Boris Romanovich Rotenberg the Soviet Union. In 1992, he became a professional judo trainer in Helsinki. In 1998, he returned to St. Petersburg. In 2001, he and his brother founded the SMP bank, which operates in 40 Russian cities with over 100 branches, more than half of them in the Moscow area. SMP oversees the operation of more than 900 ATM-machines. Based on his friendship with Vladimir Putin, his company became closely aligned with Gazprom. Mr. Rotenberg is a member of the St. Petersburg Connection, a powerful energy lobby under the leadership of Mr. Putin. He was involved in 20 construction projects for
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 (,