Alexander Vinokurov (businessman)

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In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Semenovich and the family name is Vinokurov.
Alexander Vinokurov
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Born
Alexander Semenovich Vinokurov

12 October 1982 (1982-10-12) (age 39)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
EducationUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse(s)Married
Children3
Websiteen.marathongroup.ru

Alexander Semenovich Vinokurov (Russian: Александр Семёнович Винокуров, born October 12, 1982) is a Russian businessman. He is one of the main owners of the privately held investment company and largest shareholder of retailer Magnit.[1]

Education[]

  • In 2004 he graduated with honours from the faculty of economics of the University of Cambridge.[2] He received a BA in economics. During the period of his studies he established the Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society, a student organisation, and was elected its president.

Business[]

  • After graduating from the faculty of economics of the University of Cambridge, Alexander Vinokurov began his career in 2004 with the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley (London).[2]
  • In 2006 he returned to Russia as vice-president of TPG Capital (the world's largest private equity investment firm, with $100 billion in assets under its management), co-founding the company's Russian office. He was involved in acquisitions of a number of major assets, including shares in VTB upon the state bank's privatisation, stakes in the Moscow office centres White Square and White Gardens, Ontex S.A. (a Belgian manufacturer of personal hygiene products with Russian production facilities), Strauss Coffee and the Lenta hypermarket chain.
  • In 2011 Vinokurov became president of Summa Group, a diversified private holding company, which has significant investments in port and rail logistics, engineering, construction, telecommunications, oil and gas, oil trading and agriculture. Major deals concluded during his tenure included the acquisition of a 71% stake in Fesco from Sergey Generalov's Industrial Investors and the purchase of a 50% stake in United Grain Company from the state.[3]
  • In 2014 he became CEO of A1, the investment arm of Alfa Group, which he left in May 2017. Major transactions by A1 during Alexander Vinokurov's time there included the sale of Formula Kino, Russia's second-largest cinema chain, to structures controlled by Alexander Mamut (RUB 6.75-7.65 billion));[4] acquisition of a stake in Polyplastic (one of Russia's largest manufacturers of plastic pipes), and others.
  • From 2017 Vinokurov focused on developing co-owned . Marathon Group was founded in 2017 by Alexander Vinokurov and Sergei Zakharov. The Company primarily focuses on strategic investments in retail, FMCG, infrastructure and other projects with subsequent development of the assets. Current investments of Marathon Group include shareholdings in a leading food retail chain «Magnit», the largest franchisee of quick service restaurants «KFC» in Russia, «Demetra-Holding» (the largest vertically integrated grain holding company in Russia with export logistics and trading assets) and «Bentus Laboratories» (producer of hand sanitizers). Recent highlights: turn-around and sale of pharmaceutical companies «Sintez», «Biocom» and «Fort», of pharmaceutical distributor «SIA Group», and financial investment in «Fix Price» (a leading variety value retailer in Russia).[5]
  • Currently [6] Vinokurov controls stakes in such companies as one of Russia's largest food retailer Magnit, an international restaurant brand KFC, a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), Demetra Holding - Russian grain exports infrastructure company and Santinelle, leading Russia's producer of instant hand sanitisers.

Civic activities[]

Alexander Vinokurov is a member of the supervisory board of the Russian Cycling Federation and Rugby Union of Russia, co-founder of Marathon-Tula Cycling Team.

Since 2021 Vinokurov is Board member of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).[7]

Family and personal life[]

Vinokurov is married with three children. His wife Ekaterina Sergeevna Vinokurova, daughter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.[2][8]

Vinokurov is fond of sports. He sponsored the Russian aquabike championship at 2019.[9] Vinokurov's Marathon Group is also sponsor for FC Dynamo Moscow.

References[]

  1. ^ "Marathon Group official page". en.marathongroup.ru.
  2. ^ a b c Elena Zubova (December 18, 2015). "New yuppie: how the head of A1, Alexander Vinokurov, monetizes his talents". Forbes Russia (in Russian).
  3. ^ "The president of A1 becomes the ex-president of the Summa group Alexander Vinokurov" (in Russian). Vedomosti.
  4. ^ "Alexander Mamut bought in a week the two largest cinema chains in Russia" (in Russian). RBC. April 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "Marathon Group announces intention to increase its stake in retail chain Magnit". en.marathongroup.ru. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  6. ^ Feb 2021
  7. ^ "Сервисная экономика: проблемы, драйверы, перспективы". РБК Конференции. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  8. ^ "Daughter of Sergey Lavrov: "I wanted to connect life with a Russian"" (in Russian). Starhit. February 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "2019 Russian aquabike championship in Kazan: the number of participants doubled" (in Russian). Sportsweek.org – новости спорта. September 10, 2019.
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