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
Arkady Burdan Arkady Burdan Maestro Arkady Burdan (born April 7, 1944) is an American fencing coach of Soviet descent. He is the two-time Olympic Fencing Coach for the United States (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008). Maestro Burdan was the United States Fencing Association's Elite Coach of the Year (2002) and he was inducted into the US Fencing Hall of Fame in 2009. He is also the founder of the Arkady Burdan Foundation, a non-profit centered on enriching the physical, academic, and character development of children in need through the sport of fencing. Arkady Burdan is a founder of Nellya Fencers, a fencing club