| Alexander Nesis | |
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| Born | Александр Натанович Несис December 19, 1962 (age 49) Leningrad, USSR |
| Residence | Moscow |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Leningrad Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Net worth | US $ 2.5 billion (est.) (March 2011)[1] |
Alexander Nesis (born December 19 1962, Leningrad, USSR) is the founder, president and CEO of the ICT Group, a private equity firm headquartered in Moscow, Russia, which invests mainly in the finance, precious metals and engineering sectors.
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Born in Leningrad in 1962, Nesis studied radiochemistry at the Leningrad Institute of Technology. After graduation, he worked as master supervisor at the Baltic Shipbuilding Yard.[2][3] In the early 1990s, Nesis left the shipyard to go into business.[4]
Together with a small group of business partners, he first concentrated on the production of materials derived from uranium deposits located in the deserts of Uzbekistan.[5] In 1991, the same group of entrepreneurs embarked upon a new venture to invest in the shipbuilding and metals industries.[6] In 1993, their company became known as the ICT Group. In the same year, having made his fortune, Nesis returned to the Baltic Shipbuilding Yards as its controlling shareholder and Chairman of the Board.
The ICT ('Investments, Construction, Technologies') Group is one of the largest privately owned investment and industrial companies in Russia. It is headquartered in Moscow and has a large office in St. Petersburg. It invests in industries including the banking and financial industry, metals and mining, precious metal production, heavy engineering, logistics, construction and development.[7]
As of March 2011, Forbes put Nesis's personal wealth at approximately $2.5 billion, putting him at No.459 in its list of billionaires and making him No.39 in Russia.[1]