Roustam Tariko
Finance

Roustam Tariko Net Worth

Roustam Tariko, born in 1962 in Russia, is the creator of Russian Standard vodka and the second largest vodka producer and distributer in the world. After buying a stake in bankrupt Polish CEDC for $420 million, he sold his company Roust to CEDC for $250 million. Tariko's career began in the late 1980s helping foreign tourists find rooms in Moscow hotels, and he later worked as a consultant for Ferrero Rocher. In 1998 he created Russian Standard vodka, and in 1999 he set up Russian Standard Bank, becoming the market leader in consumer credit three years later. He owns villas in Sardinia and Miami Beach, a yacht named after his twin daughters, and a Boeing 737 for trips around the world.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day March 17, 1962
Birth Place Russia
Age 61 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries
Residence Moscow
Citizenship Russia
Education Moscow Institute for Railway Engineering INSEAD
Known for founder of Russian Standard Vodka and Russian Standard Bank
Children 3

💰 Net worth: $1.1 Billion (2024)

Roustam Tariko, a prominent figure in the finance sector in Russia, is projected to have a net worth of $1.1 billion by 2024. With a successful career in the financial industry, Tariko has made strategic investments and ventures that have significantly contributed to his wealth accumulation. As an influential individual, his expertise, experience, and business acumen have propelled him to great heights within the financial landscape of Russia. With an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion, Tariko continues to solidify his position as a notable figure in the world of finance.

2010 $1.4 Billion
2011 $1.9 Billion
2012 $1.5 Billion
2013 $1.75 Billion
2014 $2 Billion
2015 $1.1 Billion
2018 $1.1 Billion

Biography/Timeline

1962

Born in the town of Menzelinsk in Tatarstan on March 17, 1962, Tariko moved to Moscow to study at the age of 17. He graduated in 1989 from the Economics faculty of Moscow Institute for Railway Engineering and got an MBA from INSEAD in France in 2000.

1980

In the late 1980s, Tariko began importing Kinder Surprise and Ferrero Rocher chocolates to the Soviet Union and selling them for rubles. Previously, such goods were only available in hard currency stores closed to average Russians. Tariko parlayed his success in selling Italian chocolates into an exclusive contract to import the Martini brand. Record sales of Martini enabled him to grow his company Roust Inc. into the leading importer of premium spirits in Russia.

1998

Building on his success, Tariko wanted to build a Russian consumer brand which would "embody the vibrant spirit of Russia." Tariko reportedly wondered why Russia, the birthplace of vodka and the biggest vodka market in the world did not possess a domestically produced premium vodka brand. In 1998, Tariko, through his Russian Standard Company, brought to market Russian Standard Vodka Original, the first genuinely Russian premium vodka. It became an almost instant success, and quickly established itself as the number one brand of its kind in the country.

1999

In 1999, Tariko expanded his empire into the banking Business by founding Russian Standard Bank. Today, the bank is the market leader in consumer Finance and the country's largest consumer lending bank.

2009

In Forbes magazine's "World's richest People" ranking of 2009, Tariko was listed at number 647 with an estimated wealth of $1.1 billion.

2019

Roustam Tariko is unmarried and has three children. The mother of Tariko’s twin daughters, Eva and Anna, is Tatiana Osipova who is not married to Tariko. Another woman, Aliona Gavrilova, is the mother of Tariko’s third child, a boy, named Roustam Junior.

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