Alexander Evnevich & family

Alexander Evnevich cofounded Orimi, Russia's largest Russian producer of tea and roasted coffee.

Orimi was founded in 1994 as the Orimi Trade company, which ran wholesale trade of flour, sugar and tea.

The company would become a major player in the Russian tea market, eventually launching its own tea packaging production.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Evnevich worked in Vedeneev VNIIG, the largest scientific center of designing, construction and operation of hydraulic power plants in Russia.

Evnevich's family also controls Maxidom, a large Russian DIY retailer that in 2020 acquired the Russian subsidiary of Castorama, part of British company Kingfisher.