Igor Makarov (businessman)

Igor Viktorovich Makarov (Russian: Игорь Викторович Макаров; born 5 April 1962 Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union) is the President of ARETI International Group (previously the founder of ITERA International Group). A former professional cyclist and member of the USSR national cycling team, Makarov has, since his retirement from competition, been a key supporter and sponsor of international cycling and serves on the UCI Management Committee since 2011. In March 2023, Forbes estimated Makarov's net worth at $2.2 billion. In the summer of 2023, Makarov renounced Russian citizenship in favor of Cypriot.