The trio spent $55 million for the acquisition of the plants. Throughout the 2007 IPO in London, investors estimated the company at $2.2 billion. Arbidol is only one of the well-known drugs that the company is still producing today. Meanwhile, Viktor Kharitonin is building a network of private clinics in Russia.
Bogdanov is also playing safe with his economy by avoiding expensive purchases. Only once in his career, he attempted to buy an asset abroad: 21.2% of the shares of Hungary’s MOL in 2009, but two years later, he sold the stake since he couldn’t get a full control of MOL. In addition, Bogdanov is recognized as the “Siberian hermit” because he really leaves his town, Surgut, and perfectly avoids media attention....
He went on to release the albums Wayne Wonder & Sanchez Part 1 in 1989, Wayne Wonder & Sanchez Part 2 in 1991, Wayne Wonder Will Be Loving You in 1991, Wayne Wonder in 1992, Don’t Have To… in 1993, All Original Bombshell in 1995, Collectors Series in 1999, Da Vibe in 2000, and Schizophrenic in 2001. His album No Holding Back in 2003 reached #2 on the US Reggae Albums chart and #10 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart....
Lincoln Center Salary As the director of Jazz at the Lincoln Center, in average years Wynton Marsalis earns an annual salary of $1.4 million. But his salary has reached as much as $1.8 million. Early Life and Education Wynton Marsalis was born on October 18, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana as the second of six sons of Ellis Jr. and Dolores. Named after jazz pianist Wynton Kelly, he was raised in the suburb of Kenner....
André Esteves, pictured below, is the billionaire CEO of BTG Pactual, who was arrested in his Rio de Janeiro home. Delcídio do Amaral is a “ruling senator” in the Brazilian Workers’ party and head of the senate’s economic affairs committee, where he has of late been receiving alleged corporate kickbacks while simultaneously working to impose harsh economic austerity measures in Brazil. His arrest represents the first time a sitting Brazilian senator has been the subject of such an action, and it’s not every day that you see the CEO of a massive company – who is worth more than $4 billion – put under arrest, either....
It was in 2000, when the family split its business interests with Abdullah Al Futtaim acquiring the automotive and mainly retail business, and his brother Majid taking over the property development business, known as Majid Al Futtaim Group. The Al Futtaim conglomerate has spent more than $2bn to build Dubai’s Festival City, whose opening has been delayed several times because of the turmoil in Egypt. However, the property’s mall, which includes hotels, offices, homes, retail outlets and a golf course, is due to open in the summer of 2013....
Early Life Adam was born on January 15, 1965 in Park Ridge, Illinois. He grew up in the town of Libertyville, Illinois. In high school he played violin in his freshman year of high school and acoustic bass for the following three years in the orchestra. He never received any formal guitar lessons, instead learning to play by ear. In addition to playing classical music, Adam was the bass guitar player for a band called Electric Sheep which featured his high school classmate Tom Morello of future Rage Against the Machine fame....
Early reports seem to indicate George is on his way to another team, with the Philadelphia 76ers being the frontrunner. We’ll keep an eye on his movements, but for now, let’s focus on LeBron. The Lakers used the No. 55 draft pick on his son, Bronny James. If you’ve paid attention to the college and foreign basketball scene, you’d know Bronny James was not a top 58 (the number of picks in this draft) or even a top 100 player this past season....
Early Life and Career Alfonso Ribeiro was born on September 21, 1971, in the Bronx, New York. Ribeiro started working in show business when he was eight years old. His first major childhood role came in the Broadway production of “The Tap Dance Kid,” for which he earned a nomination for an Outer Critics Circle Award. In 1984, Alfonso appeared as a dancer in a Pepsi commercial alongside music star Michael Jackson....
In 2009, he co-founded Google’s self-driving car program Waymo, and later co-founded the autonomous trucking companies Otto and Pronto. In 2019, Levandowski was indicted on 33 federal charges of alleged theft of self-driving car trade secrets from Google/Waymo. He subsequently served around six months in prison before being pardoned in early 2021. Early Life and Education Anthony Levandowski was born on March 15, 1980 in Brussels, Belgium to a French diplomat mother and an American businessman father....
As of this writing, the OPEC Basket — an average price per barrel of 12 OPEC producing countries — was less than $40. That’s terrible news for a country that earns a great majority of its income, something like 90 percent, from the export of oil. And the Saudis aren’t alone. The Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Bahrain could see their economies crumble as a result of cheap oil....
Early Life Casey Cott was born Casey Morton Cott on August 8, 1992, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He grew up with mother Lori, father Rick, older brother Corey, and younger sister Carly. Casey’s father is an investment manager who was formerly a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, and his brother is an actor who starred in the Broadway musical “Newsies” and was a series regular on the 2020 Fox drama “Filthy Rich....
Salary Dispute In December 2017, Catt revealed that she was leaving the E! network after finding out that her co-anchor Jason Kennedy was being paid roughly double her salary. A source close to E! reported that at the time she quit, Sadler was being paid $600,000 per year while Kennedy was earning $1.2 million. Early Life Catt Sadler was born Catherine Ann Sadler on August 24, 1975, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Catt has two siblings, and she made her on-screen debut at the age of 11 when she appeared in the 1986 movie “Hoosiers....
Early Life and Education Chick Corea, whose real name was Armando Corea, was born on June 12, 1941 in Chelsea, Massachusetts to Armando Sr. and Anna. He was of Italian descent. Corea was introduced to jazz at an early age thanks to his father, who led a Dixieland band in Boston. When he was four, he began playing the piano, and at the age of eight took up the drums. To develop his skills, Corea took lessons from concert pianist Salvatore Sullo; he also spent a number of years as a performer in the drum and bugle corps St....
Chow’s intentions for his substantial fortune came out in an interview with Hong Kong movie site Jayne Stars. As he put it: “The hardest thing in life is not about how much money you earn, but how to keep a peaceful mindset and live the rest of your life in a simple and carefree manner.” Simplicity has reportedly been a part of Chow’s spending habits for a while now, as the star is said to spend an average of just over a hundred bucks a month, despite his millions and millions in earnings....
Chris Rock first gained a wide following thanks to “Saturday Night Live” in the early 1990s, but he had been performing standup and appearing in small roles for several years prior. Today, he is one of the most famous comedic actors in the world. He is known for films such as “The Longest Yard” (2005), the “Madagascar” film series (2005-2012), and “Grown Ups” (2010). Rock’s biggest movies by worldwide box office include:...
Early Life and Family Daren Metropoulos was born on June 28, 1984, in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of billionaire investor C. Dean Metropoulos who is one of the richest people in Connecticut. C. Dean Metropoulos was born in Greece in 1946 and emigrated to the U.S. with his parents when he was 10. He received his Bachelor’s degree and MBA from Massachusetts’ Babson College. Metropoulos made his first big corporate deal when he was still in his 20s....
Early Life Dean Norris was born on April 8, 1963, in South Bend, Indiana. He attended Clay High School and graduated in 1981 as the class valedictorian. While in high school, he was a member of the award-winning student-produced comedy show “Beyond Our Control.” He then enrolled at Harvard College, where he studied the interdisciplinary concentration of Social Studies. He was also a member of Hasty Pudding Theatricals. He graduated from Harvard in 1985....
He also became the starting running back for Alabama after the departure of Trent Richardson. Eddie Lacy managed to run 81 yards and score two touchdowns in the 2012 SEC Championship game. He turned pro in 2013 after he got declared for the NFL Draft in January. On February 1, 2014 Lacy won the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.
Before Fitbit, Friedman was a founding engineer at software company Epesi Technologies. In 2002 Friedman and Park started the digital photo sharing service Windup Labs and then sold it to CNET in 2015. Friedman stayed on and led a team of engineers before he left to start Fitbit. Friedman is married and resides in San Francisco, California.
