Sergey Chemezov
Sergey Chemezov | |
|---|---|
Сергей Чемезов | |
Chemezov in 2017 | |
| CEO of Rostec Corporation | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1952 Cheremkovo, Irkutsk Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Spouse | Yekaterina Ignatova |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Baykalsky State University of Economics and Law |
Sergey Viktorovich Chemezov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Чемезов; born 20 August 1952) is a Russian oligarch and politician who served as CEO of Rostec Corporation, a state-owned defense conglomerate. A former KGB agent and high-ranking general, Chemezov befriended Vladimir Putin when both were stationed in East Germany in the 1980s. In 2007, Putin appointed him as CEO of Rostec.
The Pandora Papers leaks revealed that Chemezov and his family maintained a large network of offshore wealth, including a $600 million superyacht.