Gazfond

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Gazfond is the pension fund of Gazprom.[1] It was founded in 1994 by Gazprom, Gazprombank and several other organizations. Gazfond owned a 3.22-percent share of Gazprom as of September 5, 2005.

The fund is managed by Leader Asset Management (Chairman of the Board of Directors: Yuri Shamalov, CEO: Anatoly Gavrilenko). In 2006 Gazprom sold its shares in Leader to the SOGAZ Insurance Company which is controlled by Bank Rossiya.[1] In March 2014, Bank Rossiya sold its indirect control of Leader to Gazfond.[2] Gazfond owns a 45% stake in Leader.[2] As of November 2014, Gazfond is the largest shareholder of Gazprombank which controls Gazprom-Media.[2][3]

Since 2003, Yuri Shamalov has been the President of Gazfond.[4]

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  3. ^ "Как создавался и развивался "Газпром-медиа холдинг": Досье" [How Gazprom-Media Holding was created and developed: Dossier]. Kommersant (in Russian). 15 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Yuri Shamalov: President, Npf Gazfond". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2018.