Denis Sverdlov

Denis Lvovich Sverdlov (Russian: Денис Львович Свердлов; born 6 June 1978) is a British-based Russian businessman, and the founder and CEO of Arrival, a British electric vehicle manufacturer based in London. As of April 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$933 million.[1]

Denis Sverdlov
Born (1978-06-06) 6 June 1978
Agara, Georgian SSR, USSR
NationalityRussian
Alma materSaint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics
OccupationBusinessman
TitleFounder and CEO of Arrival
TermMarch 2016-
Spouse(s)Married
Children3

Early life

Sverdlov was born in 1978 in the then Soviet republic of Georgia.[2] He has a degree in economics from Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics.[3]

Career

After graduating in 2000 Sverdlov founded IT Vision, an IT consulting firm.[4]

From 2003 to 2007, Sverdlov was the co-founder and managing partner of Korus Consulting, an IT consulting firm in Russia.[4]

Sverdlov was a co-founder and chief executive of Yota, a Russian mobile broadband company, until its acquisition by MegaFon in 2012.[3]

Post-acquisition Sverdlov set up the Kinetik Trust to invest in a range of promising technologies and bring them to market.[5]

He was Russia's deputy Communications and Mass Media Minister for 15 months before stepping down in 2013.[3] He left this position following new legislation which banned government officials from holding assets abroad.[6]

Sverdlov founded Arrival and began its operations in the UK in 2015.[7] He has been its CEO since March 2016.[7] In March 2021 Arrival went public through a merger with CIIC Merger Corp.[2]

He is also the founder of Roborace – the world’s first driverless electric racing platform.[8]

Personal life

Sverdlov is married, with three children, and the family moved from France to London in September 2015.[2]

References
  1. "Forbes profile: Denis Sverdlov". Forbes. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. Henni, Adrien (5 April 2021). "Former Russian Government Official Denis Sverdlov Scores $10Bln With Electric Vehicle Startup". Moscow Times. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. Holgate, Ben (24 September 2015). "Russian businessman driving a £20m electric lorries dream". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. "# 447 Denis Sverdlov". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021.
  5. "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  6. Henni, Adrien (5 April 2021). "Former Russian Government Official Denis Sverdlov Scores $10Bln With Electric Vehicle Startup". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. "Management Team". Arrival. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. "Roborace is building a 300kph AI supercar – no driver required". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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