Tariko Rustam Vasilyevich

Tariko Rustam Vasilyevich

Biography

Born March 17, 1962 in Menzelinsk, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

Education

1989: MIIT

In 1989 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers (since April 2019 - Russian University of Transport (RUTH (MIIT)).

2000: Business School of France

In 2000 he graduated from a business school in France.

Career

Rustam Tariko, starting his career at the age of 17, became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Russia.

1988: Business Tour, Ferrero and Martini & Rossi

He began to build his career in 1988 at the Business Tour travel agency. In almost 3 years, he from an ordinary travel agency reached the position of consultant in the Italian companies Ferrero and Martini & Rossi, while studying at the university.

1992: Founder of Roust Inc

He started his own business in 1992 with the founding of ROUST Inc., which was engaged in trading alcohol products of Martini, Smirnoff and Johnie Walker brands.

1999: Founder - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank Russian Standard

In 1999, Rustam Tariko founded the Russian Standard Bank, setting himself the goal of making the best banking products and services available to all residents of Russia. In less than 10 years, he built the country's largest and most profitable private bank for individuals, which has become widely known as a pioneer of consumer lending in Russia.

2022: Seizure of assets in Ukraine

Law enforcement agencies and the National Bank of Ukraine in July 2022 confirmed the arrest of the alcohol distributor LLC Rust Ukraine and Forward Bank (until November 2014 the bank was called the Russian Standard). The assets were owned by Rustam Tariko.

In the same month, a court in Kyiv nationalized 100% of the shares of Forward Bank and its office, which was controlled by the structures of an Italian citizen of Russian origin Rustam Tariko.

The court explains nationalization by the fact that Forward is controlled by a Russian citizen and part of the funds received on the territory of Ukraine can be used to finance hostilities.

In March 2023, the National Bank of Ukraine revoked the banking license and liquidated Rustam Tariko's Bank Forward.

Additional information

In addition to his native Tatar, he speaks Russian, English and Italian.

Personal life

In November 2021, the Super.ru portal reported that Yulia Polyachikhina, 21, winner of the Miss Russia 2018 title, gave birth to a daughter from 59-year-old billionaire and businessman Rustam Tariko. It happened at the end of the summer, but the information was leaked to the press only in November. The girl was named Rosa after Tariko's mother.

Yulia Polyachikhina

Tariko is the main sponsor of the Miss Russia contest and is not the first time he has found his "lady of the heart" there. So, he had an affair with the owner of the title "Miss Mordovia - 2004" Alena Gavrilova. They met in 2004 at the Miss Russia contest, and in 2007 their son Rustam was born.

Rustam Tariko and Alena Gavrilova

Prior to that, Tariko had an affair with another participant in the competition - Victoria Lopyreva, who was awarded the title "Miss Russia" in 2003.

Victoria Lopyreva

Tariko also has two twin daughters with Tatiana Osipova, who were born in 2003. With Osipova, the billionaire sued for custody of children and these courts won. In 2010, the court not only ruled that the girls should live with their father, but also ordered Tatyana to pay alimony for their maintenance. However, then there was information that Tariko went to the world and was unlikely to demand a real payment of alimony, and the mother would maintain contact with the children, but it is worth mentioning that in the midst of the trial, Tariko called the ex-companion's position and her desire to take the children "morally unworthy."