
Born 1961-01-03.
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1896· 1 entry
To the present day and is one of the largest in the world
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