Andrey Melnichenko
Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko (, lang-be|Андрэй Мельнічэнка, born on March 8, 1972 in Gomel, Belarus) is a Russian businessman and billionaire.
With a personal wealth of $US14.4bn, in 2013 he ranked 56st in the (in Russia - #6).
Career
Graduated from Boarding School of the Specialized Education and Research Centre under the auspices of the Lomonosov Moscow State University formerly called the Boarding School at Kolmogorov Physics-and-Mathematics School #18.
Upon graduation was admitted into the School of Physics at Moscow State University, later transferred to and graduated from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.
1997: graduated from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics as Finance and Credit major;
- bought out MDM Bank shares from his partners and became the sole shareholder of the Bank;
2000-2001: co-founded the MDM Group comprising industrial assets including Siberian Coal Energy Company (“SUEK”) and Mineral and Chemical Company “EuroChem”;
- became one of the founders of Pipe and Metallurgic Company , Russia’s largest manufacturer and exporter of steel pipes. In 2004, sold his share However, a year later the magazine estimated Melnichenko's fortune at $US4.4 billion in 2010, indicating the value of Melnichenko overall worldwide holdings has substantially recovered.
In 2013 ranks 56st in the Forbes World’s billionaires list (#6 in Russia). in SUEK 91.2%, in OOO Siberian Generating Company – 86.2%.
Andrey Melnichenko chairs Boards of Directors of , and OOO SGC.
Personal life
Melnichenko's wife, Aleksandra, is a former Serbian model and pop singer.
He owns the Motor Yacht A, which was launched in the Summer of 2008 following a four year build.Boating International – “A” – 1.8.09 > The yacht was designed by Philippe Starck and Martin Francis and built at the Blohm + Voss shipbuilding yard near Hamburg, Germany.
Environmental Issues
In 2011 a newspaper in Finland revealed that a plant in Kingisepp, Russia belonging to EuroChem, releases more phosphorus into the Baltic Sea than any country aside from Poland . To resolve this misunderstanding a joint project was launched with web site Eurochem.fi . containing regular surveys conducted by both Russian and Finnish environmental authorities. EuroChem began the purification of water before releasing it to nature . Russia, Finland and HELCOM started a joint program to protect the Baltic Sea [. tv100.ru%2fnews%2fest-li-fosfor-v-reke-luge-51372%2f]. The problem was solved in June 2012 after EuroChem completely eliminated phosphorus pollution in the Baltic Sea.
