Gennady timchenko biography of barack

Gennady Nikolayevich Timchenko was born on November 9, 1952 in Leninakan, Armenian SSR (now Gyumri, Armenia)

Timchenko spent six years of his childhood in the German Democratic Republic and the Ukrainian SSR.

In 1977, he began his career as an engineer at the Izhorsky plant near Saint Petersburg, specializing in power generators.

From 1982 to 1988, worked as a senior engineer with the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

In 1988, became Deputy Director of state-owned oil company Kirishineftekhimexport during Russia's economic liberalization.

In 1991, left Russia and worked for Finland-based Urals Finland Oy, specializing in importing Russian oil to Europe.

Co-founded Gunvor Group in 1997 with Torbjörn Törnqvist.

Gunvor became a global commodity trading company.

Timchenko sold his stake in Gunvor in March 2014, a day before U.S.

sanctions began.

Founded the Volga Group in 2007, a Luxembourg-based investment fund.

The group focuses on energy, transport, infrastructure, finan