Vladimir Potanin
$24.2B
Born
Jan 03, 1961
Age
64
Source of Wealth
Metals
Residence
Moscow,
Citizenship
Russia
Marital Status
Married
Children
7
Education
Masters in Finance, Moscow Institute of International Relations
- Vladimir Potanin acquired a stake in Norilsk Nickel during Russia's privatization in 1995; today he owns just over a third of the company.
- Potanin served as deputy prime minister under Boris Yeltsin and maintains ties with President Vladimir Putin.
- Potanin spent $2.5 billion developing Rosa Khutor, a ski resort, snowboard park and freestyle skiing center for the 2014 Olympics; he still has a stake in it.
- In the spring of 2022, he bought Rosbank from Societe Generale, which stopped business in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, and 35% of Tinkoff Bank from its founder Oleg Tinkov.
- Potanin and his Rosbank were sanctioned by U.S. in December 2022.
- Potanin and his ex-wife continue to battle over assets in UK Court in what could be one of the biggest divorce settlements in history.
- Potanin split from early partner Mikhail Prokhorov, after the latter's highly publicized arrest on suspicion of trafficking prostitutes. (He wasn't charged.)
- Following Russia's attack on Ukraine, he stepped down from the board of the Guggenheim Museum foundation, on which he served for two decades.
| Exchange | Ticker | Company Name | Number Of Shares | Share Price | Currency Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICEX | GMKN-RU | Norilsk Nickel Mining & Metallurgica | 5,655,900,000 | 1.48 | RUB |
| TCS Group Holding (MICEX) | 111,066,000 | 37.28 | RUB |