Samvel Karapetyan. Owner of “Tashir Group” Company. Net wealth according to Forbes ranks 4 billion dollars. The well-known businessman and philanthropist is the head of the Wrestling Federation of Armenia since the end of 2008. In his campaign speech he noted that it is necessary to forget all the past achievements and he will even consider the recurrence of accomplishments of successive years before his being elected a failure.
Samvel Karapetyan allocates at least 1 million dollars per year from his personal funds to provide uninterrupted activities of the Federation. Samvel Karapetyan generously supports other sports and individual athletes who hold the honor of Armenia’s sport flag high at the international arenas. This fall, under the initiative of Samvel Karapetyan, Levon Aronian was included in the list of contenders for the world chess crown as a FIDE nominee.
Danil Khachaturov. President of “Rosgosstrakh”, net wealth – 1.6 billion dollars.
The head of Russia’s largest insurance company finds time to practice extreme sports. He prefers mountaineering and diving, moreover, in deep water layers.
Sergey Sarkisov. President of PECO Гарантия, net wealth – 0.95 billion dollars.
He likes speed. In his owned Sergey Ralli’s team, he participates in Subaru Impreza car racings.
Nikolay Sarkisov. Vice-president of PECO Гарантия, net wealth – 0.95 billion dollars.
He is constantly engaged in Heliskiing, sliding down on a snow-covered slope, the starting point of which can be reached only by a helicopter.
Ashot HAKOBYAN
