Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia’s wealthiest oligarchs, has resigned from the board of the Guggenheim Museum, on which he served for two decades:
Potanin was one of a group of oligarchs who met with the Russian president at the Kremlin last week.MOSCOW, RUSSIA DECEMBER 26, 2018: MMC Norilsk Nickel President and Board Chairman Vladimir Potanin and Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina talking ahead of a meeting of Russian President Vladimir President with Russian businessmen at the Moscow Kremlin. Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS
Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia’s wealthiest oligarchs, has resigned from the board of the Guggenheim Museum, on which he served for two decades.“Vladimir Potanin has advised the board of trustees of his decision to step down as trustee effective immediately,” it read. “The Guggenheim accepts this decision and thanks Mr. Potanin for his service to the museum and his support of exhibition, conservationm and educational programsThe Guggenheim strongly condemns the Russian invasion and unprovoked war against the government and people of Ukraine.”
The museum did not respond to questions about whether it would return any of the funds Potanin donated.oligarch Petr Anton from its board, and that the institution would return an unspecified donation to Anton.is president of Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of high-grade nickel, and he owns about one third of the company, which had revenue of $15.6 billion in 2020. According to the
, Potanin has a net worth of $25.2 billion. His other investments include a controlling stake in Petrovax Pharm, a Russian pharmaceutical company.foundation has sponsored numerous exhibitions there, including the current show on Russian artist
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