Yuri Shefler
$1.1B
Born
Sep 10, 1967
Age
58
Source of Wealth
Alcohol
Residence
Geneva,
Citizenship
Russia
Marital Status
Married
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
- Yuri Shefler established the SPI Group, which produced and sold alcohol under 380 brands in 170 countries.
- In 2021 Shefler divided his alcohol business into two companies Stoli Group (manufacturing vodka under Stoli brand) and Amber Beverage Group (manufacturing other spirits).
- Its best known brand is Stolichnaya vodka, which Shefler bought from state-owned VVO Soyuzplodoimport for $285,000 in 1997.
- Russia's Supreme Court ruled the sale illegal in 2001, banning Shefler from selling the vodka inside its borders.
- In 2014, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium joined Russia in banning sales of Stolichnaya.
- Amber Beverage Group owns Latvijas balzams, the largest producer of alcoholic beverages in the Baltics, and Amber Production Tequila (KAH Tequila, Rooster Rojo Tequila and Cenote).
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