Siberian king: who is the new owner of all McDonald’s in Russia?

After McDonald’s Corp announced it was leaving Russia, it began a process to sell all of its businesses in the country, including the 850 properties where the hamburgers were sold.

It didn’t take long and there is already a buyer, it was announced Thursday (19): It will be Alexander Govor, who has acted as the company’s licensee since 2015. Now, only regulatory approval remains, but it needs to be closed. next weeks.

In the deal with McDonald’s, Govor must buy the entire restaurant portfolio and implement a new brand. The purchase and sale agreement also provides for the maintenance of employees for at least two years. No disclosures were made regarding the sale value.

Mega entrepreneur with diversified portfolio

Alexander Govor Nikolaevich was born in 1960 and is a Russian mega-entrepreneur who currently operates 25 McDonald’s restaurants in the Siberian region. It is famous for having various types of business in Russia that are not only related to the food industry.

According to Forbes, the businessman is currently the co-founder of oil refinery NeftekhimServis, which has been operating in the industry for more than 20 years and generated revenues of 97.5 billion rubles (R$7.7 billion at current price) in 2021.

Govor also owns half of the Anzhersky oil refinery and 100% of the Siberian Distribution Center company specializing in clothing and footwear. According to The Bell, the businessman also owns the Park Inn hotel in the city of Novokuznetsk and a network of private clinics.

Coal mine deaths

In 2007, the businessman was the technical director of the Yuzhkuzbassugol coal company, in which 148 people died in two mining accidents. According to Forbes, Aman Tuleev, the governor of the Kemerovo region at that time, said that there may be a change in the management and owners of the company.

Soon, Alexander had to sell his shares to the metallurgical holding company Evraz Group. But despite the incident, Govor made about $500 million from the sale of his stake in the company.

With Yuzhkuzbassugol’s departure, Govor succeeded in establishing a new coal company, Sibenergougol (which he does not currently control), and in 2008 he founded A-Mega-Holding, which owns cattle and cattle food producer Sibirskaya Milena. dairy farms as well as Mezhdurechye Delicacies sausage factory.