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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy; Industrials; Financial services; Consumer Goods |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Key people | Gennady Timchenko (shareholder), Chlodwig Reuter (Chairman) |
Number of employees | around 90,000 |
| Website | Volga-Resources.com |
Volga Group is a privately held investment vehicle that manages assets on behalf of the businessman Gennady Timchenko. [1]
Volga Group was established as Volga Resources in 2007, and renamed as Volga Group in June 2013. [2] The group consolidates Gennady Timchenko's assets and makes investments in financial services; industrials and construction; trading and logistics; consumer goods; and energy. [3] [4] Gennady Timchenko noted that for the next few years, his group will focus on the development of infrastructure projects in Russia. [5]
Among Volga Group's major assets are a 23% stake in Novatek, [6] Russia's second-largest producer of natural gas; 15.3% of petrochemicals company Sibur, [7] 50% of the gas company Petromir, and 60% through the joint venture with Gunvor in the coal company Kolmar. [8] [9]
Other investments include 63% of construction company STG Group, 31.5% of CJSC Stroitransgaz, 60% of the rail company Transoil, 100% of beverage maker Aquanika, 79% of timber company Rörvik Timber, 25% of construction companies ARKS Group and SK MOST Group, 60% of aviation company Avia Group, 49.1% and 12.5% of insurance companies Sovag [10] and Sogaz, and 9% of Rossiya Bank. [11] [12] It also owns 50% of Hartwall Arena in Helsinki and Helsinki Jokerit hockey team. [13]
Gennady Timchenko is the founder and main shareholder of Volga Group. [14] Chlodwig Reuter is the chairman of the board of Volga Group. [15] and Sven Olsson. [16]
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