Filaret Galchev
Filaret Galchev Φιλάρετος Καλτσίδης | |
|---|---|
| Born | Filaretos Kaltsidis 26 May 1963 |
| Nationality | Russian and Greek |
| Occupation | Owner & chairman, Eurocement group |
| Children | 2 |
Filaret Galchev (Russian: Филарет Гальчев; born 26 May 1963) is a Russian businessman of Pontic Greek origin (also known as Filaretos Kaltsidis; Greek: Φιλάρετος Καλτσίδης), chairman of Eurocement group.
Early life[]
Filaret Illitch Galchev was born in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, then a part of the Soviet Union, on 26 May 1963.[2] He graduated from Moscow Mining Institute[1][2]
Career[]
In 1996, Galchev and his partner, , created Rosuglesbyt which became a leading Russian coal enterprise. Then in 2000, Galchev partnered with , then Russian Minister of Fuel and Energy, to privatize the Krasnoyarsk Coal Company. In 2002, Galchev sold his stake in the company to the MDM Group and immediately bought shares of Sterncement because he saw potential in the cement industry. By 2004, Galchev's cement holdings produced 9.6 million tons of cement.[3]
According to Forbes, Galchev has a net worth of $1 billion, As of March 2018 The World's Billionaires.[1]
Personal life[]
He is married with two children and lives in Moscow.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Filaret Galchev". Forbes. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Филарет Гальчев" (in Russian). Vedomosti. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Почему состояние Филарета Гальчева рухнуло с $5,6 млрд до $305 млн". Vedomosti.
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