Vadim Yakunin
$1.34B
as of 02/18/25
About Vadim Yakunin
Vadim Yakunin founded Protek Center of Implementation in 1990.
Protek, which went public in 2010, is one of the biggest drug distributors in Russia.
Yakunin, who got his start importing computers and writing software, also worked in the tourist business in Hungary.
While in Hungary, he met reps from a large pharmaceutical firm and decided to start importing drugs.
Later he founded the Rigla chain of drug stores, and built a pharmaceutical factory and logistics center near Moscow.
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Citizenship
Russian FederationSource of wealth
PharmacyResidence
Moscow, Russian FederationMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/05/63 (age 62)Number of children
3Education
Ph.D, Moscow Institute of Physics and TechnologySelf-made
self-madeVadim Yakunin’s fortune is worth
22K
troy ounces of gold
21K
median U.S. household
13K
median U.S. income
0.027%
U.S. credit card volume
0.005%
GDP of the United States
0.004%
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Did you know?
Yakunin graduated from the Moscow Physical and Technical Institute (MIPT) as engineer-physicist. He holds a degree as a Doctor of Technical Sciences.
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