Richest Man In Russia, Vladimir Potanin's Net Worth

Who is Vladimir Potanin? 

Vladimir Potanin is the richest man in Russia with a whopping net worth of $33.5 billion after benefiting from the historical privatization of Russian assets in 1995 under President Boris Yeltsin.

He owns the largest stake in Norilsk Nickel PJSC which is the world’s largest producer of high-grade nickel.

He also owns interests in insurance, media, agriculture, engineering, and oil.

• 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 used government contacts to cofound Onexim Bank, which controlled industrial behemoths, in 1993.
• The oligarch formerly owned interests in insurance, media, agriculture, engineering and oil.
• Today he has stakes in pharmaceutical company Petrovax Pharm and ski resort Rosa Khutor, near Sochi.
• Potanin partnered with fellow billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in Onexim Bank and other ventures, but they split after a falling out.
• Potanin served as deputy prime minister under Boris Yeltsin and maintains ties with President Vladimir Putin.

He is a close friend to Russian President, Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Potanin’s Net Worth

Vladimir Potanin is the 37th richest man in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires index.

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