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Almost every person can become a billionaire, but not every billionaire is able to save the human essence. These words fully characterize one of the richest businessmen Russia - Roman Ivanovich Avdeev. Possessing a huge fortune and being an active participant in the business, he finds time for charity and in every possible way takes care of those who need help.

Almost the entire biography of Roman Avdeev is inextricably linked with Odintsovo. It is here, in the western suburbs of the capital Soviet Union, July 17, 1967, a boy was born who in the future was destined to become the head of the largest Russian bank and famous father of many children.

According to the oligarch, he comes from an ordinary worker-peasant family. In addition to his father and mother, his uncle and grandmother actively participated in his upbringing. The relatives of the current billionaire could not boast of prosperity, but an almost beggarly existence was brightened up with warm family relationships and caring for others.

As the businessman recalls, his outerwear, in which he walked and went to school, was a sweatshirt issued to his parents at the factory as work clothes.

Nevertheless, the entrepreneur keeps the warmest memories of these years.

At the school where Roman studied from 1974 to 1984, he did not show outstanding achievements and was a stable “average”. One of the serious hobbies of the young man was radio electronics. However, things did not go beyond a hobby. Fate prepared Avdeev for a completely different path.

Education

Having received a matriculation certificate, Roman Avdeev decided to continue his education in one of the capital's universities. In 1984, he became a student at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. In 1986, the educational process was interrupted due to the call of Roman into the ranks of the Armed Forces of the USSR. Over the next two years, he served in one of the construction battalions of Kostroma.

After returning from the army, Roman continued his studies at the institute, which he graduated in 1989 with a diploma in thermal process control systems.

Later, to the existing higher education, Roman Ivanovich added two more, received in the mid-90s at the Moscow International and Lipetsk Technical Universities.

Career and business of Roman Avdeev

ABOUT labor activity Roman Avdeev had to think back in student years. Having got a family and becoming a father, in parallel with his studies, he was forced to earn extra money at the department. In search of additional income for a scholarship, the young man worked as a night watchman and even as a cleaner in one of the local vocational schools.

The rapid development of private entrepreneurship in the late 80s prompted a university graduate to create own business, which was started with the trade in radio components. Expanding the business, the young entrepreneur began to sell decoders and other television blocks that were in short supply.

Having mastered the capital's markets, Avdeev and his partners expanded their business to St. Petersburg, and after concluding an agreement with the Ukrainian Electronmash, he began importing foreign computer equipment.

In the course of his activities, Roman often had to deal with the money of other countries. Being engaged in the exchange of cash, he concluded that foreign exchange transactions can bring more profit than the banal resale of goods. This is how the idea of ​​creating your own bank was born.

In 1994, Avdeev became the owner of the documentation of the Moscow credit bank". As it turned out, the organization existed only on paper, and the young financier had to start a big business from scratch.

At the start, Roman Ivanovich had only an office with fourteen employees at his disposal.

At that time, the future billionaire had no idea that by 2018 his offspring would take 9th place in the Russian banking system and would be listed as the largest private commercial bank of regional importance.

At the same time, Avdeev developed a vigorous activity in other areas of business.

Since the mid-90s, he began to buy up the assets of enterprises agricultural sector, which by 2006 led to the creation of the Chernozemye holding. The businessman sold this organization profitably in 2008.

From 2000 to 2003, Avdeev owned the Stolitsa retail chain, which also brought solid profits to the entrepreneur. Then there was the Sever-les group, which included 18 companies specializing in timber and woodworking. When the group was sold, Roman Ivanovich's fortune increased significantly.

Working in different directions, the businessman did not forget about his bank for a minute and used almost all the profit for its capitalization. In 2008, Roman Avdeev took over as chairman of the MKB and switched completely to its development.

Being an opponent of shareholders participating in the work of the enterprise, after 10 months Avdeev stopped presiding over MKB. During the period of his leadership, the financial organization not only survived the all-Russian crisis, but also significantly strengthened its position.

Leaving the chair of the chairman of the ICB, the businessman actively engaged in investment projects, which resulted in the creation of the most powerful diversified holding "Rossium".

The concern included the Ingrad group, which specializes in development activities in the capital and the region. This organization was acquired by a businessman in 2010 and was originally called Domus Finance.

Another branch of the holding was the non-state Pension Fund"Consent", owned by Avdeev since 2014, later transferred to the assets of "Rossium".

Roman Avdeev's concern is actively working in the oil and gas industry. Direct Oil, which is part of it, specializes in oil and gas exploration. Among the discoveries of this company is the Troitskoye field.

Rossium enterprises are involved in agriculture. The London-based company SOVA CAPITAL LIMITED is involved in this segment.

In addition, Avdeev's holding owns shares in pharmaceutical companies that are part of Pharmacy Chain 36.6.

Roman Avdeev's fortune

Roman Ivanovich Avdeev has not been new to Forbes for a long time, and his photo can often be seen on the pages of prestigious financial publications. The billionaire keeps the fixed capital in the shares of enterprises and organizations that are part of the Rossium Concern holding.

In order to trace the dynamics of changes in the state of an entrepreneur, it is enough to use the information provided annually by Forbes (year - $, billion / place in the ranking of 200 the richest people Russia):

• 2011 – 0,95/102;
• 2012 – 1,3/69;
• 2013 – 1,4/69;
• 2014 – 1,4/68;
• 2015 – 1,1/73;
• 2016 – 1/69;
• 2017 – 1,3/66.

In 2018, Roman Avdeev ranked 56th among the richest Russian entrepreneurs. Now his capital is estimated at $1.7 billion.

Roman Ivanovich differs significantly from other oligarchs. He is not a supporter of expensive yachts and planes, and it even happens that he gets to his place of work by subway. The businessman invests all his funds in his children, of whom the billionaire has already 23!

Private life of Roman Avdeev

You can judge whether Roman Avdeev is happy in his personal life by the number of his children, of which four are relatives, and 19 are adopted. However, the oligarch does not divide them into friends and foes, and each member of the Avdeev family is equally surrounded by care and affection.

For his biography, Roman Ivanovich was legally married three times, and only the third of them brought him the long-awaited faithful companion life - Elena. This woman debunks the usual image of the wives of billionaires. She became Roman's wife when he already had 12 children. Elena was actively involved in the life of the family, accepting each child of the oligarch as her own.

Avdeev's children lack nothing. Experienced educators and teachers constantly work with them. Surrounding the heirs with care, the businessman strives for each of his descendants to find himself in life and not rely on outside help.

Roman Ivanovich began to involve his eldest sons in his business, and now they comprehend the intricacies of the financial business, working at MKB.

As a person who once experienced need and is not indifferent to other people's problems, Avdeev is actively involved in charitable activities.

Since 2014, the Arithmetic of Good Foundation, which he created, has been providing all kinds of support to Russian orphans.

Roman Avdeev is an avid sportsman. Maintaining excellent physical shape, he adheres to a vegetarian diet and makes daily runs. His hobbies include skiing and cycling. The oligarch is engaged in rowing and is considered a good climber. He has climbed Wilson's Peak, the highest point in Antarctica.

Among the businessman's acquisitions is the Russian football club"Torpedo", for which Avdeev is now reconstructing the stadium.

From the hobby in the biography of one of the richest people in Russia, philosophy and a passion for long-distance travel should be noted, where Roman Ivanovich learns the intricacies of the culture of different peoples.

For his merits in social and entrepreneurial activities, Avdeev was awarded the "Hurry to do good" medal, the titles "Banker of the Year" and "Industry Legend", as well as several prestigious awards.

Roman Avdeev today

In 2018, Roman Ivanovich Avdeev significantly increased activity on the financial front. At the end of winter, the businessman was elected to the post of the board of directors of the Rossium holding. Belonging to him "Moscow credit bank” plans to expand through the assets of Yugoria Insurance Company and Sovetsky Bank.

At the same time, information appeared in the press that the oligarch was thinking about selling his financial organization However, Avdeev himself avoids commenting on this topic.

Childhood and student years

The beginning of an entrepreneurial career

ICD and other projects

In 1996, Avdeev began to develop his entrepreneurial activity in the field of rural and food industry. The business was not successful, and Avdeev soon sold all his shares. The money was invested in the MKB.

A little later, the man bought controlling shares of a sugar factory, which was located in the Lipetsk region. He also purchased nearby land that was ideal for agricultural needs. In the 2000s, the Chernozemye production organization was established on them, which supplied about 3% of all Russian sugar. By the mid-2000s, Avdeev had sold his shares and reinvested them in MKB.

In 2005, Avdeev became the director of the Rossium concern. Three years later, he participated in the purchase land plots in the Moscow region. Together with his partner, Avdeev purchased 6 hectares of land and created a construction market with over 500 points of sale.

In 2008, the entrepreneur set about developing the Sever-Les association, which was located in the Arkhangelsk region. It included 18 firms that were engaged in the timber industry. Subsequently, the association, which had an annual revenue of 65 million USD, was sold. The money was invested in another project.

In 2008, after the sale of all the shares of Chernozemye, Avdeev bailed out a considerable amount of funds, which he decided to capitalize in the Moscow Credit Bank. At the time, it was in about 70th place on the list of establishments with the largest assets. MKB was a universal bank and had a transparent management structure.

"Business in motion" with Roman Avdeev

In 2010, Avdeev founded a real estate agency called Domus Finance. The company, which still exists, specializes in concluding transactions on the sale of real estate objects both from the primary and from the secondary Moscow market. The company has an extensive staff of highly qualified employees and provides services high level. Today, the real estate agency is implementing over two dozen large projects.

Two years after the creation of Domus Finance, Avdeev founded the Ingrad company. Its main specialization is the construction of high-class residential complexes in Moscow and the surrounding areas.

In 2012, the IBC was a huge success. EBRD and IFC assets were invested in its capital. In the same year, he was on the list of the 20 largest domestic banks. In 2013, Avdeev became the owner of the Veropharm pharmaceutical company, but sold it a year later.

In 2015, the businessman began to develop the Rossium concern. As a result, it turned into a whole investment holding, which united not only banks, but also other institutions involved in financing, the sale of commercial real estate, and the production of pharmaceutical products.

In 2016, MKB was among the 10 largest banks Russian Federation. Roman Avdeev is still the main owner of MKB and is also a member of its supervisory members.

Awards

In 2014, Avdeev was recognized as the "Banker of the Year". He was also honored with the "Industry Legend" award. A year later, the banker was named the "Best Investor" according to the results of the RBC award.

Personal life and children

On this moment banker is one of the two most billionaires with many children in the world. He has 23 children. 19 of them were adopted.

Roman Avdeev believes that parents should not overly control the younger generation. Once he also admitted that he did not intend to leave wills to his offspring.

Charity, hobbies and personal views

Roman Ivanovich loves philosophy. He believes that this science is useful in the field of entrepreneurship.

The entrepreneur maintains a blog on LiveJournal, where he shares his thoughts on social assistance and charity, notes on historical topics and other interesting publications.

The man has a passion for sports, but does not want it to become his second job. The billionaire skis and bikes, tries himself in mountaineering, visits Gym, walks a lot.

Roman Avdeev especially loves running. He took part in marathons more than once. Once a man combined this hobby with the activities of his own foundation, arranging a charity marathon. All funds raised during the event were spent on individual lessons for schoolchildren. The training was aimed at preparing them for entering universities.

The banker spends time traveling. He states that exposure to foreign cultures plays a huge role in personal development.

The main assets of Roman Avdeev are concentrated:

• Finance (Moscow Credit Bank).

He also owns agricultural land in the Chernozem region, a hosiery factory, a woodworking plant, real estate and shares in construction markets.

State

Takes 102 place in the ranking of Russian-language Forbes versions"The richest businessmen of Russia - 2011". Roman Avdeev's fortune is estimated at $950 million.

Biography

Born July 17, 1967 in Odintsovo, Moscow Region, Russia.

Education

After the tenth grade, he entered the department of automated control systems for thermal processes of the thermal power faculty. After completing his second year, he was drafted into the army.

1994 - graduated from the business course "Practical Banking Course" at the Moscow international university business and information technologies.

1995 - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Moscow Credit Bank.

In the mid-1990s, Roman Avdeev acquired a controlling stake in the Lebedyansky sugar factory (Lipetsk region) and bought agricultural land around it. By the mid-2000s, the Chernozemye agro-industrial group was formed on their basis, producing 3% of domestic sugar. In 2005-2008 these assets were sold. Proceeds from the sale went towards the capitalization of Moscow Credit Bank, as well as the acquisition of other assets.

2005 - the CEO of concern "Rossium" which is its main investment division.

2008 - began to develop the Sever-les group (Arkhangelsk), which includes 18 companies in the forestry and woodworking industries.

since 2008 - member of the Supervisory Board of the Moscow Credit Bank (in November 2008, Avdeev left the executive position of the Moscow Credit Bank, transferring the powers of the bank's chairman of the board to Alexander Nikolashin, but remained a member of its supervisory board.

Roman Avdeev about changes in the ICD

2010 - created a large development company "Domus-Finance". The main activity of the company is investing in various development projects, including the construction and sale of mass housing in Moscow and the Moscow region, the construction and operation of commercial real estate.

2014: Sale to Americans of the manufacturer of drugs "Veropharm"

In 2014, the American company Abbott gained control over Veropharm, having bought the company's shares for 16.7 billion rubles from Roman Avdeev's GardenHills company. Avdeev on the eve of the deal brought his stake in Veropharm to 98.3%. Apparently, it was this block of shares that was transferred to foreign buyers.

2016: Obtaining control in the OPIN developer of Mikhail Prokhorov

Hobbies

Prefers active rest. She practices yoga, running, rowing, cycling, skiing.

2009 - together with the polar explorer Mikhail Malakhov, he climbed Wilson's Peak - the most high point in Antarctica.

Interested in philosophy.

Convinced vegetarian.

Roman Avdeev, together with a partner, owns 6 hectares of land 1.5 km from the Moscow Ring Road along the Minsk highway, where the Stroy TVC construction market with 500 retail outlets is located.

In the Moscow region, Roman Avdeev is also a co-owner of a hosiery factory (Kupavna), in the construction of which he invested $20 million.

Maintains a blog in LiveJournal, which is relayed to others social media.

Family status

Married with a third marriage, has 20 children, natural and adopted.

“At first I just helped orphanages, but then I realized that this was a useless task. I adopt children under the age of one year. The adopter must be ready for any turns, including childhood illnesses in early age. I don't choose children. I accept any of them.

Children are given names at birth in the hospital, and we do not change them. But when there were more guys, there were several cases with the repetition of names. Then I gave new names according to Christmas time.

I don't remember all 20 children's birthdays. In my childhood, the celebration of a birthday was a long-awaited holiday, but for my children, the meaning of this holiday is somewhat devalued. But we celebrate all DR only personally.

All our children speak two languages ​​- Russian and English. They get to know two cultures at the same time. With such upbringing, they are not limited to the framework of one language. In addition, fluency in English has its utilitarian value for further development children in the future.

We have a teacher-curator who draws up a schedule of classes for children, which includes music, German, swimming, playing chess, trips to theaters and museums. My wife is in charge of recruiting staff, choosing a school and circles. Children school age, now there are three of them, they study at the same school, in Odintsovo. It's more convenient for everyone."

“It is very important that a person become a person”
R. Avdeev

Roman Ivanovich Avdeev - successful businessman, philosopher, member of the supervisory board of the Moscow Credit Bank and father of twenty-three children. Roman Avdeev is on the 68th line of the rating of the Russian edition of Forbes "200 richest businessmen of Russia - 2014" with a fortune of 1.4 billion dollars.

The future billionaire was born in 1967 in small town Odintsovo, where he spent his entire childhood. In 1984, Roman Avdeev was enrolled in the ranks of students of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, and two years later he was drafted into the army. After the army famous businessman continued his studies, which he combined with a part-time job.

On the way to building a business

The future billionaire opened his own business in 1989. Banking was not Roman Avdeev's first choice in business. The businessman founded an enterprise that distributed decoders and imported computers to Russia. Subsequently, interaction was established with the Ukrainian electronics manufacturer, the Electronmash plant. Soon, however, Avdeev noticed that he was earning more money on foreign exchange transactions than on trading activities and decided to try his hand at banking. In 1994, the entrepreneur took a business course at the Moscow International University of Business and Information Technologies. In the same year, Avdeev bought the Moscow Credit Bank. As the entrepreneur himself recalls on his website, at that time the bank was a package of documents and fourteen people in the state. All processes were set up from scratch and now Moscow Credit Bank is one of the largest and most stable credit organizations countries.

In the mid-90s, a young businessman turned his attention to the agro-industrial business: he bought shares in Lebedyansky Sugar Plant OJSC and the surrounding area. In 1996, Avdeev graduated from the Lipetsk State Technical University. By 2006, the Chernozemye agricultural holding was organized, which produced about 3% of Russian sugar. However, at that time, Avdeev did not see the prospects for the growth of this business and sold it. The proceeds were used to increase the capital of MKB.

In 2005, Avdeev becomes CEO group of companies "Rossium". Roman Avdeev is a co-owner of a factory in the city of Kupavna. He invested about $20 million in this venture.

In 2008, Avdeev decided to build a business in the forestry and woodworking industries. However, this business entrepreneur also decided to sell and invest in the development of MKB.

In 2010, the entrepreneur organized the Domus Finance real estate agency.

A year ago, through Gardenhills, Avdeev acquired a controlling stake in a large Russian company"Veropharm", engaged in the production medicines. On December 12, 2014 the American company Abbott redeemed a controlling stake. Abbot paid about $305 million for the venture.

Interests and hobbies of Roman Avdeev

Roman Ivanovich is a very versatile person. The billionaire prefers outdoor activities. A businessman considers sports as a tool for character education. Roman Avdeev's hobbies include yoga, rowing, cycling, horseback riding. skiing. In 2009, the billionaire conquered Wilson's Peak. Back in the late 90s, Roman Avdeev became interested in philosophy. The entrepreneur believes that philosophy provides logical and research material, and business can bring this material to life.

Although successful entrepreneur he devotes a lot of time to work, he considers his family to be the main interest in life. In addition to his four children, Roman Ivanovich has nineteen more adopted children. Avdeev adopted the first two babies in 2002. According to the businessman, the decision to adopt children came to him after realizing that assistance to orphanages was ineffective. It is important for a child to feel that he has a family. In an interview with 7ya.ru, the banker told in accordance with what principles his family lives. When adopting, Roman Ivanovich does not choose children. However, he believes that it is necessary to adopt before the age of 1 year in order to invest in the child as much as possible even in early childhood. It is very important to devote time to the child, and not pay him off with expensive toys. All the children of a businessman learn, in addition to Russian, also English language. Roman Ivanovich considers it important to instill respect for people in children. In March 2014, the businessman opened charitable foundation"The Arithmetic of Good".

The billionaire told Forbes magazine about his attitude to business and success.

In business, Roman Avdeev adheres to the following principles:

A business is just a business that will be sold sooner or later.

Business is a tool, not a goal. This is an opportunity to do something.

For long-term success, luck is not enough, you need to work hard.

In business, it is very important to make decisions quickly.

A person should be engaged in a business in which he is a professional.

In his interview for Euromoney, the billionaire expressed the opinion that the main problem Russian business is the lack of business thinking. First of all, the education system is to blame. Education was at a good level during the Soviet Union, but it was attuned to an industrial society. Now it needs to be reformed to fit the modern business environment. Education should not only transfer knowledge, but also show students the sources of knowledge and how to apply them.

Regarding the issue of Western sanctions against the Russian Federation, which is topical for Russians, in the same Euromoney, Avdeev gave his vision of the situation. The banker believes that at some point the parties will be able to sit down together and discuss a solution to the issue. The current situation is unfavorable for both parties, and the main problem is the lack of communication between the two parties. Roman Avdeev is sure that sanctions against state-controlled banks are automatically sanctions against the entire banking sector of the country. The closure of the international bond market for Sberbank and VTB can in no way be to the benefit of private banks, in particular MKB. At the same time, the IBC has a fairly diversified funding base. If access to one source of funding is limited, this is noticeable to the bank, but should not bring serious problems. The businessman believes that Russian clients will not leave Western banks that provide loans to support businesses under the influence of political events. Avdeev considers it possible to create a national payment system, but at the same time he proposes to answer the questions, what are the goals of creation, how effective will it be and whether it will allow the best place in the global world system.