Svetakov Alexander Aleksandrovich

Svetakov Alexander Aleksandrovich

Svetakov Alexander Aleksandrovich is an owner and the chairman of the board of directors of Absolyut Group LLC. One of the largest owners of the land plots in the neighborhood of Moscow.

Assets

Capital assets of Alexander Svetakov of a sosredtochena:

• financial services, investments (Absolyut Group LLC).

Status

Takes the 108th place in the rating of the Russian-language version of Forbes "The richest businessmen of Russia - 2011". Alexander Svetakov's fortune is estimated in 950 million dollars^[1].

Takes the 59th place in the rating of the Russian-language version of Forbes "The richest businessmen of Russia - 2012"^[2].

Biography

Was born on February 15, 1968 in Moscow, Russia.

1993 - graduated from Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering majoring in of "Iinzhener-sistemotekhnik".

Alexander Svetakov met future partner in the yard of the house in the early nineties when that approached to help it to change a wheel on the car. In the 1990th year it together with the neighbor Gleb Galin and two schoolmates founded Absolyut company. First partners carried the electronic equipment from Singapore, reselling it in Russia several times is dearer.

I when we only began to be engaged in electronics in the early nineties, had a partner from Singapore, the Chinese by origin. He often liked to speak, looking from a window at skyscrapers that those companies which constructed all this, earned big money. But the one who owns the earth on which all this it costs in Singapore, Hong Kong here they are really rich people. This idea could not but remain with me in memory.

1993: Basis "Absolute of bank"

Turnovers grew, and in 1993 was decided to create own financial institution. Svetakov became the chairman of the board of directors of JSB Absolyut Bank.

At the beginning of the 2000th the bank actively credited developer projects. Then Svetakov together with Dmitry Aksenov and Dmitry Sablin bought up lands situated near Moscow. After the section of business Svetakov became the chief owner of the Absolute group which had several thousands of hectares.

2002: Foundation of The Absolute — the Help charitable foundation

2002 - organized The Absolute — the Help charitable foundation. The fund assists orphanages, hospitals and disabled people. Thanks to this fund many handicapped children had an opportunity to purchase high-quality wheelchairs and medical prostheses.

2007: Sale the Absolute of bank of the Belgian KBC for $925 million

2007 - became the official owner of a controlling stake of JSB Absolyut Bank - 51.58%^[3].

2007 - sold JSB Absolyut Bank of the Belgian investment company KBC. Transaction amount was $925 million^[4].

Before crisis of 2009 the strategy of Absolyut Group LLC was to build business centers and to hand over the areas, but crisis^[5] forced Svetakov to offer several objects for sale].

Absolyut Group LLC has shares in Northeast company (the producer of red caviar), the Sangalyksky dioritovy pit, Megapak company (low alcohol Hooch drink and Arctic water)^[6] at this time^[6].

The most significant projects of group in the field of the country real estate: cottage settlement "Zhukovka XXl"; and also several residential complexes: residence "Skolkovo", Club house "Fort Premium Skolkovo", LDC Fort of Skolkovo. Also the company is engaged in mass building in Moscow area (the city park "the First Moscow" and the city park of Peredelkino the near)^[7].

2018: Development of Absolyut Development

The part of the lands belonging to Alexander Svetakov in 2018 is built up by Samolet Development company which is connected with the brother of the governor of Moscow area Andriy Vorobyov Maxim. The second is mastered by Absolyut Development. In 2017 the company took the second place among the largest builders of the Moscow housing — in the attached territories it constructed 357,400 sq.m.

Quotes

In July, 2018 Forbes collected the brightest expressions of Alexander Svetakov.

Not everyone was ready to get the last money which he saved on family, children and to enter to the general business which was bent. With such to us not on the way.

I personally appeared at the right time in the right place. And still I always appreciated people who surround me, and it, I think, allowed me to achieve success.

In Russia such scheme when shareholders retire, unfortunately, most often results in deplorable results.

Once I tried to relax a little bit, but then understood that to gather very much, very hard.

I appreciate in people first of all decency, a certain accuracy. I hate when people dispose of my time, i.e. are late. Or reschedule repeatedly appointments, and then also do not come. Well and, of course, mind.

I hard transfer projects which began and could not finish. Psychologically all that was begun it would be desirable to complete at least — always.

It seems to me, in Russia the main quality of the leader is the rigidity, will power, physical force (in respect of physical health), aggressiveness. To be engaged here in business, it is necessary to have the ridge, 100%.

Those who want and can, those who do something I think, the impressive results which are able to achieve in Russia.

As for things, I have to them no draft. Someone collects hours, cars. For me the machine — a piece of iron, I use that that it is convenient. At me is not present and there was no Aston Martin, say, or other expensive brands. Unless except for armored Mercedes, but it was simply necessary at one time.

I in increasing frequency go by the subway not to be late. Yes, of course, once there was a wish jeans, the videorecorder, but these are only certain means, but do not aim. You will eternally not rejoice, looking for hours. In any case, it does not touch me.

I had a dream to be a free person in terms of a possibility of movement. But it not absolutely from the childhood, and appeared after army. Money helps with this plan. Army — in some way prison: every minute you do not belong to yourself. The happiest person I became when left it. Here besides I speak — left, and I mean — got demobilize. And the first month was the happiest in my life.

My main result — to be in good shape. Recently floated a hundred-meter race on the third discharge. Prepared for it two weeks. Could train longer — the result would be undoubtedly best of all. You know, there are such special tests by which compliance of physical shape to age is determined. And so, my idea — to be between a "excellent" and "good" form.

Hobbies

Alexander Svetakov prefers to carry out to off-duty time in the country house. He adores playing big tennis for what he built the huge tennis court. Because of love to this game Svetakov is a large sponsor of the tennis championship "Kremlin Cup".

Loves the machine Mercedes. Sponsors men's volleyball club "Istra".^[5] is fond of freeride].

Marital Status

It is divorced, three children^[5].

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