Denis Sverdlov

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Denis Sverdlov
Born (1978-06-06) 6 June 1978 (age 43)
Agara, Georgian SSR, USSR
NationalityRussian
EducationSaint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Arrival
TermMarch 2016-
Spouse(s)Married
Children3

Denis Lvovich Sverdlov (Russian: Денис Львович Свердлов; born 6 June 1978) is a British-based Russian billionaire businessman, and the founder and CEO of Arrival, a British electric vehicle manufacturer based in London. As of July 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$6.8 billion.[1]

Early life[]

Sverdlov was born in 1978 in the then Soviet republic of Georgia.[2] He has a degree in economics from Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics.[3]

Career[]

After graduating in 2000 Sverdlov founded IT Vision, an IT consulting firm.[4]

From 2003 to 2007, Sverdlov was the co-founder and managing partner of Korus Consulting, an IT consulting firm in Russia.[4]

Sverdlov was a co-founder and chief executive of Yota, a Russian mobile broadband company, until its acquisition by MegaFon in 2012.[3]

Post-acquisition Sverdlov set up the Kinetik Trust to invest in a range of promising technologies and bring them to market.[5]

He was Russia's deputy Communications and Mass Media Minister for 15 months before stepping down in 2013.[3] He left this position following new legislation which banned government officials from holding assets abroad.[6]

Sverdlov founded Arrival and began its operations in the UK in 2015.[7] He has been its CEO since March 2016.[7] In March 2021 Arrival went public through a merger with CIIC Merger Corp.[2]

He is also the founder of Roborace – the world’s first driverless electric racing platform.[8]

Personal life[]

Sverdlov is married, with three children, and the family moved from France to London in September 2015.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Forbes profile: Denis Sverdlov". Forbes. Retrieved 22 May 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
  2. ^ a b c Henni, Adrien (5 April 2021). "Former Russian Government Official Denis Sverdlov Scores $10Bln With Electric Vehicle Startup". Moscow Times. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Holgate, Ben (24 September 2015). "Russian businessman driving a £20m electric lorries dream". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "# 447 Denis Sverdlov". Bloomberg.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  6. ^ Henni, Adrien (5 April 2021). "Former Russian Government Official Denis Sverdlov Scores $10Bln With Electric Vehicle Startup". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Management Team". Arrival. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Roborace is building a 300kph AI supercar – no driver required". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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