Gazprombank
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Gazprombank is the largest Russia
n non-state owned bank, which is among the three largest banks in Russia. It is a joint stock bank founded in 1990. The bank is owned by the Russian gas company Gazprom
, which controls 62.59% of shares directly and also retains shares through its subsidiaries (Gazfond
, Gazprom Export
, etc). In November 2006, Gazprombank announced that it could hold an initial public offering of its shares on Russian and foreign stock exchanges in the fall of 2007.
In August 2005, it purchased Gazprom Media
, the largest Russian media holding, which includes the NTV
channel and Izvestia
newspaper, from the bank's parent company Gazprom
. In October 2004, they bought a 54% share in Atomstroyexport
.
Board of Directors:
Management Committee:
List of affiliated persons of Gazprombank (as of December 31, 2006):
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n non-state owned bank, which is among the three largest banks in Russia. It is a joint stock bank founded in 1990. The bank is owned by the Russian gas company Gazprom
Gazprom
Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow...
, which controls 62.59% of shares directly and also retains shares through its subsidiaries (Gazfond
Gazfond
Gazfond is the largest Russian pension fund. 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...
, Gazprom Export
Gazprom Export
Gazprom Export LLC. is a Russian company founded in 1973, the leading exporter of natural gas in the world, supplying Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It is a 100% subsidiary of Gazprom. Gazprom Export's gas is mostly shipped by pipelines. Gazprom Export has a monopoly on gas...
, etc). In November 2006, Gazprombank announced that it could hold an initial public offering of its shares on Russian and foreign stock exchanges in the fall of 2007.
In August 2005, it purchased Gazprom Media
Gazprom Media
Gazprom-Media is the largest Russian media holding founded in 2000 as a subsidiary of Gazprom. In 2000 it acquired NTV, the only nationwide state-independent television in Russia of the time, as well as other media assets of Vladimir Gusinsky's Media Most group, which raised a major controversy...
, the largest Russian media holding, which includes the NTV
NTV Russia
NTV is a Russian television channel. As a subsidiary of Vladimir Gusinsky's company Media-Most, it was a pioneer in the post-Soviet independent television media, but was later taken over by state-owned Gazprom.- History :...
channel and Izvestia
Izvestia
Izvestia is a long-running high-circulation daily newspaper in Russia. The word "izvestiya" in Russian means "delivered messages", derived from the verb izveshchat . In the context of newspapers it is usually translated as "news" or "reports".-Origin:The newspaper began as the News of the...
newspaper, from the bank's parent company Gazprom
Gazprom
Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow...
. In October 2004, they bought a 54% share in Atomstroyexport
Atomstroyexport
Atomstroyexport is the Russian Federation's nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly. It belongs to Atomenergoprom holding with 49.8% of shares owned by Gazprombank...
.
Management
As of December 2006:Board of Directors:
- Alexei MillerAlexei MillerAlexey Borisovich Miller is Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Management Committee of Russian energy company Gazprom, Russia's largest company and the world's biggest natural gas producer....
(Chairman, Deputy Chairman of Gazprom, Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom, CEO of Gazprom, former Deputy Minister of Energy of RussiaMinistry of Energy (Russia)The Russian Ministry of Energy is, since 2008, the Russian federal ministry responsible for energy policy. The first and current minister is Sergei Shmatko....
) - Andrey AkimovAndrey AkimovAndrey Igorevich Akimov is a former KGB officer and Russian businessman.He reportedly worked as an undercover KGB agent in Vneshtorgbank in Switzerland and for Donau Bank, another Soviet bank, in Vienna, Austria....
(Deputy Chairman, Head of the Management Committee, former KGBKGBThe KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
agent in VTB Bank and Donau BankDonau BankDonau Bank was a Soviet-controlled bank in Vienna, Austria.It was acquired by Russian VTB Bank in 2000. In 2006 the name was changed to VTB Bank AG.Suspected KGB agents Andrey Akimov and Alexander Medvedev worked at this bank....
) - Mikhail Sereda (Deputy Chairman, member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom)
- Alexander AnanenkovAlexander AnanenkovAlexander Georgiyevich Ananenkov is a Russian businessman.Since December 2001 he has been a Deputy Head of the Management Committee of Gazprom for production. He is also a shareholder of Gazprom.-References:...
(Deputy Chairman of Gazprom, Gazprom shareholder) - Elena Vasilyeva
- Alexander Krasnenkov
- Andrey Kruglov
- Alexander MedvedevAlexander MedvedevAlexander Ivanovich Medvedev is the current Deputy Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Russian energy company Gazprom, president of the Kontinental Hockey League, and the Director-General of Gazprom's export arm Gazprom Export...
(Deputy Chairman of Gazprom, Director General of Gazprom ExportGazprom ExportGazprom Export LLC. is a Russian company founded in 1973, the leading exporter of natural gas in the world, supplying Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It is a 100% subsidiary of Gazprom. Gazprom Export's gas is mostly shipped by pipelines. Gazprom Export has a monopoly on gas...
, President of Kontinental Hockey LeagueKontinental Hockey LeagueThe Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
) - Olga Pavlova
Management Committee:
- Andrey AkimovAndrey AkimovAndrey Igorevich Akimov is a former KGB officer and Russian businessman.He reportedly worked as an undercover KGB agent in Vneshtorgbank in Switzerland and for Donau Bank, another Soviet bank, in Vienna, Austria....
(Head, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, former KGBKGBThe KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
agent in VTB Bank and Donau BankDonau BankDonau Bank was a Soviet-controlled bank in Vienna, Austria.It was acquired by Russian VTB Bank in 2000. In 2006 the name was changed to VTB Bank AG.Suspected KGB agents Andrey Akimov and Alexander Medvedev worked at this bank....
) - Ilya Yeliseev (Deputy Head)
- Nikolay Korenev (Deputy Head)
- Viktor Korytov (Deputy Head)
- Kirill Levin (Deputy Head)
- Svetlana Malyuseva (Deputy Head)
- Alexey Matveev (Deputy Head)
- Alexander Muranov (Deputy Head)
- Alexey Obozintsev (Deputy Head)
- Aleksandr Sobol (Deputy Head)
- Pavel Utkin (Deputy Head)
- Olga Dadasheva (First Vice-President)
- Andrey Kravtsov (Executive Vice-President)
List of affiliated persons of Gazprombank (as of December 31, 2006):