Oleg Deripaska

Oleg Deripaska
Олег Дерипаска
Deripaska in 2020
Born
Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska

(1968-01-02) 2 January 1968 (age 56)
CitizenshipRussia, Cyprus[1]
Alma materMoscow State University
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Occupations
Known forFounder of RUSAL
Founder of Basic Element
Founder of Volnoe Delo
Spouse
Polina Yumasheva
(m. 2001; div. 2018)
Children2
Awards
Websitederipaska.com

Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska (Russian: Олег Владимирович Дерипаска; born 2 January 1968)[2] is a Russian oligarch and billionaire.[3][4] Deripaska enriched himself on previously state-owned assets that were privatized in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union.[5] He is the founder of Basic Element, one of Russia's largest industrial groups, and Volnoe Delo, Russia's largest charitable foundation. He was the president of En+ Group, a Russian energy company, and headed United Company Rusal, the second-largest aluminum company in the world, until he quit both roles in 2018.[6][7]

He has been characterized as a victor in the "aluminium wars" in Russia during the 1990s, which were frequently violent conflicts between businesspeople to obtain state-owned assets.[8][9] In 2000, Deripaska founded Rusal, the result of a partnership between Sibirsky Aluminium and Roman Abramovich's Millhouse Capital.[10] In 2007, Rusal merged with SUAL Group and Glencore International AG to form UC Rusal, with Deripaska as chairman.[11]

He was once Russia's richest man, but lost a substantial part of his fortune amid the 2007–08 financial crisis. As of June 2022, his wealth was estimated by Forbes at $3.2 billion, making him the 920th richest person in the world.[12] Deripaska bought himself Cypriot citizenship (and therefore EU citizenship) in 2017.[1]

He was placed under U.S. sanctions in 2018 for reasons relating to the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia.[13][14] Deripaska was one of seven oligarchs sanctioned by the British government over the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, including asset freezes and travel bans.[15]

  1. ^ a b Farolfi, Sara; Harding, Luke (2 March 2018). "EU citizenship for sale as Russian oligarch buys Cypriot passport". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska" (in Russian). deripaska.ru. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. ^ Oleg Deripaska, Russian oligarch under siege for Putin ties, Financial Times, 4 May 2018.
  4. ^ U.S. Agents Tried To Turn Oligarch Into an Informer - New York Times, 1 September 2018.
  5. ^ Palma, Stefania (19 October 2021). "FBI searches home linked to Russian metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. ^ Devitt, Polina. "Russian magnate Deripaska to quit roles at his two biggest firms". U.S. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Management". United Company Rusal. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Biting the bullet, not the dust: Deripaska gives up his aluminum empire". Reuters. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  9. ^ "The war of the four oligarchs". the Guardian. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  10. ^ Whalen, Jeanne (25 September 2003). "Aluminum Shake-Up May Loom in Russia". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  11. ^ "RUSAL, SUAL, Glencore complete aluminium merger". Reuters. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Oleg Deripaska". Forbes. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Oleg Deripaska resigns from Rusal amid US sanctions row". BBC News. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Treasury Designates Russian Oligarchs, Officials, and Entities in Response to Worldwide Malign Activity". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Ukraine war: Roman Abramovich sanctioned by UK". BBC News. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

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