1. Denis Lvovich Sverdlov is a British-based Russian businessman, and the founder and former CEO of Arrival, a former British electric vehicle manufacturer that was based in London.
12 Facts About Denis Sverdlov
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Denis Sverdlov was born in 1978 in Agara in the then Soviet republic of Georgia.
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Denis Sverdlov was raised in Saint Petersburg by his engineer parents who were employed at a state-operated factory specializing in manufacturing fan blades used in electrical turbines.
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Denis Sverdlov has a degree in economics from Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics.
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From 2003 to 2007, Denis Sverdlov was the co-founder and managing partner of Korus Consulting, an IT consulting firm in Russia.
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Denis Sverdlov was a co-founder and chief executive of Yota, a Russian mobile broadband company, until its acquisition by MegaFon in 2012.
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Post-acquisition Denis Sverdlov set up the Kinetik Trust to invest in a range of promising technologies and bring them to market.
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Denis Sverdlov was Russia's deputy Communications and Mass Media Minister for 15 months before stepping down in 2013.
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Denis Sverdlov left this position following new legislation which banned government officials from holding assets abroad.
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Denis Sverdlov founded Arrival and began its operations in the UK in 2015.
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Denis Sverdlov was its CEO from March 2016 until November 2022.
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Denis Sverdlov is married, with three children, and the family moved from France to London in September 2015.