German Khan is a large domestic entrepreneur, a billionaire. Currently, it is one of the largest shareholders of Alfa Group and the investment company L1 Energy. At various times, he held senior positions in Slavneft, TNK-BP and a number of other influential and financially profitable enterprises. According to recent reports, his fortune is estimated at about ten billion dollars. Thus, it is at the end of the first ten of the richest people in the country.
Childhood and youth
Herman Hon was born in 1961 in Kiev. He was the second child in a wealthy family of a major professor, a metallurgical scientist. It is interesting that the mother of the hero of our article, despite the fact that she was fully financially supported, worked all her life in school as an ordinary teacher. Even the maternal grandmother who lived with them contributed to the family budget, earning a little by sewing clothes.
Therefore, from early childhood, German Khan understood that it was necessary to work hard to achieve prosperity in life. However, this did not affect his academic performance at school. As he himself admits, he studied poorly, and went to classes only to see his friends. He spent all his free time in a courtyard company, and not for textbooks.
Thoughts of emigration
When Herman Khan graduated from school, his family actively discussed the possibility of emigration from the country. The only exception was the head of the family, who in this case would lose a well-paid position and his status.
To leave for German himself, there was not enough worthy profession that could feed him anywhere. The family council discussed many options. German Khan is Jewish by nationality, so standard classes for representatives of this nation, such as a dentist or jeweler, were also considered. But the prospect of making dentures did not appeal to him, and the young man did not know how to draw, so he had to forget about the career of a jeweler. As a result, the choice focused on the highly paid profession of a tool-maker at that time.
At the beginning of work
The first place of work, where German Borisovich Khan got a job, was the experimental equipment factory in Kiev. There, the hero of our article entered as an apprentice toolmaker immediately after school. The workshop had a friendly and friendly staff, more than half of the employees were Jews. So Herman felt comfortable, quickly moving up the career ladder. A few months later he was assigned the second category.
At the same time, parents did not give up hope that he would nevertheless receive an education.
Education
In 1979, the young man was persuaded to enter the industrial-pedagogical college. Three years later, he graduated with honors, and then without any problems became a student at the Institute of Steel and Alloys in Moscow. German Borisovich Khan himself now recalls that it was especially difficult for him to give the first course. However, he worked diligently and received only one four in the winter session, all other ratings were "excellent". With this, he rehabilitated himself in front of his parents for low school performance.
At the institute, Herman not only studied well, but was engaged in public work, for example, was a headman in his group. The hero of our article earned his first money in his third year, when he began to sell jewelry, garments and shoes.
After graduating from high school with a high average score of 4.7, German seriously counted on a place at one of the country's most prestigious defense enterprises. However, his nationality prevented this. In this situation, dad helped out, who helped him get a job at one of the Kiev factories. He always dreamed that his son would work in metallurgy and continue his work.
But the young engineer was not interested in the monthly salary, which was already five times lower than his earnings as an entrepreneur.
Khan's business
In the biography of Herman Khan, an important event that dramatically changed his life occurred in 1989. On Arkhipov Street near the synagogue, he met Mikhail Fridman, with whom they had once studied together, but were never close. This time, both sincerely rejoiced at a chance meeting, went to a cafe, and at the end of the evening exchanged phone numbers.
A call from Friedman rang out a few months later. He invited the hero of our article to work for him. Thus began the path of Herman in big business. Initially, he received the position of head of the wholesale department, and in 1996 he was president of Alfa-Eco. In the future, it became the basis for the more well-known Alfa Group today. German Khan was also a member of the management team of such Friedman structures as Saratovneftegaz, SIDANCO, Orenburgneft, ONAKO, and Alfa Bank.
In 1998, he got the position of Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of TNK, and four years later he was in the leadership of Slavneft. When a company called TNK-BP was established, Khan became an executive director in it.
By 2010, Russian entrepreneur German Khan hit the front pages of many newspapers after he acquired a mansion in Eaton Square in London for $ 91 million.
Jobs at Alpha Group
The founder of Alfa Group is Friedman, but Khan is currently one of his key business partners, one of the largest shareholders of the entire holding.
Alfa Group is positioning itself as a consortium, which, in fact, is the country's largest private investment and financial fund. It is interesting that in addition to Friedman and Khan, Alexey Kuzmichev owns a controlling stake. For three, they own more than 77 percent of the company. They are located in the British Virgin Islands, and none of the business partners personally owns a controlling or blocking stake, so they have to make all decisions together.
Recently it became known that the company registered in Gibraltar became the parent structure of the consortium. She is linked to the Alpha Group through a chain of offshore companies.
Asset list
Among the main assets of Alfa Group, the investment company A1, which is considered one of the oldest in the holding, since it was founded in 1989. It is interesting that it is considered an independent unit, on the account of which there are already more than thirty large projects implemented in Russia and the former republics of the Soviet Union. In particular, this company owns the Nezalezhnosti car dealer, large networks of Formula Kino and Kronverk Cinema movie theaters, Systematika IT company, and BelMarket supermarket chain, which is currently considered the largest in Belarus.
Also, as part of the Alfa Group consortium, X5 Retail Group, which, in turn, owns the chain of supermarkets Pyaterochka, Karusel and Perekrestok, Turkey’s largest mobile operator Turkcell, a Swiss investment fund, Rosvodokanal group Being the largest private operator of centralized drainage systems and water supply in the country, the largest producer of mineral waters in Eastern Europe, Borjomi, Alfa Capital management company, Russian Technologies venture fund, a network of federal multi-disciplinary clinics and medical centers "Alpha Health Center", telecommunication company Altimo.
Businessman condition
Currently, Khan is considered the second after Friedman shareholder of the holding Alfa Group. He himself has repeatedly noted and recognized the superiority of his partner.
He is considered one of the richest modern domestic entrepreneurs. In 2013, he headed the investment company L1 Energy. Herman Khan, as its head, is obliged to engage in attracting investments and improving the efficiency of the entire business.
Among his projects, which he brought to a successful conclusion, is the acquisition of the Dea oil and gas company from Germany, which experts estimate in the amount of more than five billion dollars.
Herman Khan's fortune is estimated at about ten billion dollars. Such data are provided by the authoritative economic journal Forbes. He currently ranks 11th in Russia and 133th in the world.
A family
A lot is known about the personal life of Herman Khan. He is currently married and has four children with his wife. His chosen one is called Angelica, she is ten years younger than the hero of our article. They met in 1991, when the oligarch flew by plane of a private Transaero company to Israel. The girl worked as a stewardess, she immediately attracted the attention of Herman. Two years later they got married, still live together.
In 1995, they had a daughter, Eva, and six years later Eleanor. The couple also has two sons, who were born in 2005 and 2012. Khan's eldest daughter graduated from the Curto Institute of the Arts, located in the UK capital. She took an internship at the Sotheby's auction house. After she improved her skills at the prestigious publishing house Tatler, as well as the domestic version of the magazine, the Center for Tolerance and the Jewish Museum.
Eleanor was also educated in the UK. She studied at one of the prestigious private schools, it is known that in her free time she enjoys drawing.
Khan himself has repeatedly admitted that he does not have enough time to raise his children, so they are mainly engaged in by his wife. German, as far as possible, tries to take part in this process, focus on the main things and have a positive attitude towards life. At a minimum, he always spends his vacation with his family and those closest to him.
Hobbies and hobbies
It is known that from youth the hero of our article is fond of boxing, also in the field of his interests extreme tourism and martial arts. Khan prefers to relax in a bathhouse with friends, among which there are many influential oligarchs - Peter Aven, Victor Vekselberg, Mikhail Fridman. They also go hunting together. Khan himself is one of the founders of the Bear company, which provides services for those wishing to hunt in the Arkhangelsk region.
In addition, for eight years he participated in prestigious off-road racing, known as the Camel Trophy. Herman himself admits that it was a great opportunity to test his strength, to learn the capabilities of his body.
The acquaintances who surround the oligarch claim that he gives the impression of a reliable and intelligent partner who is able to independently make any difficult decisions, think quickly, and endure stressful situations.
In recent years
Among the projects that Khan has been working on recently, it should be noted cooperation with the company to order a taxi through the Uber mobile application, which is already working in 68 countries. It is known that the investment group of the oligarch invested about $ 200 million in this project, hoping to recoup the money spent in the very near future.
In addition, an office in the United States was opened for the L1 Healt division, which Khan himself directly supervises. After that, it was publicly announced that Friedman’s structures were ready to invest about three billion dollars in the American healthcare industry.