Viktor Vekselberg’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

  • Source of Wealth: Oil, Metals (Renova Group)
  • Age: 65
  • Birth Place: Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
  • Height: 1.76 m (5′ 9″)
  • Marital Status: Married (Marina Vekselberg)
  • Full Name: Viktor Felixovich Vekselberg
  • Nationality: Russian
  • Date of Birth: April 14, 1956
  • Ethnicity: Jewish
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts and Science (MIIT)
  • Children: 2 (Irina and Aleksandr)

Russian businessman, Viktor Vekselberg, has a net worth of $14.2 billion as of April 2019. Viktor Vekselberg is the founder and president of Renova Group, one of Russia’s largest conglomerate with interests in aluminum, oil, energy, telecoms and a variety of other sectors. Born Viktor Felixovich Vekselberg in the Drohobych, Ukraine on April 14, 1956. Vekselberg started building his fortune through the selling of scrap copper from worn-out cables.

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