Founder of Arrival, a British electric car start-up. Formerly Russia’s Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media. Estimated to have lost over 80% of his fortune in 2022.
Born on 6 July 1978 in the village of Agara, Georgia.
Citizen of Russia and the UK.
Married, three children.
Net worth in 2022 – $1.4 billion (about 119 billion rubles).
Assets
As of 2022 owns 75.7% of Arrival, a British electric car manufacturer. In 2021, the company was valued at $13 billion (about 949 billion rubles); due to various problems, its value fell to $20 million (about 1.7 billion rubles) in 2023.
Awards and achievements
- Ranked among the top 40 most successful telecom entrepreneurs under 40 by Global Telecoms Business in 2011.
- Ranked among the top 100 richest entrepreneurs in Russia by Forbes in 2021 and 2022.
- Arrival was valued at $13.6-13.8 billion (approximately 992.8 billion-1.007 trillion rubles) when it went public in 2021, the largest listing in the history of British startups.
