Vladimir Olegovich Potanin (born 3 January 1961) is a Russian billionaire businessman.
He acquired his wealth notably through the controversial loans-for-shares program in Russia in the early to mid-1990s.
His long-term business partner was Mikhail Prokhorov until they decided to split in 2007. Subsequently, they put their mutual assets in a holding company, Folletina Trading, until their asset division was agreed upon
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He is the 43rd richest person in the world, with a net worth of $29.3 billion