Mikheil Lomtadze (Georgian: მიხეილ ლომთაძე, romanized: mikheil lomtadze) is a Georgian-Kazakhstani technology entrepreneur and businessman.[1][2][3] He is the Chairman of the board of Kazakhstan-based fintech Kaspi, and has been board members and investors of a number of other companies.
Mikheil Lomtadze | |
|---|---|
მიხეილ ლომთაძე | |
| Born | October 17, 1975 |
| Alma mater | Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Awards | Order of Kurmet |
Education and early career
editLomtadze obtained his BBA degree from the European School of Management, Georgia in 1997, and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Harvard Business School in 2002.[4]
Career
editIn 1995, Lomtadze founded Georgia Consulting Group Audit. The company provided auditing and consulting services. In 2002, Lomtadze sold the firm, which became part of Ernst & Young's global network.[5] He then embarked on a career at private equity fund Baring Vostok Capital Partners, first as a project manager, and later as a partner.[6][7]
In 2006, Mikhail Lomtadze became a member of the board of directors of Kazakhstan's Caspian Bank, and, a year later, became chairman of the bank's board. In 2011, Lomtadze rebranded the bank as Kaspi.[2][8][9]
Between 2006 and 2010 he was a member of the board of the Russian Center for Financial Technologies.[10]
In February 2013, Lomtadze and Vyacheslav Kim acquired the merged company Kolesa, Krysha, Market for $15 million, and Lomtadze became chairman of its supervisory board.[11]
In 2017, he invested more than 1 billion rubles in Automama.ru, a retail network for used cars.[12]
In 2021, Lomtadze ranked third in the list of the 50 Richest Businessmen in Kazakhstan according to Forbes Kazakhstan[13] and second among Georgian billionaires on Forbes' The World's Billionaires list.[14]
In 2024, Lomtadze became a board member and partner of the English professional association football club Wycombe Wanderers F.C..[15] In the same year, he acquired the Wycombe Wanderers, buying out 90% of its shares.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Mikheil Lomtadze Named Best CEO at Kazakhstan Growth Forum". 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Mikhail Lomtadze". Forbes. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Mikhail Lomtadze becomes major shareholder of Kaspi.kz and Kaspi Bank".
- ^ "Mikhail Lomtadze: Another Globally Renowned Georgian on the Forbes Billionaires List". 2021-04-28. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Правила игры ЦБ сможет проверять банки повторно". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2003-01-15. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "Georgian Billionaires". forbes.ge. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "Mikheil Lomtadze — the Georgian who became a Kazakh billionaire". www.investor.ge. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "Secret of $2 Billion - What Caused the Success of Kazakh Kaspi at LSE, run by Mikheil Lomtadze?".
- ^ "Kaspi.kz once again recognized as # 1 in e-commerce". 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Baring Vostok приглянулась «Золотая корона»". www.vedomosti.ru. 27 June 2006.
- ^ "Сменились владельцы сайтов и газет «Колеса» и «Крыша»". azh.kz.
- ^ "Automama упрощает получение автокредита". inthepress.ru.
- ^ "50 богатейших бизнесменов Казахстана — 2021". forbes.kz.
- ^ Tsiramua, Davit (2021). "Mikheil Lomtadze On Forbes Billionaires List". Forbes Georgia. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Foreign media on Kazakhstan: Kaspi.kz shareholder Mikhail Lomtadze buys a football club, EEU Economic Integration meeting in Moscow, China-Kazakhstan Trade Logistic cooperation". en.inform.kz.
- ^ "Kazakhstan billionaire takes over League One Wycombe". BBC Sport. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.