Yordan Boris

Yordan Boris

Boris Yordan is a president and the chairman of the board of directors of the Renaissance Insurance group, the chairman of the board of Group of Sputnik.

Biography

Boris was born in 1966 in the USA in family of the Russian emigrants, graduated from New York University with the bachelor's degree in the field of the Russian-American economic relations and started the career in department of project financing of Kidder investment bank, Peabody.

Career

In 26 years Boris becomes the youngest vice president in GPA Capital company where worked since 1989.

In 1992 Boris passed to a position of the managing director of Credit Suisse First Boston investment bank in London, then the managing director of the same bank, but already in Moscow. For the first time in Moscow Boris appeared in 1987 accidentally because of crash landing of the airplane flying to Japan. By its recognition, then it had a desire to live and work in Russia.

To the middle 90th under control of Boris Yordan Credit Suisse First Boston became the leading investment bank in Russia, the pioneer in the field of privatization, corporate financing and transactions with securities.

In May, 1995 Boris Yordan founded and headed Renaissance Capital bank which became the Russia's first investment bank of the western type servicing exclusively Russian market. And in 1998 — the International investment Group Sputnik which president is to this day.

In 1998-1999 Boris Yordan was the head of the Council of directors of JSC Sidanko Oil Company as the anti-recessionary manager.

And in 2001–2003 — the CEO of NTV Broadcasting Company and JSC Gazprom Media. Based on the financial and personnel conversions which are carried out by Boris Yordan the NTV television channel reached self-sufficiency and began to make for the first of large Russian TV channels financial profit.

In 1999 Boris Yordan set up Charitable foundation of assistance to military schools.

Support the cadet for me — participation in creation of the society founded on respect for human rights, this absolutely Russian education which instills the correct vital values.

The father and Boris Yordan's grandfather graduated from military school in due time.

In September, 2006 Boris Yordan made the decision to personally head Renaissance Insurance Group which became the key direction of investments of Group Sputnik in Russia.

2019: The largest producer of marijuana in the world

As of 2019, the owner of Renaissance Insurance company Boris Yordan becomes the largest producer of marijuana in the world. His Curaleaf Holdings company allows Americans to buy marijuana in recreational the purposes, i.e. for relaxation and entertainment.