Andrius Janukonis (born 1971 in

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) is Lithuanian business

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and

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. He is Chairman of the Board of

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and Supervisory Board Chairman of AB

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Biography

Andrius Janukonis graduated in 1988 from Jonava 3rd High School. He grew up in a family of

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s in Jonava. Janukonis competed in the Marine School in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, but was rejected because of

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. Then he studied at

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. In 1993 Janukonis graduated from the

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Faculty. His first business experience was in the train from

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, where he established a video parlor at the age of 17. At 18, Janukonis, together with his friends from University, co-founded the company Rubicon, the basis of today's

. He began intensive commercial activities, the business grew to become one of the leading enterprises of Lithuania with a turnover of 558 million EUR in 2018. He is married. His wife is Živilė Janukonienė (born 1971 in Jonava), a sociologist; and has two children Ignas and Vitas.

References

Literatur

*Riziką prisijaukinęs avantiūristas. Dienraštis

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. Žurnalas „Stilius“. Priedas „Stiprioji lytis“, p. 27-30. {{DEFAULTSORT:Janukonis

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Lithuanian jurists Living people Vilnius University alumni 1971 births People from Jonava