Aven Petr Olegovich is a shareholder and president of OJSC Alfa-Bank, a member of the supervisory board of Alfa Group, and he is also a member of the board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. In 2004, a well-known financial magazine named the businessman and banker the best manager in the field of economic services in the Russian Federation.
Peter Aven: biography
Petr Olegovich was born in the capital of Russia - Moscow - in March 1955. His father (Oleg Ivanovich) held a post at the institute at the USSR Academy of Sciences, then he went to work at the main Moscow University - Moscow State University. His grandfather was a shooter who was shot during the repressions of the thirties.
Young Peter had many friends, among them was Valentin Yumashev, who, at a mature age, took over as head of the administration of the head of state of the Russian Federation.
School and student years
Piotr Olegovich studied at school number 2, in the city of Moscow. Already at a young age, Peter Aven showed interest in art. At school, he was president of a music club, and already at that time, Peter had many friends in the music field. He graduated from school in 1972 at the age of 17 years. After teaching secondary education, the young man enters Moscow State University, at the Faculty of Economics. Peter's interest in art does not disappear, and he becomes president of the MSU Music Club. It is here that he meets his future business partner, M. Friedman. Five years later, to defend his diploma, he will choose the well-known economist S. Shatalin as the supervisor of studies. After receiving a diploma of higher education, Peter Aven goes to graduate school and defends his thesis. After that, he is awarded a degree. He becomes a candidate of economic sciences (specializing in econometrics).
Carier start
After graduating from the university, Aven Peter got a job at the USSR Research Institute, where he worked first as a junior research fellow, and soon as a senior. In 1989, Petr Olegovich went to Austria, the city of Laxenburg, where he works under a contract as a researcher at an international institute. At the same time, Aven Peter holds the post of adviser to the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Two years later, the future banker decides to join the government of reforms led by Gaidar, whom he met at Moscow State University, while studying in graduate school. Holding high posts, Aven was able to conduct some transactions and increase his fortune. At the age of 37 years (1992) Petr Olegovich heads the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations. At the same time, he becomes the representative of the head of state for relations with developed countries. Taking this post, Aven Peter Olegovich was able to achieve considerable success. For example, as a result of a successful meeting with the Paris Club of creditors (the head is Jean-Claude Trichet), the minister was able to improve the situation in Russia and get a delay in paying off debts.
But at the end of 1992, the businessman resigned, arguing that he didn’t want to work under the leadership of Viktor Chernomyrdin. However, Aven quickly finds a new place, becoming an adviser to the president of LogoVAZ. With the president of the concern, Boris Berezovsky, Peter Olegovich met at Moscow State University when he was the student's supervisor. The press reported that in the new position, Aven contributed to an increase in customs duties on imported foreign cars.
The following year, 1993, he creates his own company, which is called the "Finance of Peter Aven" (abbreviated as "FinPA"). The organization was engaged in advising on the conclusion of transactions with securities. The decision to seek advice from Avenue was taken by companies wishing to legalize and take their place. The director of the company himself did not hide that he feels comfortable in the role of a financial consultant, because he knows how the government of the country makes decisions.
OJSC AKB Alfa-Bank
In 1993, Aven ran for the State Duma and became its deputy. But he has to resign due to unwillingness to lose the opportunity to work at FinPA. At the same time, Alfa-Bank executives became interested in him. Initially, they turned to FinPA for advice, but after that interest changed. In 1994, a stock exchange takes place. A businessman gives up fifty percent of his shares in exchange for ten percent of the bank’s shares. Soon, a new shareholder is appointed to the post of president.
The new head of the bank has repeatedly confirmed that he took his post for a reason, with him the bank was able to strengthen its position in the market. In the spring of 1998, Aven was a member of the board of directors of Aviakor. In the summer, he was elected to the post of chairman of the board of directors of Alfa-TV CJSC, and a little later, CTC. In the following years, the banker holds the posts of chairman of the board of directors of Alfa Group and CTC Media. By the beginning of 2011, a successful businessman increased the number of his shares in STS Media to two tenths of a percent. By 2006, Aven increased the number of bank shares to 14 percent and became the fourth in the list of significant people in Alfa Group. In the same year, the banker is among the members of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, taking a place in his board.
Merits and Awards
During the formation of the career of a successful businessman and banker, Aven was able to earn the Order of Honor, which was awarded by decree of President V.V. Putin (2005). In 2004, the economic journal will call him the best manager in the field of economic services in the Russian Federation. In 2015, Aven won the Woodrow Wilson Prize, which he received for his significant contribution to the development of relations between Russia and the United States of America. The award ceremony took place in Washington.
Forbes
According to the famous Forbes magazine, Petr Olegovich Aven, whose biography and career growth developed very rapidly, ranked 178th in the list of the most wealthy people as of 2008. His financial situation was estimated at five and a half billion dollars.
Other interests of the banker
Petr Olegovich is engaged in writing. So, he is the author of a large number of articles and books on economic issues. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Russian School of Economics and holds the position of professor at the university where he teaches.
Hobbies businessman
The banker is known for his interest in art, which manifested itself in his young years. He is a great connoisseur and patron. Being interested in theater, Aven became one of the trustees of the Bolshoi Theater. The businessman is a passionate collector of paintings, preferring paintings by famous artists of the silver age. The collection of his paintings is Russia's largest collection of paintings of the early twentieth century. And many copies of his collection are worth a fortune. Interest in painting was not limited to collecting, Petr Olegovich is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts A.S. Pushkin.
In his free time, a businessman is studying languages. He is fluent in English, but in Spanish reads fluently and speaks fluently. The banker is known for his love of skiing, as well as tennis. He loves to hunt in good company, and is also a member of the Moscow English Club. Aven is a big football fan and does not miss the game of the Spartak team.
Peter Aven: wife, children
Famous businessman is married.The wife of Peter Aven, Elena, has a higher education. She graduated from the Moscow Institute, Department of History. Married to Peter Olegovich, she gave birth to twins in 1993 - a boy and a girl. In August 2015, Elena Vladimirovna Aven died. The children of Peter Aven, Daria and Denis, who are 23 years old today, are studying in England at Yale University. The family was friends with Yegor Gaidar, whom the future banker met in his student years.
Interesting Facts
- Being a passionate football fan, Pyotr Olegovich made an offer to L. Fedun (owner of Spartak) in 2012 to buy shares in a football club. However, the deal was not concluded due to the refusal of the club head to share power.
- Aven is the owner of real estate in England, in particular, he owns a mansion in an elite area in Surrey.
- In 2011, the businessman entered the list of 200 most wealthy people of the Russian Federation and took 28th place in it.
- In 2015, in New York, Aven and his partners organized an exhibition of paintings, where paintings of the businessman’s personal collection were presented. This event was held with the aim of strengthening relations with the country and raising the image of the Russian Federation.
- In 1998, the businessman acquired the cottage of the famous Russian writer Alexei Tolstoy.
