Petr Olegovich AVEN

Major shareholder of Alfa Group

He is an important shareholder of ABH Financial Limited, which includes a major Russian bank, Alfa Bank. Other subsidiaries of Alfa Group are insurance company AlfaStrakhovanie and X5 Retail Group. He is also a shareholder of the LetterOne investment firm. Associated individuals: Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Fridman, German Borisovich Khan, Alexey Kuzmichev. Associated entities: JSC Voentorg

Associated entities: JSC Voentorg

Therefore, Petr Aven is a leading businessperson operating in Russia and a businessperson involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He actively supported materially or financially and benefitted from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He also supported actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Petr Aven is a Russian businessperson with close links to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, dating back to the early 1990s. He has a significant shareholding in ABH Holding, which includes a major Russian bank, Alfa Bank. The transfer of his shares in A1, which is part of the Alfa Group, could be considered fictitious. He is also a shareholder of the LetterOne investment firm. He is one of approximately 50 wealthy Russian businesspersons who regularly meet with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin. He took directives from the president of Russia and implemented his foreign policy agenda. Aven and his business partner Mikhail Fridman have been engaged in the Kremlin’s efforts to lift the Western sanctions issued to counter Russian aggressive policy against Ukraine. On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Petr Aven, along with 36 other businesspersons, met with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. That special invitation shows that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. Aven benefitted from his government connections. He exchanged favours with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, in return for political support to his business and financial gains. The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, rewarded Alfa Group Consortium’s loyalty to the Russian authorities by providing political help to Alfa Group Consortium’s foreign investment plans. The insurance company AlfaStrakhovanie, subsidiary of Alfa Group Consortium, provides insurance to the vehicles of the Federal Service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation (Rosgvardia), whose units operate in the occupied regions of Ukraine under Russian control, as well as the bodyguard vehicles of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin’s. Furthermore, X5 Retail Group, another subsidiary of Alfa Group Consortium, cooperates with JSC Voentorg, an entity subject to restrictive measures which provides catering and laundry services, as well as military uniforms, to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and whose subsidiary sells T-shirts bearing the “Z” military symbol used by Russian propagandists to promote Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

Function: leading businessperson close to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin; one of the main shareholders of the Alfa Group

Associated individuals: the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin; Mikhail Fridman; German Borisovich Khan; Alexey Kuzmichev

Associated individuals: the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin; Mikhail Fridman; German Borisovich Khan; Alexey Kuzmichev Associated entities: JSC Voentorg

Petr Aven is a Russian businessperson with close links to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, dating back to the early 1990s. He has a significant shareholding in ABH Holdings, which controlled a major Russian bank, Alfa Bank, and still controls other companies of the Alfa Group. The transfer of his shares in A1, which is part of the Alfa Group, is considered fictitious. He is also a shareholder of the LetterOne investment firm. He is one of approximately 50 wealthy Russian businesspersons who regularly meet with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin. On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Petr Aven, along with 36 other businesspersons, met with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. The insurance company AlfaStrakhovanie, which is part of Alfa Group Consortium, provides insurance to the vehicles of the Federal Service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation (Rosgvardia), whose units operate in the occupied regions of Ukraine under Russian control, as well as the bodyguard vehicles of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. AlfaStrakhovanie has also provided insurance to companies such as the JSC Kalashnikov Concern and the Central Scientific-Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering (TsNIITochMash), whose weapons are widely used by the Russian military in Ukraine, including during the atrocities in Bucha. Furthermore, X5 Retail Group, another company of Alfa Group Consortium, cooperates with JSC Voentorg, an entity subject to restrictive measures which provides catering and laundry services, as well as military uniforms, to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and whose subsidiary sells T-shirts bearing the “Z” military symbol used by Russian propagandists to promote Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Petr Aven is a leading businessperson operating in Russia and a businessperson involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He actively supported materially or financially and benefitted from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He also supported actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In 2024, the Russian authorities expropriated the property rights of Union holding companies in the Russian holding company of Alfa Bank, JSC AB Holding, and provided that indirect shareholders, such as Aven, were to become direct shareholders of the Russian holding company. Aven subsequently sold his new direct property rights to a third party, obtaining a considerable payment in Russia. He is thus a person who has significantly frustrated the provisions of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP. He has also benefitted from a compulsory transfer of ownership or control of an entity established in Russia, previously owned or controlled by entities established in the Union, by the Government of the Russian Federation through laws, regulations, other legislative instruments or other action of a Russian public authority.

He is an important shareholder of ABH Holding, which includes a major Russian bank, Alfa Bank. Other subsidiaries of Alfa Group are insurance company AlfaStrakhovanie and X5 Retail Group. He is also a shareholder of the LetterOne investment firm. Associated individuals: Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Fridman, German Borisovich Khan, Alexey Kuzmichev. Associated entities: JSC Voentorg

Personnes associées: le président de la Fédération de Russie Vladimir Poutine, Mikhail Fridman; German Borisovich Khan; Alexey Kuzmichev Entités associées: JSC Voentorg Petr Aven est un homme d’affaires russe entretenant avec le président de la Fédération de Russie, Vladimir Poutine, des liens étroits remontant au début des années 1990. Il est un actionnaire important d’ABH Holdings, qui contrôlait l’une des principales banques de Russie, Alfa Bank, et contrôle toujours d’autres sociétés d’Alfa Group. Le transfert de ses participations dans A1, qui fait partie d’Alfa Group, est considéré comme fictif. Il est également actionnaire de la société d’investissement LetterOne. Il fait partie des quelque 50 femmes et hommes d’affaires russes fortunés que le président de la Fédération de Russie, Vladimir Poutine, reçoit régulièrement au Kremlin. Le 24 février 2022, après les premières phases de la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine, Piotr Aven ainsi que 36 autres femmes et hommes d’affaires ont rencontré le président de la Fédération de Russie, Vladimir Poutine, et d’autres membres du gouvernement russe pour discuter de l’incidence des choix à opérer à la suite des sanctions occidentales. Le fait qu’il ait été invité à participer à cette réunion montre qu’il appartient au cercle le plus proche du président de la Fédération de Russie, Vladimir Poutine. La compagnie d’assurances AlfaStrakhovanie, qui fait partie du consortium Alfa Group, fournit des assurances pour les véhicules du service fédéral de la Garde nationale de la Fédération de Russie (Rosgvardia), dont les unités opèrent dans les régions occupées d’Ukraine sous contrôle russe, ainsi que pour les véhicules des gardes du corps du président de la Fédération de Russie, Vladimir Poutine. AlfaStrakhovanie a également fourni des assurances à des entreprises telles que JSC Kalashnikov Concern et Central Scientific-Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering (TsNIITochMash), dont les armes sont largement utilisées par l’armée russe en Ukraine, comme notamment lors des atrocités commises à Boutcha. D’autre part, X5 Retail Group, une autre société du consortium Alfa Group, coopère avec JSC Voentorg, une entité soumise à des mesures restrictives qui fournit des services de restauration et de blanchisserie, ainsi que des uniformes militaires, aux forces armées de la Fédération de Russie et dont la filiale vend des T-shirts avec le symbole militaire “Z” utilisé par les propagandistes russes pour promouvoir la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Petr Aven est donc un homme d’affaires influent exerçant des activités en Russie ainsi qu’un homme d’affaires ayant une activité dans un secteur économique qui fournit une source substantielle de revenus au gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie, qui est responsable de l’annexion de la Crimée et de la déstabilisation de l’Ukraine. Il a apporté un soutien matériel ou financier actif aux décideurs russes responsables de l’annexion de la Crimée et de la déstabilisation de l’Ukraine, et a tiré avantage de ces décideurs. Il a aussi activement soutenu des actions et des politiques qui compromettent ou menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine. En 2024, les autorités russes ont dépossédé les sociétés holding de l’Union de leurs droits de propriété dans la société holding russe d’Alfa Bank, JSC AB Holding, et ont disposé que des actionnaires indirects, tels qu’Aven, devaient devenir actionnaires directs de ladite société holding russe. Aven a ensuite vendu ses nouveaux droits de propriété directe à un tiers, obtenant un paiement considérable en Russie. Il est donc une personne qui a considérablement porté atteinte aux dispositions de la décision 2014/145/PESC du Conseil. Il a également bénéficié d’un transfert obligatoire de propriété ou de contrôle d’une entité établie en Russie, précédemment détenue ou contrôlée par des entités établies dans l’Union, effectué par le gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie par voie législative ou réglementaire, par un autre instrument législatif ou par une autre action d’une autorité publique russe.

Born on 16 March 1955 - Disqualified

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Personnes associées : le président de la Fédération de Russie Vladimir Poutine, Mikhaïl Fridman, German Borisovich Khan, Alexey Kuzmichev Entités associées : JSC Voentorg

Major shareholder of Alfa Group

Mentioned in 2018 CAATSA report on Russian oligarchs

Russian businessman, politician and economist