When was Gennady Timchenko born?

Gennady Timchenko was born on 9 November 1952 in Gyumri.

Where did Gennady Timchenko study?

Gennady Timchenko was educated at Baltic State Technical University.

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Gennady Timchenko

Russian businessman and billionaire

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Gennady Nikolayevich Timchenko (Russian: Геннадий Николаевич Тимченко, also spelled Guennadi Timtchenko; born 9 November 1952) is a Russian oligarch and billionaire businessman. He founded and owns the private investment firm Volga Group. He was previously a co-owner of Gunvor Group.

Quick facts

Born: 9 November 1952 wd
Place of birth: Gyumri wd
Citizenship: Russia, Finland wd
Occupation: entrepreneur, businessperson, Russian oligarch wd
Education: Baltic State Technical University wd

Awards wd

Knight of the Legion of Honour (2013)
Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude

About

Timchenko has been close friends with Russian leader Vladimir Putin since the early 1990s. In 1991, Putin gave Timchenko an oil export license. Timchenko then founded Gunvor, which has now exported billions of dollars' worth of Russian oil.

Timchenko's investment firm Volga Group owns a large stake of shares of the natural gas giant Novatek. The Pandora Papers leaks revealed that a Timchenko firm, which played a key role in the Novatek investment, obtained massive loans through anonymous offshore shell companies. Timchenko was sanctioned by the US over Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea. He was about to be sanctioned further by the government of the United Kingdom just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

As of March 2022, Timchenko was 205th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with an estimated fortune of US $10.3 billion; he is the sixth richest person in Russia. He is known for being the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kontinental Hockey League, and President of the SKA Saint Petersburg ice hockey club. He is a citizen of Russia, Finland, and Armenia.

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When was Gennady Timchenko born?: Gennady Timchenko was born on 9 November 1952 in Gyumri.
Where did Gennady Timchenko study?: Gennady Timchenko was educated at Baltic State Technical University.

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Last updated 31 October 2026 · facts checked 5 November 2026

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