Megdet Rahimkulov

In the mid-1990s Rahimkulov became chief executive and 10% owner of a joint venture between gas giant Gazprom and Hungary's oil and gas concern MOL.He also headed AEB, a Hungarian bank that Gazprom bought to process payments from its local customers; he later bought it from Gazprom. In 2007 he sold the bank and used the proceeds to buy shares in MOL and OTP, Hungary's largest bank. He also owns shares in Gazprom and VTB. He headed Gazprom's office in Hungary for a while.