About Petr Fradkov
Born 1978. Petr Fradkov is a Russian economist, banker and russian oligarch.
Petr Mikhaylovich Fradkov (; born 1978) is a Russian economist and banker serving as the chairman and CEO of Promsvyazbank and the general director of the . Chairman of the Russian Athletics Federation (since 2024).
Early life and education Fradkov was born in 1978 in Moscow. He is the son of Mikhail Fradkov. Fradkov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 2000. In 2007, he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Kingston Business School.
Career Fradkov joined the VEB.RF in 2000 working as a deputy representative in the United States. In 2004, he was the deputy director general of the Far Eastern Shipping Company. Fradkov returned to VEB in 2007. Since 2018, Fradkov has worked to transform PSB into a bank that services the defense industry and supports state defense contracts. In his role as chairman and CEO of PSB, Fradkov has held working meetings with Vladimir Putin and participated in roundtable discussions in international forums in which he forecasts the PSB's long-term strategic plans for supporting the Russian defense industry.
On February 22, 2022, U.S. president Joe Biden signed sanctioning Fradkov for operating or having operated in the defense and related materiel and financial services sectors of the Russian Federation economy.
On November 23, 2024, he was elected Chairman of the Russian Athletics Federation.
Personal life Fradkov is married to Victoria Igorevna Fradkova. She is a lecturer in the department of international relations and the foreign policy of Russia at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. They have a daughter.
Sanctions The U.S. Treasury imposed personal economic sanctions on Petr Fradkov in response to actions in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions by the Promsvyazbank, where he is Chairman and CEO.
On 28 February 2022, in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union blacklisted him, imposing an EU-wide travel ban and freezing all his assets.
He was sanctioned by Canada under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security. and by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Awards and honors Fradkov received a Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Level II.
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Who is Petr Fradkov?
Russian economist and banker
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Petr Fradkov was born on 7 February 1978 in Moscow.
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Petr Fradkov is an economist, banker and russian oligarch.
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Petr Fradkov is Russian.
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