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Alexey Kuzmichev - Chairman of the Advisory Committee of A1 Group since 2009. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of Altimo, as well as a member of the Supervisory Board of ABH Holdings (holding company of the Alfa-Bank Banking Group).
Aktivs
In April 2012 - partner of Mikhail Fridman and German Khan in Alfa Group.
State
He took 22nd place in the ranking of the Russian-language version of Forbes "The Richest Businessmen of Russia - 2011"[1]. The fortune of Alexei Kuzmichev is estimated at $7.5 billion.
Biography
After serving in the border troops in the Trans-Baikal Territory in 1983, Kuzmichev entered the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (MISIS), where he met German Khan and Mikhail Fridman.
1988: Participation in the creation of cooperatives for the provision of household services
In 1988, together with Mikhail Fridman and other students of the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, he participated in the creation of the Courier and Alfa Photo cooperatives (the latter was engaged in the provision of consumer services, the sale of carpets, copying equipment and computers).
In 1992 (according to other sources, in 1990) he headed the international branch of Alfa-Eco and was the first to offer Khan and Friedman to engage in metallurgy and the sale of oil. He participated in the creation of the oil trading company Crown Trade and Finance, Ltd., which gave the name CTF Holdings - the future parent company of the Alfa Group holding - and was subsequently renamed Crown Resources AG.
In 1992, Kuzmichev joined the board of directors of Crown Resources.
In 1996, he left Alfa-Eco and concentrated on the work of Crown Resources, a year later heading its board of directors. In 2000, the company delivered 21.5 million tons of oil and 9 million tons of petroleum products to the global market. It was called one of the largest suppliers of Russian oil abroad.
In December 2002, Crown Resources management bought the company from Alfa Group and renamed it ERC Trading Company. Alexey Kuzmichev remained in it as a consultant. Russian Forbes wrote that ERC Trading Company was subsequently renamed Expertica.
After leaving Crown Resources, he returned to Alfa-Eco, taking over as chairman of the board of directors. In 2006, the company was renamed A1 and continued to oversee the strategic coordination and development of the consortium's commodity trade sector.
For some time he headed the Russian Technologies venture fund, one of the investment objects of which was the company Electrolump"," which developed a technology for providing access Internet to through an electrical outlet (Spark trademark). The foundation ceased operations in 2008.
He also served as chairman and then as a simple member of the supervisory board of Alfa Group. For some time he was a member of the board of directors of Alfa-Bank.
Since 2009, Chairman of the A1 Advisory Committee.
2019: Wintershall DEA education
In April 2019, it was announced that the German company Wintershall (a subsidiary of the BASF concern) and the company DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG) Mikhail Fridman completed the merger procedure. As a result, Wintershall DEA, as announced, became the largest independent gas and oil producer in Europe.
As a result of the transaction, BASF, the owner of Wintershall, received 67% of Wintershall DEA, and LetterOne Fridman, German Khan and Alexei Kuzmichev, who controlled the DEA, - the remaining 33%. See Wintershall DEA for details.
2022: Hit by EU sanctions and detention of two yachts by French authorities
On March 15, the billionaire fell under EU sanctions.
On March 23, 2022, it became known that the French authorities detained yachts associated with Alexei Kuzmichev. We are talking about the yacht La Petite Ourse 17 m long and another vessel La Grande Ourse 26 m long. Their cost is estimated at €20 million and €50 million, respectively.
In June 2022, Alexei Kuzmichev lost a legal battle with the French government over the latter's decision to disclose the location of his Paris home and villa on the Riviera as part of a large-scale freeze of Russian assets.
2023
Inclusion in the sanctions list by the US Treasury
On August 11, 2023, it became known that US Treasury he included the co-founders,, Alpha Group Petra Avena, Mikhail Fridman Herman Hana Alexei Kuzmichev and in the sanctions list. Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
Detention in France
On October 30, 2023, Alexei Kuzmichev was detained in France. According to the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF), the apartment owned by the former co-owner of Alfa Group in Paris and a house located in the Var region on the Cote d'Azur were searched as part of an investigation into illegal financial transactions. According to the newspaper Le Monde, law enforcement agencies found "bundles of money" in the businessman's villa.
According to the sources of the publication, a total of 60 people participated in the investigative measures, including employees of the Department for Combating Corruption and Financial and Tax Offenses and about 40 special forces, who were instructed to protect the villa, the territory of which is engaged in more than 2 hectares.
Three investigations have been launched against the entrepreneur on charges of money laundering and financial fraud, as well as violation of sanctions. It is noted that this is the third case when the PNF launched an investigation against Russian businessmen. Another 15 cases began by the prosecutor's office Paris against Russian citizens on charges of money laundering in the process of acquiring real estate in Paris, the Cote d'Azur and the Alps. As part of these cases, the French authorities have already seized real estate worth more than 100 million euros.
On October 31, 2023, the presidential spokesman RUSSIAN FEDERATION Dmitry Peskov said that Alexei Kuzmichev would receive the necessary help if he wanted to.
 | We must receive information about the detention of a citizen of the Russian Federation through our diplomatic mission. After receiving the information and, if there is a wish for the detainee, of course, we will help protect his rights as a citizen of Russia, the Kremlin spokesman added. |  |
By the end of October 2023, Kuzmichev is under sanctions. European Union They, among other things, prohibit being on the territory. EU However, according to the French at MEDIA, the time of the publication of the sanctions, he was already in France, where he has family ties.[2]
Exit on bail of €8 million
On November 1, 22023, the National Financial Prosecutor's Office France (PNF) announced the withdrawal of Alexei Kuzmichev from custody on bail. The detained co-founder of Alfa Group was charged with tax fraud and, money laundering as well as organizing shadow employment as part of a criminal group.
| | The prosecutor's office petitioned to put him in pre-trial detention, but Mr. Kuzmichev was eventually placed under judicial control with an obligation to pay a bail of 8 million euros, as well as a ban on leaving the national territory, RIA Novosti quoted PNF as saying. | |
According to the newspaper Le Monde, 60 people were involved in searches in the billionaire's homes, including special forces officers - the Search and Response Brigade (BRI) and RAID units. The French prosecutor's office told TASS that the investigation of the case against Kuzmichev was entrusted to the French Central Bureau for Combating Corruption, Financial and Tax Violations.
As of October 2023, Forbes estimates the fortune of Alexei Kuzmichev at $6.4 billion. The indicator decreased after the businessman fell under European sanctions and left the shareholders of Alfa-Bank, where he owned a share of 16.32%, as well as from the board of directors of LetterOne. At the same time, the Russian businessman managed to win two trials against the French customs service due to the freezing of his two yachts. The EU sanctions, which Kuzmichev fell under, do not prohibit the use of frozen assets for personal needs, his lawyer argued in court. The billionaire, despite the sanctions, is not prohibited from living in a house in Paris or in a villa in the south of France and moving between them, said Kuzmichev's lawyer Philippe Blanchetier.[3]
2024
Sale of a stake in an investment company A1
On March 18, 2024, it became known that businessmen Mikhail Fridman, Peter Aven, German Khan and Alexey Kuzmichev sold their shares in A1, the investment division of Alfa Group. The transaction cost amounted to 100 thousand rubles. Read more here.
Recall of the Cypriot "golden passport"
On November 27, 2024, it became known that the Cypriot government revoked the citizenship of seven Russian businessmen who received passports under the Citizenship for Investment program. Among them - Alexey Kuzmichev. Read more here.
British court reveals details of Alexei Kuzmichev's exit from LetterOne
At the end of November 2024, the High Court of England and Wales announced the details of the deal providing for the withdrawal of businessmen German Khan and Alexei Kuzmichev from the Luxembourg investment company LetterOne Group. They reportedly sold their shares to partner Andrei Kosogov on the basis of an "oral agreement." Read more here.
Family
According to some sources, there is a single, while according to others, there is a wife and son.
Notes
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