Full name:
Rotenberg Boris
Rotenberg Boris Date of Birth
3 January 1957
Rotenberg Boris Citizenship
Russia, Finland
Rotenberg Boris Professional field/official position
Co-owner and Board Member of the SMP bank (2001 — to date) and SGM (StroyGazMontazh) group
Rotenberg Boris biography
ROTENBERG Boris Romanovich (b.1957) is a Russian oligarch and a close confidant of Vladimir Putin. Born in Leningrad, from 1968 he was involved in the judo section at a youth sports school alongside Putin. In 1978, he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Physical Culture and Sports and became a professional judo trainer.
- In 1991, he moved to Finland and together with his brother Arkady, participated in barter deliveries. At that time, they cooperated with the Committee on External Relations of the Government of St. Petersburg headed by Vladimir Putin.
- In 2001, the Rotenberg brothers bought a stake in the Northern Sea Route Bank (SMP Bank) and became Gazprom partners. Boris Rotenberg has registered several trading companies for the purchase and supply of pipes for Gazprom. In 2008, the brothers purchased five construction companies from Gazprom. Based on them, they created the Stroygazmontazh corporation (SGM). In 2009, Stroygazmontazh became the main partner of Gazprom.
- In 2010, the brothers acquired the company Northern European Pipe Project, which sold large diameter pipes to Gazprom. In the same year, they bought back 100% of the shares of Mosenergo Heat and Power Company OJSC from Gazprom. Boris Rotenberg holds Finnish citizenship.
Rotenberg Boris crimes:
National and cross-border corruption, economic crimes.
Russian and international media believe that Boris Rotenberg made a fortune by obtaining numerous contracts with the government and state-owned companies bypassing competition due to his friendly relations with Vladimir Putin. Like many other Putin’s accomplices, Boris Rotenberg was named in the Panama Papers.
