5Vladimir Lisin – Net worth – $15.2 billion
The 58-year-old Russian steel tycoon has an estimated net worth of $15.2 billion.
Best known as the Chairman of Novolipetsk, Vladimir Lisin is a leading authority on metallurgical processes and has published over 100 articles on metallurgy and economics.
Lisin’s first job was as a mechanic in a coal mine.
In 1992 the joined Trans-World Group, managing the factories and received a majority stake in Novolipetsk, after the partners split in 2000.
3 years ago, Vladimir Lisin paid $5.8 billion for 100% of First Cargo, the state-owned railway operator.
Not to mention, he build one of Europe’s largest shooting-range complexes near Moscow, in Lisya Nora.
Source of wealth: steel, transport
