Roustam Tariko
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Roustam Tariko (born 1962) is a Russian entrepreneur and business oligarch, the owner and founder of the "Russian Standard" brand, which includes the Russian Standard Bank, consumer credit and insurance firms, plus the popular Russian Standard vodka.
In Forbes magazine's "World's Richest People" ranking of 2006, he was listed at number 410 with an estimated wealth of $1.9 billion.
Similar to fellow Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, in September 2005 Tariko was financially linked to a bid by Irish former Formula One driver Eddie Irvine, to buy an existing F1 team in time for the 2006 F1 season.[1]
In May 2006 he was widely reported in the media as being the "mystery Russian buyer" of Pablo Picasso's painting Dora Maar au Chat bought at auction at Sotheby's for $95.2 million. The speculation proved to be incorrect,[2] though the real buyer's identity is unknown.[3]
Tariko is the owner of a Boeing Business Jet, registered VP-BRT. The aircraft is painted in a very intricate and ornate silver and black colour scheme.
[edit] References
- ^ "Irvine to go it alone with new team?" 16 September 2005.
- ^ The New Yorker "Wanna buy a Picasso?" Issue of 2006-05-29.
- ^ "Recognize This Man? The Art World Doesn't", Carol Vogel, New York Times, May 6, 2006.
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