David Yakobashvili

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Yakobashvili
Occupation	Industrialist
Date Of Birth	Mar 2, 1957(1957-03-02)
Age	67
Birthplace	Tbilisi
Country	Georgia
Horoscope	Pisces

David Yakobashvili Biography

David Yakobashvili is one of the most popular and richest Industrialist who was born on March 2, 1957 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

David Yakobashvili is awarded a medal “In Memory of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow”, testimonial letter of the Government of Russian Federation for active participation in the implementation of objectives of domestic economy modernization as well as a Pro Merito Medal of the Council of Europe. He was given the status of “The Men of the Year 2001” (Russian Biography Institute), “Person of the Year 2002” (Rosbuisinessconsulting) and “Entrepreneur of the Year 2003” (Ernst & Young). In 2008 he was given a commemorative award for contribution to the corporate management development and was named the best Chairman of Board of Directors (Association of Independent Directors). In 2012 he was given an award from “Kommersant” publishing house in two categories at once: “Success” and “Choice of the Audience”. In 2013 he won appreciation from the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation for active participation in preparing and holding a meeting of Heads of Governments of B20.

In 2011 Yakobashvili invested in “Bioenergy” Corporation, becoming its co- owner and chairman of the board of directors. The company is engaged in the extraction and processing of peat. Investments in the company amounted to US$15 million.

David Yakobashvili Net Worth

David Yakobashvili is one of the richest Industrialist from Georgia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Yakobashvili 's net worth US$750 million (April 2019). (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The Wimm Bill Dann (WBD) company was established in 1992 by Sergei Plastinin (his daughter Kira Plastinina) and Mikhail Dubinin. The business began with a leased juice bottling line and a loan of US$50 thousand. Plastinin and Dubinin invited David Yakobashvili. Together with other partners, they leased a juice bottling line at the Lianozovsky Dairy Plant. The first name for the juices was given the name of the company itself: the word “Wimm Bill Dann” was coined in assonance with the English “Wimbledon”. Developing the western theme, the founders of the company in 1994 came up with the brand “J7” (English Seven Juices), and a year later WBD bought the shares of the Lianozovsky Plant and began to produce dairy products. In 2002 the company conducted an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the first Russian food company to carry out an IPO. During the placement, the company’s valuation amounted to US$830 million, the largest buyer of shares was French Danone. In 2011 Wimm Bill Dann was acquired by PepsiCo Corporation for US$5.7 billion. This was the largest PepsiCo transaction outside of North America and the largest foreign investment in the non-oil market in Russia. According to media estimates, David Iakobachvili earned about US$600 million from the sale of 10% of WBD.

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In the 2014 Forbes Russia ranking David Yakobashvili took #91 with his wealth at US$1.2 billion. In the 2019 Forbes Russia ranked Yakobashvili #145 with his wealth of US$0.75 billion.

Facts & Trivia

Dean Ranked on the list of most popular Industrialist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Georgia. David Yakobashvili celebrates birthday on March 2 of every year.

In 2018-2019 Yakobashvili opened the museum “Collection” in the center of Moscow (Russia). The “Collection” is a new cultural and educational project. The museum’s collection has more than 20 thousand exhibits divided into unique sections: mechanical musical instruments and objects, decorative arts and jewelry, fine arts, clocks, prints and records. The museum occupies a new modern building.