According to a kommersant report on November 13, British American Tobacco’s Russian division (including Kent, Rothmans, Dunhill and other brands), Russia’s third largest tobacco supplier, has been transferred to a company in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
The company is jointly owned by three former top executives of British American Tobacco and two people who may be related to the distributors of the СНС Group, a structure that will have access to foreign banks and may facilitate global trade.
British American Tobacco's former Russian structural units, including АО БАТ-СПб and АО МУМТ, have been transferred to Abu Dhabi's BFI Holding. Co-owners of these companies include Faruk Енер, Oleg Барвин, Yelena Zavarzina, Andrei Osavlyuk Андрей Осаволюк) and Sergey Kukinov (Сергей Кудинов).
Among them, Aina served as the general manager of British American Tobacco in Russia, Turkey, Caucasus, Central Asia and Belarus, Balvin was the leader of the legal department, and Zavarzina’s position on LinkedIn was marketing of British American Tobacco in Russia. Director.
