Vladimir Kim
Vladimir Sergeyevich Kim (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Ким) (b. 1961) is a Kazakhstan businessman and billionaire.[1][2][3][4]
[edit] Biography
Vladimir Kim is a descendant of Koreans forced by Joseph Stalin to move to Kazakhstan.[1] He was born in 1961.[1] He graduated from Alma-Ata Architectural Institute in 1982, and he holds a PhD and an MBA.[2]
He serves as Chairman of the Board of Kazakhmys, a mining company quoted on the London Stock Exchange.[1][2][4] He owns around 45% of the firm. His brother, Bolat Nazarbayev, also serves on company's supervisory council.[1] He has served in President Nursultan Nazarbayev's political council.[1]
In the Sunday Times Rich List 2007 ranking of the wealthiest people in the United KingdomK, Vladimir Kim was placed 19th with an estimated fortune of £2,261 million.[5] According to Forbes Magazine, as of March 2011, he is the richest person in Kazakhstan, and the 223rd richest in the world, with an estimated wealth of US$4.7 billion.[1] He is married, and has three children.[1] He resides in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Forbes profile
- ^ a b c BusinessWeek profile
- ^ Richard Orange, 'Vladimir Kim reverses plans to sell more of Kazakhmys stake', in The Daily Telegraph, 15 Feb 2011 [1]
- ^ a b Kazakhmys biography
- ^ Sunday Times Rich List 2007 online edition
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