Billionaire Alisher Usmanov has announced his retirement

A photograph of Usmanov’s statement addressed to the head of the RSPP, in which the businessman asks to be released from membership in the Office “in connection with his retirement and retirement from active work”, was published by various telegram channels, in particular, BRIEF.

RBC, citing a source in RSPP, said that a meeting of the Union Bureau will take place on January 25, at which Usmanov’s request will be considered. The union declined to comment.

RB.RU sent a request to USM.

• Alisher Usmanov is the founder and largest shareholder (49%) of the USM group, which combines Metalloinvest, Udokan Copper and MegaFon. He ranks seventh in the list of the richest Russian billionaires according to Forbes. His fortune is estimated at $11.5 billion.
• Usmanov was under EU sanctions in February 2022, and the US, Canada, Britain and Japan also imposed sanctions against him. In December, Russian and Belarusian businessmen, including Alisher Usmanov, Gennady Timchenko, Roman Abramovich, Mikhail Fridman, Sergei Mndoyants and others, appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg demanding that the blockade sanctions be lifted.
• The billionaire has previously announced his retirement plans. In 2012, he announced that in six months he would combine all of his assets into a single holding company and move away from direct business management. In an interview with Forbes magazine, he reported that at the age of 63 he would definitely retire and dedicate himself to philanthropy. In September 2022, Usmanov turned 69 years old.