Leonid Mikhelson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leonid Mikhelson
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Aug 11, 1955(1955-08-11)
Age	69
Birthplace	Kaspiysk
Country	Russia
Birth City	Dagestan
Horoscope	Leo

Leonid Mikhelson Biography

Leonid Mikhelson is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on August 11, 1955 in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia. Leonid Viktorovich Mihelson (Russian: Leonid Viktorovich Mikhel’son born 11 August, 1955) is a Russian billionaire businessman as well as a chairman, CEO and major shareholder in Novatek, a Russian Novatek, a gas-related company. Novatek.

Mikhelson is among the several Russian “oligarchs” named in the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, CAATSA which was promulgated by the President Donald Trump in 2017.

Mikhelson has a strong interest in art, stating that “99 per cent” of his interest is in Russian and contemporary art. He also established his own foundation, the V-A-C Foundation, which promotes contemporary Russian art, and has international ties with the New Museum in New York, the Tate museums in the UK , and London’s Whitechapel gallery. In May 2017, the foundation also opened an exhibition space in Venice and work is underway to develop V-A-C’s first major art centre in Moscow, whose main site is an historic power station on the banks of the Moskva River. Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the new centre for contemporary arts and culture in Moscow is due to open in 2019.

According to Forbes, his personal fortune was estimated at US$26.9 billion as of 2019.

Mikhelson frequently collaborates frequently with Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko for investments and business ventures. They are co-owners and major owners of Novatek as well as Sibur. In 2013 Mikhelson as well as Timchenko sold their 12% stake in Sibur in 2013 to managing partners. Each of Mikhelson’s and Timchenko are listed as part of the Forbes list of billionaires. The year 2012 was the last time Mikhelson has been named the 2nd-richest Russian in a variety of reports, including Bloomberg. Mikhelson as well as Novatek are the major patrons of the Russian Football Union.

Leonid Mikhelson Net Worth

Leonid Mikhelson is one of the richest Entrepreneur from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leonid Mikhelson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born into an ethnically Jewish household, Mikhelson began his career as an engineer following his graduation with an engineering diploma of Industrial Civil Engineering from the Samara Institute of Civil Engineering in 1977. He began his career as a foreman for an assembling and construction company located in the Tyumen region of Siberia. One of his first assignments was the construction of the Urengoi-Chelyabinsk pipeline for gas. In 1985, he was appointed as Chief Engineer of Ryazantruboprovodstroy. In 1987, he became General Director of Kuibishevtruboprovodstroy. In 1991, Kuibishevtruboprovodstroy was one of the first companies to undergo privatization after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Mikhelson was Director of the company, which was changed to NOVA from October 1994. Then he was appointed the General Director of the subsidiary company called Novafinivest that later was renamed NOVATEK. From 2008 to 2010 Mikhelson was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of OAO Stroytransgas and OOO Art Finance. He currently serves as the post as Chair of the Board of Directors of ZAO SIBUR and is a member of the supervisory Board for the OAO Russian Regional Development Bank.

Mikhelson is the recipient of the Russian Federation’s Order of the Badge of Honor.

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Leonid Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Leonid Mikhelson celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.