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Alexei Kuzmichov
Russian businessman
Alexey Viktorovich Kuzmichev or Kousmichoff (Russian: Алексей Викторович Кузьмичёв; born 15 October 1962) is a Russian businessman. He is one of the founders of the LetterOne Group (LetterOne) and the Alfa Group.2
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Born Oct 15, 1962.1
Net worth $7.5B (as of 2019, per The World's Billionaires).11 Richest people
About
Kuzmichev was a stakeholder in VimpelCom, Alfa-Bank, and X5 Retail Group. In March 2013, Kuzmichev sold his stake in energy venture TNK-BP to state-run oil company Rosneft for $2.5 billion. In March 2023, Kuzmichev sold his 16.32% stake in Alfa Bank and left the shareholders.
For the first time, Forbes magazine rated Kuzmichev in 2013 — as the 138th world's richest person with a fortune estimated at $8.8 billion. In 2023 he was ranked number 397 with a $6.5 billion fortune.
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Companies
- Alfa GroupFounder9
Early life and education
- Date not recordedNational University of Science and Technology3
Kuzmichev was born in 1962 in Kirov, Russia. Between 1980 and 1982 he served in the army on the Soviet-Chinese border as a radio operator. During this time he joined the Communist party.
In 1983, he enrolled in the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys where he met his future business partners, Mikhail Fridman and German Khan. In 1988, Kuzmichev, Fridman and Khan, along with Mikhail Alfimov, founded Alfa Photo, which specialized in the import of photo chemicals.
Later, Kuzmichev convinced his partners to diversify into the export business. Thus, in 1998, Alfa Eco was founded. The venture would become the basis of Alfa Group Consortium. (In 2005, Alfa Eco was rebranded as A1).
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Career
Occupation: entrepreneur.5
- Date not recordedFounded Alfa Group4
Personal life
Legal issues and controversies
On 30 October 2023, French police detained Kuzmichev and also conducted searches in the businessman's Parisian mansion and his villa in Saint-Tropez. He was released from custody on bail of €8 million the same day. Kuzmichev is suspected of tax crimes and violation of sanctions.
In November 2023, the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) announced charges against Kuzmichev for tax fraud. He was subsequently placed under judicial supervision and banned from leaving the country.
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- 1WikidataAlexei Kuzmichov on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAlexei Kuzmichov on Wikipedia
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- 9WikidataAlfa Group, Founder
- 10Wikimedia CommonsAlexei Kuzmichov photo by LetterOne Group, CC BY 2.0
- 11WikidataNet worth