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Sergey Kasyanenko & family
Russia 68 years old
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Tea and coffee
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Residence
- Saint Petersburg
Biography
Sergey Kasyanenko cofounded Orimi, Russia's largest 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.
Most of his fortune is cash, thanks to $1.5 billion of Orimi dividends paid over more than a decade.
About
Kasyanenko has Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics.