By Vealthy Milton
Copyright turkishweekly
For fifty-four years of his life, Vadim Yakunin not only created a pharmaceutical empire, but also made a great contribution to the life of society. Once choosing a field of activity, he remains faithful to her until now. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Protek founded several charitable foundations, including within the framework of the company he founded. The businessman has earned a huge number of awards, the most expensive of which are the orders of the Russian Orthodox Church. The biography and success story of Vadim Sergeevich Yakunin is based on following one principle: if you have money and power, you are obliged to share them.
Brief information:
FULL NAME: Yakunin Vadim Sergeevich.
Date of Birth: 01/05/1963.
Education: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
Business start date/age: 1990
Type of activity at the start: pharmaceutical company “Protek Implementation Center”.
Current activity: pharmacological holding Group of companies “Protek”.
Current state: $1,200 million, as of 2017 according to Forbes.
Great son of Great Rostov
The entire biography and business success story of the billionaire, politician and statesman Vadim Yakunin is connected with Russia. The future pharmaceutical tycoon was born on January 5, 1963 in one of the most ancient cities in Russia – Rostov the Great (as it is popularly called). Today the city of Rostov is the regional center of the Yaroslavl region. Here the boy grew up, graduated from high school. Love for the native land lives in the soul and heart of Vadim Yakunin all his life. Many years later, in August 2009, Vadim Sergeevich became the founder of the St. Gregory the Theologian Charitable Foundation. As part of its work, many charitable events will take place, and more than one socially significant project will be implemented. The founder of the foundation will dedicate one of them to his native city. “Rostov the Great – the Spiritual Center of Russia” – this is the name given to the cultural project, which will be presented to the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, as well as His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. But all this will come later…
Figure 1. The leaders of the Gregory the Theologian Foundation introduce the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation with the project “Rostov Veliky – the spiritual center of Russia”. Source: site mospat.ru
