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His parents died when he was a teenager. At the age of 12 he left school. From the age of 15 he worked at the Rostselmash plant. He graduated from the Trade Institute with a degree in merchandising [1] .
He was twice convicted for fartsovka . He received the third term for foreign exchange transactions, while trying to buy sewing machines abroad for his cooperative.
In 1988, he founded Gloria Jeans, which was one of the first to sell denim products in branded stores.
In October 2011, he was noted by Forbes magazine as one of the nine most unusual Russian businessmen - extravagant, eccentrics and eccentrics [2] .
On November 1, 2018, he handed over the post of CEO to Sharen Jester Turney .
Widower, has a son and a daughter.