Arkady Rotenberg Finland, traded in petroleum products. When Putin became vice-mayor, Rotenberg secured funding from Gennady Timchenko to found Yavara-Neva, a professional judo club. Later, after the club won nine European Judo Championships and trained four Olympic champions, it was given a new state-funded $180 million facility, including a thousand-seat arena and a yacht club. In 2000, Putin, who had become President of Russia, created Rosspirtprom, a state-owned enterprise controlling 30% of Russia's vodka market, and put Rotenberg in control. In 2001, Rotenberg and his brother founded the SMP bank, which operates in 40 Russian cities with over 100 branches, more than
Boris Romanovich Rotenberg do not meet the criteria under which the U.S. Treasury introduces economic sanctions. Rotenberg was named in the Panama Papers. Rotenberg also holds Finnish citizenship. His nephew, Igor Rotenberg () is Russian billionaire businessman. SMP Bank has sponsored auto racing teams under the brand SMP Racing. Russian drivers like Mikhail Aleshin, Sergey Sirotkin and Vitaly Petrov have competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship, FIA Formula 2 Championship, IndyCar Series and European Le Mans Series. Rotenberg also owns BR Engineering, a racecar constructor. The BR01 is an LMP2 car that debuted in 2015. Boris Romanovich Rotenberg Boris Romanovich Rotenberg (,