Nikolay Tokarev Explained

Nikolay Tokarev
Office:President of Transneft
Term Start:2007
Birth Date:20 December 1950
Birth Place:Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Party:United Russia
Native Name Lang:ru

Nikolay Petrovich Tokarev (Russian: Николай Петрович Токарев; born 20 December 1950) is a Russian businessman and oligarch.[1] He is the president of the Russian pipeline company Transneft.[2]

Early life and KGB

In 1973, Tokarev graduated from Karaganda Polytechnic Institute (KarPI) (Russian: Карагандинский политехнический институт (КарПИ)) with a degree in Electrification and Automation of Mining Works.[2] [3]

From 1978, Tokarev studied at the Moscow Higher School of the KGB (Russian: Высшая школа КГБ) for two years while Sergei Naryshkin also studied in the French section at the Higher School of the KGB at the same time and Vladimir Putin, who was also at the Higher School of the KGB, lived across the corridor from Naryshkin at the same time.[4] [5]

With a phone number as Major Tokarew in the Stasi phone book listed as the same number as Hptm. Tschemesow, he was a KGB officer in Dresden, East Germany, where he met and allied with KGB officers Vladimir Putin and Sergey Chemezov who were living in Dresden under their KGB boss Lazar Matveev.[3] [6] [7] After Putin arrived at Dresden in 1985, Tokarev, who arrived at Dresden in 1983 two years before Putin, was a senior comrade to Putin and took him in under his wing.[4] [8] They became close friends.[7]

Between 1996 and 1999 Tokarev worked for the state Presidential Property Management Department where Putin's title was deputy chief in 1996 and 1997.[9] [10]

Oil businessman

From 1999 to 2000, before heading Zarubezhneft, he worked at Transneft in the department of the foreign economic block and foreign projects.[6]

Tokarev has been president of Transneft since October 2007 and a member of the company's board of directors since June 2009.[11] From 2000 to 2007, he was president of the Russian oil company Zarubezhneft.[6] [11]

Tokarev has been board of directors of Rosneft since October 2009.[11]

Under an agreement dated 26 May 2015, Tokarev through his TNT (Russian: АО «ТНТ») and Transneft-SERVIS (Russian: ООО «ТРАНСНЕФТЬ - СЕРВИС») pays more than a 100 million rubles a month "for rent of premises of non-residential objects" (Russian: ЗА АРЕНДУ ПОМЕЩЕНИЙ ОБЪЕКТОВ НЕЖИЛОГО) at Putin's palace at Gelendzhik.[3]

Sanctions

On 28 February 2022, in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union blacklisted Tokarev and had all his assets frozen.[12] On 3 March, the United States imposed similar sanctions on Tokarev, his wife and daughter.[13] [14] [15] On 10 March, the British government imposed sanctions which involved freezing Nikolay's assets and a travel ban.[16] [17]

Sanctioned by New Zealand in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[18]

Personal

In 2004, his daughter Maya Bolotova (Russian: Майя Болотова), was associated with Promsvyazbank (Russian: Промсвязьбанк) firms Promsvyazavto (Russian: «Промсвязьавто»), Stroyvip (Russian: «Стройвип»), and Industry Import (Russian: «Индустрия импорт») and are controlled by brothers Alexey Ananiev (Russian: Алексей Ананьев) and Dmitry Ananiev (Russian: Дмитрий Ананьев).[6] During her time with Promsvyazbank, the bank significantly increased its assets by six fold between 2004 and 2007 and became one of the three systematically important banks in Russia.[19] In 2002, the company Stroyvip, which has the same address as Promsvyazbank, became a shareholder of the former Pravda (Russian: «Правда») now known as the largest publishing and printing complex "Press-1" (Russian: «Пресса-1»).[6] As of January 2017, Bolotova was a former owner of PharmEco (Russian: «ФармЭко») and is a partner at Gelendzhik with Sergey Chemezov's son Stanislav Chemezov (Russian: Станислав Чемезов) who owns a 25% stake, Vladimir Chernyshev (Russian: Владимир Чернышев) who was an advisor to Vladimir Yakunin, and Vladimir Maishev (Russian: Владимир Майшев) who is a co-owner of the Independent Insurance Group (Russian: «Независимой страховой группы») in the LLC Gelendzhik Resort Complex - Meridian (Russian: ООО «Геленджикский курортный комплекс – Меридиан»).[20] [21] Previously, Bolotova had owned MIK Rusinvest LLC (Russian: ООО «МИК «Русинвест»), which is a company that was owned by the family of Vladimir Artyakov, who is the first deputy of the Sergey Chemezov led Rostec, and Stanislav Chemezov who formerly held a 48.5% stake.[20] Bolotova and her husband are citizens of Cyprus.[22] In 2007, Tokarev's son in law Andrey Bolotov (Russian: Андрей Болотов; born 1973 or 1974) was closely associated with ITERA from 2001 to 2004 and since 2005 has headed the large clients accounts at Vneshtorgbank (VTB).[6] His sister Olga (Russian: Ольга) was closely associated with LUKOIL (Russian: ЛУКОЙЛ).[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helsinki Commission Leaders Call for Action to Support Navalny. 23 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Президент: Токарев Николай Петрович . President: Tokarev Nikolay Petrovich . ru . «Транснефть» website . 11 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Дворец для Путина . Palace for Putin . ru . palace.Navalny.com website . 11 February 2022.
  4. News: Шлейнов . Роман (Shleynov, Roman) . Николай Токарев: путь от КГБ до «Транснефти»: В официальной биографии президента «Транснефти» Николая Токарева говорится, что после окончания института он работал в «геолого-разведочных партиях горнорудной промышленности». Это вызывает улыбку у его приятелей: Токарев из той же «разведочной партии», что и Владимир Путин, шутят они . Nikolai Tokarev: the path from the KGB to Transneft: The official biography of the president of Transneft, Nikolai Tokarev, says that after graduating from the institute, he worked in "geological exploration parties of the mining industry." This brings a smile to his buddies: Tokarev is from the same “intelligence party” as Vladimir Putin, they joke. . ru . . 11 February 2013 . 13 February 2022 . 23 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150823051758/https://www.vedomosti.ru/library/articles/2013/02/11/revizor_iz_razvedochnoj_partii.
  5. News: "Россия 1" показала уникальные кадры со спецназом СВР . "Russia 1" showed unique footage with SVR special forces . ru . "Вести.Ру" (vesti.ru) . 9 December 2018 . 4 March 2022 . 2 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202225812/https://www.vesti.ru/article/1447800.
  6. News: Шлейнов . Роман (Shleynov, Roman) . На прокачку: Руководители госкомпаний. Генеалогия . For pumping: Heads of state companies. Genealogy . ru . . 18 October 2007 . 11 February 2022 . 20 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071020024932/https://novayagazeta.ru/data/2007/80/00.html. Alternate archive
  7. News: The making of a neo-KGB state. . 23 August 2007 . 11 February 2022 . . 23 June 2015 . https://archive.today/20150623224722/http://www.economist.com/node/9682621 . live.
  8. News: Шлейнов . Роман (Shleynov, Roman) . СЕМЬЯ√2 Кто унаследовал черное золото . FAMILY√2 Who inherited the black gold . ru . . 14 November 2005 . 13 February 2022 . 17 February 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060217062707/http://2005.novayagazeta.ru/nomer/2005/85n/n85n-s00.shtml. Archived at compromat.ru on 14 November 2005 as Тимченко, Группа Gunvor и Зарубежнефть в "докладе Волкера": Семья-2. Кто унаследовал черное золото (Timchenko, Gunvor Group and Zarubezhneft in the "Volcker report": Family-2. Who inherited the black gold).
  9. News: Bachman . Jessica . Transneft boss - from KGB to oil diplomat . . 14 September 2010 . 11 February 2022.
  10. https://archive.today/20120710220245/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=13011175&ticker=TRNFP:RM Executive profile: Nikolai Tokarev
  11. Web site: Nikolay Tokarev . Rosneft website . 15 July 2011 . 11 February 2022 . 15 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205334/http://www.rosneft.com/about/board/nikolay-tokarev/.
  12. News: Valentina Pop . Sam Fleming . Max Seddon . EU freezes assets of Russia's leading oligarchs and allies of Putin . . 28 February 2022.
  13. News: Nick Wadhams . Jennifer Jacobs . U.S. Sanctions Usmanov, Prigozhin, Tokarev, Other Russian Elites . . 3 March 2022.
  14. Web site: Treasury Sanctions Russians Bankrolling Putin and Russia-Backed Influence Actors . 2022-03-07 . U.S. Department of the Treasury . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-03-03 . FACT SHEET: The United States Continues to Target Russian Oligarchs Enabling Putin's War of Choice . 2023-10-26 . The White House . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2022-03-10 . UK freezes assets of seven Russian oligarchs including Roman Abramovich . 2022-03-10 . . en.
  17. Web site: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK . 16 April 2023.
  18. Web site: Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022 . 11 February 2023.
  19. News: Банк России признал Промсвязьбанк системно значимым . The Bank of Russia recognized Promsvyazbank as systemically important . ru . bankir.ru . 5 February 2013 . 11 February 2022.
  20. News: НАПАЛКОВА . АНАСТАСИЯ (NAPALKOVA, ANASTASIA) . СЫН ЧЕМЕЗОВА СТАЛ СОВЛАДЕЛЬЦЕМ ПАНСИОНАТА «ПРИМОРЬЕ» В ГЕЛЕНДЖИК . CHEMEZOV'S SON BECAME A CO-OWNER OF THE BOARDING HOUSE "PRIMORYE" IN GELENDZHIK . ru . Vademecum (vademec.ru) . 17 January 2017 . 19 March 2022 . 20 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320015858/https://www.vademec.ru/news/2017/01/17/syn-chemezova-stal-sovladeltsem-pansionata-primore-v-gelendzhike/.
  21. News: ШАМАКИНА . КСЕНИЯ (SHAMAKINA, KSENIA) . НАПАЛКОВА . АНАСТАСИЯ (NAPALKOVA, ANASTASIA) . СОВЛАДЕЛЬЦЕМ «ФАРМЭКО» ОКАЗАЛСЯ БЫВШИЙ МИНИСТР ЭНЕРГЕТИКИ . THE FORMER MINISTER OF ENERGY TURNED OUT TO BE THE CO-OWNER OF PHARMECO . ru . Vademecum (vademec.ru) . 24 October 2016 . 19 March 2022 . 20 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320020651/https://vademec.ru/news/2016/10/24/sovladeltsem-farmeko-okazalsya-byvshiy-ministr-energetiki/.
  22. News: ШЛЕЙНОВ . РОМАН . ВЗЛЕТ ЧЕРЕЗ ТРУБУ . Takeoff Through the Pipe . ru . ISTORIES . 3 November 2021 . 19 March 2022 . 20 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320023808/https://istories.media/investigations/2021/10/03/vzlet--cherez-trubu/.

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