Filaret Galchev (Russian: Филарет Гальчев; Greek: Φιλάρετος Καλτσίδης, romanizedFilaretos Kaltsidis; born 26 May 1963) is a Russian-Greek businessman[1][2][3] who is former owner[4] and chairman of Eurocement group.[3]

Filaret Galchev
Филарет Гальчев
Φιλάρετος Καλτσίδης
Born
Filaret Illitch Galchev

(1963-05-26) 26 May 1963 (age 61)
CitizenshipGreek, Russian
Occupation(s)Former owner & chairman, Eurocement group
Children2

Early life

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Filaret Illitch Galchev was born into an ethnic Greek family in Tarson, a small village in Tsalka District, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, on 26 May 1963.[5] He graduated from Moscow Mining Institute.[5][3]

Career

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In 1996, Galchev and his partner, Georgy Krasnyansky, created Rosuglesbyt which became a leading Russian coal enterprise. In 2002, Galchev sold his stake in the company to the MDM Group and immediately bought shares of Sterncement because he saw potential in the cement industry. By 2004, Galchev's cement holdings produced 9.6 million tons of cement.[6]

Then the Company was expanded and renamed in to Eurocement Group, becoming the largest cement producer in CIS region. Filaret Galchev sold Eurocement Group in 2020.[4]

Filaret Galchev holds a position of professor at MISIS (University of science and technology).[7]

Personal life

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He is married and has two children.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Сбербанк продал крупнейшего производителя цемента в России за 161 млрд рублей". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Russian Cement Billionaire Filaret Galchev Has Greek Citizenship". Bloomberg.com. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Филарет Гальчев". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Сбербанк стал владельцем 100% «Евроцемента»". Ведомости (in Russian). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Филарет Гальчев" (in Russian). Vedomosti. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Почему состояние Филарета Гальчева рухнуло с $5,6 млрд до $305 млн". Vedomosti.
  7. ^ "Гальчев Филарет Ильич — Ученые — НИТУ МИСИС". misis.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 October 2023.