Tatyana Bakalchuk
Tatyana Bakalchuk | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tatyana Kim 16 October 1975 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Founder and CEO of Wildberries |
| Spouse(s) | Vladislav Bakalchuk (m. 2004) |
| Children | 7 |
Tatyana Vladimirovna Bakalchuk (Russian: Татья́на Влади́мировна Бакальчу́к; née Kim, Russian: Ким, Korean: 김; born on 16 October 1975) is a Russian entrepreneur of Korean ethnicity. She is the founder and CEO of Wildberries, the largest Russian online retailer, and the country's first self-made woman billionaire.[1] As of October 2021, her net worth is estimated at US$13.3 billion.[2]
Early life[]
Having graduated from Kolomna University, she began working as an English teacher.
Career[]
In 2004, at the age of 28, while on maternity leave with her first child, she founded Wildberries from her Moscow flat, using her savings of $700.[3] In 2019, the company's value was estimated at $1 billion, which made Bakalchuk the second woman in Russia to become a billionaire.[4][5] In 2020, Forbes magazine reported that she was worth $1.4bn, making her Russia's richest woman.[6]
In February 2021, she became the owner of 100% of the shares in Standard-Credit Bank LLC.[7]
As of March 2021, Bakalchuk's net worth was estimated at $13.1 billion, making her the richest woman in Russia.[8] The next richest woman, Yelena Baturina, had a net worth estimated at $1.3 billion.[9]
In May 2021, it became known that Bakalchuk will join the Supervisory Board of VTB Bank.[10]
In July 2021, Ukraine imposed sanctions against Tatyana and Vladislav Bakalchuk, as well as their retailer Wildberries. The company was accused of selling Russian military uniforms and anti-Ukrainian literature.[11]
By August 2021 Tatiana Bakalchuk`s fortune raised up for 1200% a year, scoring 13 billion dollars and being Forbes Russian women`s fortunes leader with Yelena Baturina left far behind with 1,3 billion dollars).[12]
Personal life[]
She is married to Vladislav, an IT technician, they have four children, and live in Moscow.[2]
References[]
- ^ How Tatyana Bakalchuk took Russia’s ecommerce throne, Financial Times, 11 May 2020
- ^ a b "Forbes profile: Tatyana Bakalchuk". Forbes. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Parfitt, Tom (21 February 2020). "Former teacher Tatyana Bakalchuk is Russia's richest woman". The Times. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Au-Yeung, Angel. "Former English Teacher And Founder Of Online Retailer Becomes Russia's Second-Ever Female Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Kozenko, Andrey; Kevin Rothrock (translator) (21 February 2019). "Introverted, daring, and very rich Meet Tatyana Bakalchuk, half of Russia's woman-billionaire population". Meduza. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Tatyana Bakalchuk". Forbes. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Times, The Moscow (25 February 2021). "Russia's Wildberries Launches in France, Italy and Spain". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Tatyana Bakalchuk". Forbes. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Elena Baturina". Forbes. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "В наблюдательный совет ВТБ войдет богатейшая женщина России" (in Russian). RBC. 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Украинский министр объяснил введение санкций против Wildberries" (in Russian). kommersant.ru. 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Wildberries CEO tops rating of Russia`s richest women". TASS. 25 August 2021.
External links[]
- Tatyana Bakalchuk (Bloomberg profile)
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