Vladimir Potanin

$23.68B

as of 11/22/24

About Vladimir Potanin

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 served as deputy prime minister under Boris Yeltsin and maintains ties with President Vladimir Putin.

Potanin spent $2.5 billion developing Rosa Khutor, a ski resort, snowboard park and freestyle skiing center for the 2014 Olympics; he still has a stake in it.

In the spring of 2022, he bought Rosbank from Societe Generale, which stopped business in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, and 35% of Tinkoff Bank from its founder Oleg Tinkov.

Potanin and his Rosbank were sanctioned by U.S. in December 2022.

Potanin and his ex-wife continue to battle over assets in UK Court in what could be one of the biggest divorce settlements in history.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Russian Federation

Source of wealth

Metals

Residence

Moscow, Russian Federation

Marital status

Married

Birth date

01/03/61 (age 63)

Number of children

Education

Masters in Finance, Moscow Institute of International Relations

Self-made

self-made