Andrey Yakunin (Андрей Владимирович Якунин) (born 1975) is a Russian businessman. He is the eldest son of Vladimir Yakunin, the former head of Russian Railways and a close Vladimir Putin associate.
Andrey Yakunin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrey Yakunin 1975 |
| Education | St. Petersburg State University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Employer | VIY Management |
| Children | Igor Yakunin |
| Relatives | Vladimir Yakunin (father) |
Early life and family edit
His mother is Natalya. Andrey has a brother, Viktor Yakunin.
Andrey Yakunin lives in Hampstead, north London, where his son, Igor, attended the exclusive Highgate School and is now studying medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Education edit
Yakunin holds a Ph.D. in Finance and Credit from St. Petersburg State University, an MA degree in Economics and Mathematics, and EMBA Global from London Business School and Columbia University Graduate School of Business.[1] He is an associate professor of economics at the St Petersburg State University.[1]
Career edit
Yakunin runs VIY Management, a private equity and real estate investment company[2] which he founded in 2006[3] with British, Israeli-born, investor Yair Ziv.[4] The company facilitates foreign investment in Russia and is pursuing a plan to build hotels in Russia.[4][5] Yakunin is also participating via VIYM in the construction of houses in St. Petersburg[6] and in 2014 acquired Russian chocolatier French Kiss.[7]
Yakunin is the chairman of the National Alternative Investment Management Association (NAIMA) in Russia.[2]
He has British citizenship and citizenship of the Russian Federation.
Arrest in Norway edit
Yakunin was arrested in Norway 17. October charged with illegally flying a drone in Norwegian airspace.[8] All Russian citizens were forbidden to operate any kind of drone from 28 of February 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "Andrey Yakunin Ph.D." Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ a b "About". Andrey Yakunin (Андрей Якунин). Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Team. VIY Management, 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Special Report - Russian Railways' family connections". Reuters UK. 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Russian Railways’ family connections". Douglas Busvine and Stephen Grey, Reuters, 25 July 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2015. Archived here.
- ^ Yakunin's Son Involved in Elite St. Petersburg Construction Project. The Moscow Times, 6 August 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ VIYM acquires Russian chocolatier French Kiss. Anna Bonar, Confectionerynews.com, 8 September 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "This was Andrey Yakunin Svalbard adventure before arrested". The Independent Barents Observer. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "Norway puts military on raised alert level in response to Ukraine war". the Guardian. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
External links edit
- Navalny Says 'Patriot' Yakunin's Children Live in Foreign Luxury Homes The Moscow Times.