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Abramovich Roman Biography

Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by admin in A - E, Abramovich Roman

Roman Abramovich was born on October 24, 1966 in Saratov. Roman's parents lived in Syktyvkar. Father - Arkady (Aaron) Nakhimovich Abramovich has worked in Syktyvkar Economic Council, was killed in an accident at a construction site when Roman was 4 years old. Mother - Irina (née Mikhailenko) died when Roman turns 1,5 years. After the death of his parents was adopted by the Roman father and brother before graduating high school he lived in his family in Moscow. According to the recollections of relatives, Roman was always stressed polite, sociable and had a reputation quite considerate child.

The begining of business

Labor way Roman Abramovich started in 1987 as a mechanic building office number 122 trust "Mosspetsmontazh. Abramovich himself tells how, while studying at the institute, organized in parallel cooperative "Comfort": "We make toys out of polymers. Those guys with whom we worked in co-op, then made a link control of Sibneft, then some time I was a broker on the exchange. Sell products on the markets of Moscow (including the Luzhniki), which allowed for that period of time to make a profit in cash and pay taxes.
In the early 1990's - the founder of companies: JSC "Mekong" ECP "Company" Supertehnologiya-Shishmarev "", CJSC "Elite", CJSC "Petroltrans", CJSC "GID", "NDP" and many others.

In 1991-1993. Abramovich, head of small business AVK engaged in commercial and intermediary activity, including the resale of petroleum products. In 1992, the result revealed that Abramovich has committed theft of 55 tanks with diesel fuel from the state Ukhta refinery worth about 4 million rubles (criminal case number 79067 of the Moscow city prosecutor's office about the theft of state property in especially large amounts), the result ordered that the conclusion of his custody.
According to the investigation, a small business "AVK", directed by Abramovich, has been the fuel for the forged documents. Subsequently, the damage caused to the state was allegedly recovered, the case was dismissed "for lack of evidence", and the prosecutor, open an investigation, removed from work.
Since 1993, Roman Abramovich is engaged in the sale of oil company "Noyabrskneftegaz (Noyabrsk). His company "Mekong" as a special exporter ranked second in terms of sales of products of this company after "Balkar Trading. According to some reports, these Abramovich was obliged to acquaintance with Andrew Gorodilov, son of head "Noyabrskneftegaz" and subsequently the first president of Sibneft Victor Gorodilov. They say around the same time Roman Abramovich had met on the Caribbean islands with Boris Berezovsky. There they were at the invitation of the leaders of Alfa-Bank Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman. Berezovsky invited Aven (they were familiar from the work in LogoVAZ) and Abramovich - Friedman.
On shared with Boris Berezovsky, Abramovich has created offshore company Runicom Ltd, registered in Gibraltar, and its five subsidiaries in Western Europe. In 1993-1996, he was led by Roman Abramovich, the Moscow office of the company Runicom SA, registered in Switzerland.
Actively working in the business with Boris Berezovsky and Alexander Smolensky, in 1995-1996. Abramovich establishes a number of other firms.

Sibneft

Out in the big oil business is connected with Roman Abramovich, Boris Berezovsky and the struggle for the possession of the last OAO Sibneft. In May 1995, Berezovsky and Abramovich create ZAO PK - Trust.
1995-1996, Abramovich began to bear fruit in the creation of new firms. It establishes an additional 10 companies: JSC "Mekong", JSC "Centurion-M", LLC "Agrofert", JSC "Multitrans", JSC "Oylimpeks", JSC "Sibreal", JSC "Forneft", JSC "Servet", JSC " Branko ", LLC" Vector-A, which, together with Boris Berezovsky has used to purchase shares of Sibneft. In June 1996, Roman Abramovich joined the board of directors of JSC "Noyabrskneftegaz" (one of the companies included in Sibneft), and became head of the Moscow office of Sibneft.
Set out to take over Sibneft, Roman Abramovich and his associates used a tried and tested method of "loans for shares". It should be noted that the law was never provided such a method of privatization, as the alienation of state property to pledge.
September 20, 1996 held an investment tender for the sale of state in 19% stake in Sibneft. Winner - JSC "Firm" Shinshu ". October 24, 1996 held an investment tender for the sale an additional 15% stake in Sibneft, owned by the state. Winner - JSC "Rifaina-Oil. May 12, 1997 was a commercial tender for the sale of state in 51% of the shares of Sibneft. And once again won the company Abramovich. All of these firms appeared shortly before the competitions. In 1996-1997. Roman Abramovich was the director of the Moscow branch of OAO Sibneft. From September 1996 - Member of the Board of Directors of Sibneft.

Roman Abramovich: the governor of Chukotka

In December 1999, Roman Abramovich was elected to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Chukotka single-mandate constituency. He was first elected governor of the Chukotka Autonomous District on Dec. 24, 2000 by dialing more than 90% of the vote. In October 2005 the President of Russia made the candidacy of Abramovich to the Duma of Chukotka for giving him authority to the governor again. Members unanimously endorsed the candidacy of Abramovich.
Remarkable fact that in March 2001, Abramovich has handed out its own funds $ 18 million to improve the living conditions of the inhabitants of Chukotka. There are several versions of what Roman Abramovich took elected governor of Chukotka. In his own words, "just Chukchi sorry. According to another version - his election was political in nature, as in this case it becomes legal politician. There is an economic version, as the most promising direction of development of Chukotka consider oil and gas. Chukotka is also rich in gold. Another wealth of Chukotka, which may be interested Abramovich - bio-resources, namely fish.

Life of Roman Abramovich, the wife of Abramovich

Roman Abramovich's first wife was Olga, with whom he lived for long. His second wife Irina and Roman linked more than 15 years of marriage and five children. Their marriage was registered on Oct. 18, 1991 and terminated March 12, 2007. According to rumors that it is Abramovich's wife Irina was the "blame" the many successes of her husband on business Olympus, with its help was not applied a good deal.

Worth of Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich, together with its partners in UK-registered holding company Millhouse Capital controls more than 80% of Sibneft, Russia's fifth-largest oil company, 50% Aluminum Company "Russian Aluminum (Rusal) and 26% of" Aeroflot ". Through intermediaries, according to some data, "Abramovich's holding company" includes power plants, factories for the production of cars and trucks, buses, paper mills, banks and insurance companies in different regions of Russia. The share of this "holding" accounts for 3 to 4% of GDP in Russia.

Roman Abramovich and Chelsea

In July 2001, Roman Abramovich has bought a controlling stake in one of the oldest English football club Chelsea and bought its debt for 140 million pounds. Value of shares of the club on the London Stock Exchange immediately increased almost threefold. Buying a foreign club governor of Chukotka, naturally, provoked a stormy reaction in Russia and the UK. There were rumors that sensational contract - only a successful pr-action, other versions - the first step Abramovich in the sports business.

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