Founder of Agrocom Holding, which owns assets in the food, agricultural and packaging industries and retail trade. Former deputy of the Russian State Duma.
Born on March 27, 1959 in the village of Santa, Georgia.
Citizen of Russia and Greece.
Married, two children.
Net worth in 2023 – $1.4 billion (about 119 billion rubles).
Assets
- Principal owner of Agrocom Holding, which incorporates the mineral and drinking water producer Aqua-Don, Atlantis-Pak, one of the world’s largest producers of plastic casings, the Rostov sausage factory Tavr, and a chain of brand stores. The holding’s assets also include a 30,000-square-meter business center and a 16.5-hectare park in Rostov-on-Don. The corporation’s revenue for 2023 was 29 billion rubles (about $341 million).
- Owns the Greek soccer club PAOK from the city of Thessaloniki, as well as stakes in the Greek ports of Thessaloniki and Volos.
Awards and achievements:
- Recipient of Russian state awards: IV class Order For Merit to the Fatherland, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Honor and II class Medal of the Order For Merit to the Fatherland.
- Recipient of awards of the Russian Orthodox Church: II class Order of St. Prince Daniel of Moscow, and III class Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
- For ten years in a row he has been recognized as the Philanthropist of the Year in Rostov Region.
Source for information: Forbes.com, Agrocomgroup.ru, Kommersant.ru
