Filaret Galchev (; ; born 26 May 1963) is a Russian-Greek businessman who is former owner and chairman of Eurocement group.

Early life

Filaret Illitch Galchev was born into an ethnic Greek family in Tarson, a small village in Tsalka District,

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, on 26 May 1963. He graduated from Moscow Mining Institute.

Career

In 1996, Galchev and his partner, Georgy Krasnyansky, created Rosuglesbyt which became a leading Russian coal enterprise. In 2002, Galchev sold his stake in the company to the MDM Group and immediately bought shares of Sterncement because he saw potential in the cement industry. By 2004, Galchev's cement holdings produced 9.6 million tons of cement. Then the Company was expanded and renamed in to Eurocement Group, becoming the largest cement producer in CIS region. Filaret Galchev sold Eurocement Group in 2020. Filaret Galchev holds a position of professor at MISIS (University of science and technology).

Personal life

He is married and has two children.

References

1963 births Living people Businesspeople from Tbilisi Russian people of Greek descent Russian businesspeople Russian billionaires Businesspeople in cement Moscow State Mining University alumni {{Russia-business-bio-stub