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Rem Viakhirev

Rem Viakhirev

Russian businessman (1934–2013)

Rem Ivanovich Viakhirev or Rem Ivanovich Vyakhirev (Russian: Рем Ива́нович Вя́хирев, IPA: [ˈrɛm ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ˈvʲæxʲɪrʲɪf]; 23 August 1934 – 11 February 2013)[1][2] was a Russian businessman. From 1992 to 2001, he was chairman of Gazprom. In May 2001, Viakhirev had to resign as chairman during Putin's consolidation of economic power.[3][4] His successor is Alexey Miller.

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Biography

Vyakhirev was born on August 23, 1934, in the village of Great Chernigovka, Kuybyshev Oblast.

Between 1976 and 1978, he was director of Orenburg Gazdobycha Company. Between 1978 and 1982, he was the Chief Engineer of " Orenburg Gazprom.

Between 1983 and 1985, he was Deputy Minister of Gas Industry of the USSR and the Chairman of Tyumen Gazprom company. In 1986, he became the First Deputy Minister of Gas Industry of the Soviet Union.

In 1989, he was appointed as chairman of Gazprom concern. From 1992 to 2001, he was the Gazprom CEO.

Since May 1996, he was the chairman of Siberian Oil Company. Since 1994, he was a member of the Governmental Council for Industry policy and business. Between 1994 and 1995, he was chairman of Imperia Bank. Since 1995, he was member of Board of directors of the Russian Public Television.

Between 2001 and 2002, he was the chairman of the Russian Oil Company (RGO). Viakhrev died in Moscow on February 11, 2013 at the age of 78.

Personal life

Viakhirev was married. He had a son Yuri (Russian: Юрий Вяхирев), daughter, grandson and two granddaughters.

References

  1. [1]
    Скончался экс-глава «Газпрома» Рем Вяхирев (in Russian)
  2. [2]
    Источник: скончался экс-глава «Газпрома» Рем Вяхирев (in Russian)
  3. [3]
    Darden, Keith A. (2009). Economic liberalism and its rivals : the formation of international institutions among the post-Soviet states. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 157. ISBN 9780521866538. OCLC 320899384.
  4. [4]
    Mommen, André (2004). Demmers, Jolle; Fernández Jilberto, A. E.; Hogenboom, Barbara (eds.). Good governance in the era of global neoliberalism : conflict and depolitization in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa. London: Routledge. pp. 154, 155. ISBN 9780415341165. OCLC 252723727.
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