Portrait of Alexander Evnevich & family

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Alexander Evnevich & family

Net worth $1.5B

tea, retail · Russia

Born
Jul 05, 1959
Age
66
Source
tea, retail
Residence
Saint Petersburg
Citizenship
Russia
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Master of Science, Saint Petersburg State University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Alexander Evnevich cofounded Orimi, Russia's largest Russian producer of tea and roasted coffee.
  • Orimi was founded in 1994 as the Orimi Trade company, which ran wholesale trade of flour, sugar and tea.
  • The company would become a major player in the Russian tea market, eventually launching its own tea packaging production.
  • During the 1980s and 1990s, Evnevich worked in Vedeneev VNIIG, the largest scientific center of designing, construction and operation of hydraulic power plants in Russia.
  • Evnevich's family also controls Maxidom, a large Russian DIY retailer that in 2020 acquired the Russian subsidiary of Castorama, part of British company Kingfisher.