Boris Kolesnikov - Richer than rich
Net Worth: $80 million
Age: 46
Marital status: Married, one son and one daughter
Last year: $271 million
Industry: Food industry, investments, agriculture
According to his income declaration, Boris Kolesnikov earned Hr 64 million in 2008. That’s seven times more than the annual private income of Rinat Akhmetov. The main source of Kolesnikov’s prosperity was the company Konti, which in 2008 made the family of the businessman Hr 53.7 million. Another Hr 10 million came from bank interest. Can a crisis destroy a successful businessman? Of course, but not this one. Judging by the plans of Ukraine’s largest producer of confectionaries Konti, this year should see the divedends of its main shareholder rise. If sales in 2008 reached the Hr 2.5 billion mark, Kolesnikov is banking on making that Hr 3.5 billion this year. Despite the crisis, the businessman intends to invest Hr 100 million in the modernization of one of his assets – the Artyomvskoe Champagne Factory, as well as several hundred million dollars in a stock-raising complex, a combi-feeding plant and meat factory. Korrespondent is waiting for his 2009 income declaration with undisguised curiosity.
Original page : http://www.kyivpost.com/profiles/ratings/top50/2009/44423
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