From 1991 to 1994, he worked at Moscow State University as a junior research fellow.

[5] In 1992, together with Alexander Mamut and Vladimir Gruzdev, he founded the company Slavyanka, which became the basis of the future supermarket chain Sedmoi Kontinent.

In the same year, the KomiTEK holding was created on the basis of Komineft, the Ukhta Oil Refinery and Kominefteprodukt.

[3] In 1997-1999, he worked as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ZAO AKB Ukhtabank.

The grounds of sanctions did not stand in the European court of justice.