Leonid Melamed: biography, photos, arrest

Leonid Melamed is the former CEO of the company «RUSNANO», and founder of the Bank “Alemar”. Included in the list of 500 richest citizens of the Russian Federation. Worked closely with Anatoly Chubais, was one of its Trustees and was responsible for the financial component of the company RAO «UES”.

In July 2015, was detained at home, he was charged with misappropriation and embezzlement of sums of money in especially large sizes. Currently is under house arrest and awaiting trial, which will take place on 1 December 2015.

Early career

Melamed Leonid Borisovich was born in St. Petersburg on 11 July 1967. Since childhood showed interest to the exact Sciences, but after the school failed the first time to enter the desired University. The future financier decided not to give up and, eventually, became a student of electrotechnical Institute. There he began to focus on creating software and after graduating began working in RTF NETI.

Very quickly, Leonid realized that he will not be able to grow, and in 1992 decided to establish a “Alemar” — investment and financial Corporation, and then became the head of the company «Limborg”, which gave advice related to commercial activity and enterprise management. He did not stop and after 3 years became the Executive Director of the Association «Southenergyservice”, and also the Chairman of the Board of Directors in the company “Novosibirskenergo”, where he acquired a large share.

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Introduction to Mikhail Abyzov

Leonid Melamed has developed an innovative programme for the development of the enterprise and planned to get complete control, but intervened politician Abyzov, which will be in the future played an important role in the life of Leonidas.

Mikhail Abyzov had their plans for the company, he hoped to use it as a platform for career development. Soon Michael realized that Melamed profitable to be friends, and offered him his connections at the Federal level in exchange for innovative ideas financier.

Abyzov was accepted into the team of Anatoly Chubais, who became the head of RAO «UES”, and his way with Leonid went on for some time. In 1998, the head «Rosenergoatom» dismissed from office, the General Director was Leonid Melamed. Biography is full of events that radically changed his life. So it happened this time: he knew nothing about nuclear energy, but was replaced by a technician as Director. However, the company did not last long, for multiple violations she was issued a work permit.

Activities under supervision of Anatoly Chubais

Here remembered friends: they quickly offered him a place in RAO «UES”. Leonid met with Chubais and in 2000, became his Deputy. The latter call it the best financier in the country. Leonid was requested to deal with the consequences of the reforms in the energy sector and is responsible for the company's finances. He has also been included in many subsidiaries of RAO, for example, “Tyumenenergo” and “Lenenergo”. In the end, Melamed, along with his old friend Abyzov controlled most of the financial flows in the Russian power industry.

Leonid Melamed developed their very first company “Alemar”. Although politicians and not allowed to do business, he has found ways to help their offspring. In the end, “Alemar” became the Bank with the pension Fund, the Registrar and several other companies under his command. In 2003, Leonid met with Chubais, who advised the prospective buyer to go private, since it's now needed there. And here Leonid down from office and became General Director of “Alemar”.

“Lemare» and «RUSNANO»

Nothing surprising in the fact that “Alemar” has become one of the main partners of the company of RAO «UES”, and by 2007, the state of the Melamed was estimated at 2.4 billion rubles, he became one of the richest people of the Russian Federation. In the same year was founded the CC «RUSNANO», the Board of Directors which included Chubais and Leonid invited for the post of the General Director, he was responsible for financial operations of the company.

The media assignment covered quite extensively, attracted several deputies «United Russia» and even Andrei Fursenko, who said that by 2015, Russia's share in the global nanotechnology market will be 2% or $ 20 billion. And here on 7 September 2007, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the appointment of Melamed, member of the Board of Directors and the General Director of «RUSNANO». However, Chubais wanted to independently lead the Corporation and the year after Leonid Melamed was forced to resign. In «RUSNANO» he had only the position of member of the Supervisory Board. For a year he was able to lift the company from his knees, he was one of the initiators in order to publish their income, which amounted to 400 thousand rubles.

Schemes "gray" the work of Melamed

Chubais did not quit and offered to act on the proven scheme: Leonid returned to Alemar, and it is in the Bank began to open the accounts of the company, which received money from"Rosnano". According to official statements, these accounts were about 9 billion rubles and 4 billion euros.

Some of the projects conducted by these companies in 2013 attracted the attention of the chamber. For example, paired with an old acquaintance Svyatoslav by Panurova Melamed Leonid Borisovich has won a dispute over the right to analyze future projects that have been proposed Corporation. Was Leonid headed the “Alemar”, and Svyatoslav — the tender Committee «RUSNANO», the company “lost” the first in disputes.

One of the projects, which approved the company «Alemar” was the investment of budget funds of the company in pharmaceutical projects, American funds Domain Associates. Led the project namesake Leonid, Leonid Melamed (first name - Adol'fovich). When the money is transferred to America, the project was frozen, and there were many such cases.

Investigation Melamed

Thus, the chamber conducted a review of «RUSNANO», it was found that many firms that transferred money to the company, was ephemeral. This data is passed to the Prosecutor General and the TFR. Opened combinations, which were held in «RUSNANO», when the head was Leonid Melamed. The photo was taken in July 2015, when the businessman was arrested. But the spread of the thing received.

However, in June 2015, Chubais said about 6 prosecutions in relation to the company «RUSNANO». For embezzlement and misappropriation of 300 million rubles was arrested the Melamed. The arrest was made, before 1 December, it must be situated at Leninsky prospect, 72.