Rotislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco
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Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco is a Venezuela
n-born entrepreneur. President of Rostik Group and many other companies in Russia
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Ordovsky was born in Caracas
. His father emigrated from the Soviet Union
after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. He was raised in a multi-cultural home; his mother was Spanish
and his father Russian. After graduating from Simon Bolivar University in 1984 with a degree in chemical engineering, he formed his company, Rostik International (now the parent company to all his other businesses) to import electronics, photo equipment, and media to Latin America in partnership with such corporations as Kodak and Disney. After helping to produce Russian-Venezuelan film festivals in Moscow and Tashkent, he expanded his business efforts to Russia and was soon operating some 500 Kodak one-hour photo stores.
Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco is the first Russian businessman to be awarded Person of the Year annual national award in the field of business twice: in 2000 and in 2002. In 2004, Rostislav received the award of the Business People 2003 competition in the category Breakthrough of the Year.
In 2006, Rostislav won the semi-final of the most prestigious international contest – Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young). Rostislav will present Russia in Monte Carlo in the World final of this contest in June, 2007.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n-born entrepreneur. President of Rostik Group and many other companies in Russia
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...
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Ordovsky was born in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
. His father emigrated from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. He was raised in a multi-cultural home; his mother was Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
and his father Russian. After graduating from Simon Bolivar University in 1984 with a degree in chemical engineering, he formed his company, Rostik International (now the parent company to all his other businesses) to import electronics, photo equipment, and media to Latin America in partnership with such corporations as Kodak and Disney. After helping to produce Russian-Venezuelan film festivals in Moscow and Tashkent, he expanded his business efforts to Russia and was soon operating some 500 Kodak one-hour photo stores.
Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco is the first Russian businessman to be awarded Person of the Year annual national award in the field of business twice: in 2000 and in 2002. In 2004, Rostislav received the award of the Business People 2003 competition in the category Breakthrough of the Year.
In 2006, Rostislav won the semi-final of the most prestigious international contest – Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young). Rostislav will present Russia in Monte Carlo in the World final of this contest in June, 2007.
See also
- Nicholay Ordovsky-Tanaevsky - governor of Tobolsk guberniya (1915—1917)
- Rostik Group
- Rosinter Restaurants Holding
- ROSTIK’S-kfc - since 1993 (as ROSTIK’S), separated from Rosinter in 2006. Brands KFCKFCKFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...
and ROSTIK’S (since 2007) owned by Yum! BrandsYum! BrandsYum! Brands, Inc. or Yum! is a United States-based Fortune 500 corporation. Yum! operates or licenses Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and WingStreet restaurants worldwide....
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