Boyko, Oleg Viktorovich

Oleg Boyko was born on September 28, 1964 in Moscow ^{[1] [6]} . Father - Boyko Viktor Denisovich, General Director of the NGO Rise. Mother - Vera Pavlovna Dochar, Senior Researcher, Institute of Medicinal Plants, RAS ^[7] .

Education

He graduated from high school physical and mathematical profile ^[8] . The holder of a black belt in karate ^[9] .

In 1981 ^[1] he entered the Moscow Aviation Institute with a degree in radio electronics ^[6] . From 1982 to 1986 ^[1] he worked at the computer center of MV Lomonosov State University ^{[6] [7]} . He continued his studies in the UK and the United States of America ^[7] . In 2006 he graduated from RANEPA ^[10] .

Boyko earned his first money at school, having organized a karate section ^[11] .

In 1988, he founded a cooperative on the sale of computers ^[12] and the development and implementation of mathematical programs for computers ^[2] .

He owned a stake in Izvestia Publishing House ^[6] . Since 1994, he was a member of the board of directors of ORT and the supervisory board of Sberbank ^[6] . In 1990-1995 he was the owner of the National Credit Bank, which he later sold ^{[13] [14]}

In 1996, Boyko and partners founded the investment group Finstar Financial Group ^[15] . Among the most significant assets at various times were Evrazholding, the Latvian Baltic Trust Bank , the international entertainment network Ritzio Entertainment Group and the perfume and cosmetics network Rive Gauche ^{[16] [17] [18]} .

In 1999 ^[6], together with Alexander Abramov, he created ^[12] Evrazholding OJSC and until March 2004 was there chairman of the board of directors ^[7] . In 2004, Boyko sold his share (25%) for $ 600 million. ^[13] .

In 2002 ^[12], together with partners, Boyko created the Ritzio Entertainment Group ^[2] on the basis of the acquired share in the Moscow network of Vulkan gaming salons, and in 2006 became the president of the company ^[6] . Under the leadership of Boyko and his partners, Ritzio Entertainment has grown into the largest gambling holding in Eastern Europe. Today, the Ritzio Entertainment Group owns gambling halls in Germany, Romania and Croatia ^[19] .

In 2007, Oleg Boyko acquired a controlling stake (75%) in the Rive Gauche perfume and cosmetics network. Of the 71 regional branches, 48 ​​were located in St. Petersburg ^[20] . For 5 years, the Rive Gauche chain has become the second largest retailer in the market of perfumes and cosmetics and has 190 stores with an average area of ​​200-300 square meters. m located in 40 cities of Russia. In 2012, the entrepreneur sold 51% of the shares to August Meyer and Dmitry Kostygin. Market participants estimated the deal in the amount of about $ 300 million ^{[21] [22]} .

In 2009-2010, the Finstar Financial Group invested in the entertainment sector, namely in the lottery business. In 2010, Sportloto LLC, whose ultimate beneficiary was Oleg Boyko, received a state contract for two lottery and 10 non-lottery lotteries in support of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 ^[23] . Boyko later sold his Sportloto operator to Sberbank ^[24] .

In 2014, the Sportbet company, which has the number 1 bookmaker license in Russia, changed its owners to a group of European investors developing the entertainment sector, including the bookmaker. By the beginning of 2014, Boyko had sold all lottery and betting assets in Russia and abroad ^[25] .

In 2012, Boyko structures acquired 75% of the Latvian company 4finance. The trust, controlled by the Boyko family, in early 2015 reduced its stake in 4finance from 75% to 49% ^{[13] [15]} .

In 2015, Finstar invested 15 million euros in the Finnish company Euroloan Group. In 2016, Finstar, together with Holtzbrinck Ventures, invested EUR 31.5 million in the German online lending platform Spotcap, which provides credit services to small and medium-sized businesses ^[26] .

In April 2017, Boyko announced his intention to invest in the fintech business and R&D direction of the portfolio companies of the group of $ 150 million over the next 5 years ^[27] . Finstar will work with financial startups through its subsidiary FinstarLabs, which is an R&D center. In early 2017, the FinstarLabs office opened in Berlin. The company has already invested $ 30 million ^[28] .

Boyko was involved in the development of financial and investment business, mainly in the field of financial services and technologies ^[29] .

In 2013, Finstar also became a co-owner of Fashion TV , which operates 13 local television channels of the same name in different countries ^[4] .

Boyko was the producer of the film Sin City 2: A Woman Who Says to Kill ^[3] and the directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson - a film based on Truman Capote ’s novel “ Summer Cruise ” ^[30] .

Boyko founded the Parasport Sports Support Fund “Parasport” ^{[5] [31] [32] [33]} and leads the Commission on the Development of the Russian Paralympic Movement under the Russian Paralympic Committee ^[6] .

In 2014, he acted as the leading and creative director of the talk show “Heroes of Our Time” ^[34] , which was filmed at the XI Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi. The plot focuses on the stories of people who, despite insurmountable difficulties, succeed in sports, politics, economics, social activities, business and culture. These are stories of people's victories over circumstances and stereotypes of society. The co-host of the show was the famous Russian TV journalist Alexander Lyubimov and showman, resident of Comedy Club Vadim Galygin . On October 1, 2015, Oleg Boyko became a member of the Development Committee of the International Sports Federation of Amputees and Wheelchairs IWAS. The IWAS Federation is a co-founder of the International Paralympic Committee and a co-founder of the Paralympic Games. This appointment was announced by the president of the sports federation Paul de Paz in anticipation of the meeting of the General Assembly ^[35] .

From 2005 to present included in the rating of “ 100 richest businessmen of Russia ” according to Forbes with places from 31st to 78th (78th in 2014) ^[1] and a fortune of 550-1500 million dollars (1.35 billion dollars in 2014 ^{[ 1]} ). In February 2019, he held the 1561st place in the list of the richest people in the world according to Forbes with a personal fortune of $ 1,400 million. ^[one]

Oleg Boyko is divorced, there are no children ^{[2] [12]} .

He was awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II degree ^[36] .