Vladimir Yevtushenkov

Vladimir Yevtushenkov owns 59% of AFK Sistema which has stakes in companies such as Russia's largest cellular operator MTS and healthcare chain Medsi.A former plastics engineer, Yevtushenkov cofounded Sistema in 1993.He took Sistema public in 2005.In 2014, AFK Sistema was accused of illegally acquiring a controlling stake in Bashneft. The shares were returned and sold to state-owned Rosneft.Rosneft and Bashneft demanded that Sistema also return the losses. In December 2017, Sistema signed a settlement and paid Bashneft $1.8 billion.