A lexander Ponomarenko is a Russian billionaire who, with his longtime business partner Alexander Skorobogatko, built a diversified business empire starting in the late 1980s. Their initial ventures were in consumer goods and banking in Crimea. Their major breakthrough came when they co-founded the Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, which they developed into Russia's largest port by cargo turnover.
In 2011, they sold their stake in the port in a multi-billion dollar deal, which provided them with a massive infusion of capital. They then reinvested their proceeds, most notably into the development of Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia's busiest airport. Through their joint holding company, TPS Avia, they consolidated a majority stake and have overseen the airport's massive modernization and expansion, including the construction of new terminals and runways. Ponomarenko has served as the chairman of the airport's board, guiding its transformation into a major international hub.
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Alexander Ponomarenko is a Russian businessman who was the chairman of the board of Sheremetyevo, Russia's biggest airport.
Ponomarenko and his partner, Alexander Skorobogatko, began their entrepreneurial careers focusing on sea ports and banking before moving into airport construction. In 2013, the two partners, along with Arkady Rotenberg (a judo partner of President Vladimir Putin), won a tender to develop Sheremetyevo, the state-owned airport.
Alexander Ponomarenko's career is marked by strategic acquisitions and government partnerships in large-scale infrastructure projects. His structural achievement is tied to gaining a stake in the development of Sheremetyevo Airport and co-founding TPS Real Estate.
The partners and Rotenberg also founded TPS Real Estate, which owns more than half of the real estate in Ocean Plaza, Kiev's biggest shopping center. In 2023, the Ocean Plaza center was seized by the Ukrainian government. Ponomarenko has disputed the sanctions imposed on him in 2022.
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Started with sea ports and banking with partner Alexander Skorobogatko.
Won a tender to develop Sheremetyevo with partners and Arkady Rotenberg.
Sanctioned by the EU, the U.K. and the U.S..
The Ocean Plaza center was seized by the Ukrainian government.
Alexander Ponomarenko's wealth is concentrated in his stakes in Russian infrastructure and real estate ventures.
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