Vadim Moshkovich

In February his Matchzone Holdings consolidated 100% of shares in Rusagro, the agribusiness group that he founded; may consider Rusagro IPO again this year after tabling one last year. Started out selling apartments, vodka and oil in the early 1990s. Put the capital he scraped together in land, creating Rusagro, an agro-industrial holding company. Today it is one of the largest sugar producers in Russia. In 2005 bought a former cooperative farm not far from Moscow that had been established after the revolution to provide fresh milk to intelligence officers. Where cows once roamed, now he plans to build a massive residential and retail development. Also serves as Russian Federation Council Senator.