Arkady Rotenberg

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Romanovich and the family name is Rotenberg.
Arkady Rotenberg
Аркадий Ротенберг
Rotenberg in 2020
Born
Arkady Romanovich Rotenberg

(1951-12-15) 15 December 1951 (age 72)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Alma materLesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health[1]
Occupation(s)Co-founder of SMP Bank, Head of SGM
Spouses
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(m. 2005; div. 2015)​
Children5
Awards

Arkady Romanovich Rotenberg (Russian: Аркадий Романович Ротенберг; born 15 December 1951) is a Russian billionaire businessman and oligarch. With his brother Boris Rotenberg, he was co-owner of the Stroygazmontazh (S.G.M. group), the largest construction company for gas pipelines and electrical power supply lines in Russia.

In 2023 Forbes estimated Rotenberg's wealth at $3.5 billion.[2] He is a close confidant, business partner, and childhood friend of president Vladimir Putin.[3][4][5] Rotenberg became a billionaire through lucrative state-sponsored construction projects and oil pipelines.[6] The Pandora Papers leak implicated Rotenberg in facilitating and maintaining elaborate networks of offshore wealth for Russian political and economic elites.[6]

Since 2014, following the Russian annexation of Crimea, Arkady Rotenberg has been subject to sanctions by the United States government.[7][8][9]

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  2. ^ "Arkady Rotenberg". Forbes. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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  4. ^ "Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg says 'Putin Palace' is his". BBC News. 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ Ахмирова, Римма (Akhmirova, Rimma) (30 June 2009). "В тени путинского кимоно" [In the shadow of Putin's kimono]. «Собеседник» (sobesednik.ru) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b "All Putin's Men: Secret Records Reveal Money Network Tied to Russian Leader - ICIJ". 3 April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. ^ "U.S. sanctions hit Gunvor co-founder, Rotenberg brothers". Reuters. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  8. ^ "UK targets three oligarchs and five Russian banks in first tranche of new sanctions - ICIJ". 22 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. ^ Bradley, Matt Apuzzo & Jane (17 March 2022). "Oligarchs got richer despite sanctions but this time may be different". Business Standard India. Retrieved 26 March 2022.