First serious achievements in business
In 1989, Vladislav Yuryevich Doronin began his working life in a well-known company called Mark Rich & Co, which was involved in the trading sector. It was at this time that the Russian met and became friends with Eduard Berman and businessman from Uzbekistan Pavel Tyo. After some time, these two entrepreneurs became Doronin’s reliable business partners. In 1991, Vladislav found himself at the helm of the Capital Group corporation, which in a fairly short period was able to become one of the most prominent players in the Russian market.
In the first years, the company was involved in the construction of office buildings, constructing prestigious class business centers. It is worth noting that the company took part in the construction of the Moscow City structure, including the construction of the Moscow Tower and the St. Petersburg Tower.
In 1997, the company began to engage in the construction of residential buildings. Most often, Doronin is asked to build elite-class cottages or a large residential complex. Since 2002, the businessman has also entered into the construction of shopping centers. In particular, the Moscow shopping center “Metromarket” is the brainchild of his corporation.
Yesterday it became known that the founder of Capital Group, Vladislav Doronin, left the post of chairman of the board of directors, giving the place of honor to the “more risky” businessman Pavel Tyo, known in secular Moscow, in particular, for his marriage to Olga Karput.
The oligarch himself
intends to closely work on his new “brainchild” - the premium chain of AMAN resorts, whose geography covers over 20 countries.
Vladislav Doronin has always been ambitious and aimed at success. At the age of 23, when most of his peers were enjoying freedom after graduation and “adult life,” he went to Switzerland to get an MBA, which few people had heard of in the Soviet Union in 1985. He himself is surprised how he managed to leave then - apparently, the desire to see the world was so strong that it was visualized on this trip, which radically changed his whole life. Already in Zurich, a progressive upward movement began - first in the trading company Marc Rich + Co, which worked with the USSR and, accordingly, highly valued the Russian-speaking trader, and then - in 1991 - in the field of development, which Doronin decided to do after returning to Russia.
Having founded his own company, Capital Group, the entrepreneur focused primarily on office construction, also becoming one of the first private developers of the Moscow City project. In 1993, Doronin was joined by Eduard Berman and Pavel Tyo, who yesterday were handed over the reins of the company, which has become one of the leaders of the capital's development, whose portfolio includes more than 70 completed, under construction and designed projects, including the City of Capitals tower and "Oko" in the City, residential complex "Legend of Tsvetnoy", country residence Barvikha Hills. As stated on the official website of Capital Group, “in his new capacity, Pavel Tyo will be responsible for strategic development, the formation of a portfolio of promising sites for the company’s future projects, relationships with strategic partners, and also carry out a representative function in government bodies at the federal and metropolitan levels,” while “Vladislav Doronin continues to be involved in current development projects, and also develops new areas of the company’s activities, in particular, the direction of fee-development.”
It is already known that one of Vladislav Doronin’s priority projects will be the premium resort chain AMAN, acquired in 2014 from an Indian construction company for $358 million. Created in 1988, the chain operates 30 luxury hotels located in 20 countries, in particular in the USA, Japan, Dominican Republic, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Greece. According to the entrepreneur, AMAN has big plans: “We will come to Africa [Gabon and Mozambique were mentioned], Latin America [Argentina, Brazil and Peru are being considered as potential sites, as well as the idea of a tent camp in the Galapagos Islands], to the Middle East, to China. Large cities will not be left without attention. The Tokyo project has already shown excellent results, so our plans include London, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong.”
It is known that a new business project began with... love at first sight. True, this love was not for a woman (although, as we know, Doronin is a great connoisseur of female beauty - remember only the bright romance with Naomi Campbell, which glossy publications endlessly savored), but for the Amanpuri Hotel, located in Phuket, after visiting which the businessman, by his own admission, “has become an aman-holic.” Today, his plans include not only maintaining the proper level of customer service, but also developing the network: for this purpose, the world's leading top managers, as well as architects, have been invited to manage the project, offering progressive design solutions that take AMAN to a fundamentally new level. Although it would seem much higher if David Beckham celebrated his 40th birthday in one of the chain’s hotels, and George Clooney even celebrated his wedding.
Vladislav Doronin with ex-lover Naomi Campbell
By the way, AMAN is not only a business project, but also “a matter for the soul,” because Vladislav Doronin is a real “professional traveler” who has traveled all over the world and absorbs new traditions and cultures with interest. For example, the Russian oligarch owes his magnificent form (he turned 54 years old on November 7!) to yoga and qigong - an ancient breathing and meditative practice, which he practices daily under the guidance of an experienced Chinese master. In addition, Doronin is studying Chinese because he believes that “in 10 years we will all learn to speak Chinese.”
Vladislav Doronin and Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II
Vladislav Doronin with Billy Idol and Arkady Novikov
Vladislav Doronin and Olga Sviblova
Vladislav Doronin with Edward Norton and his wife
Vladislav Doronin with Drew Barrymore (center) and his girlfriend Kristina Romanova
Vladislav Doronin and Kristina Romanova
Today's days
Vladislav Doronin, whose biography is of interest to a large number of people, nowadays occupies a high position in the ranking of capital developers. And since his company is in continuous close cooperation with various architectural agencies around the world, the businessman’s projects are always characterized by excellent precision of design elements and ideal aestheticism, which leave no one indifferent.
The Capital Tower and Pushkin House complexes, the Barvikha Hills country residence, and the Yacht City, Avenue 77, and ECO residential buildings deserve special attention. All this is the work of specialists from Doronin’s company.
In 2007, the structural division Capital Group Commercial emerged within the corporation, the main activity of which was the management of commercial assets.
Entering the international arena
At the beginning of 2014, Vladislav Yuryevich Doronin managed to become the owner of the holding company Aman Group, which is an association of various international resorts. In the summer of the same year, the businessman entered into a legal conflict with the minority shareholder of the holding. The dispute concerned the management of the group.
In the spring of 2020, the Russian entered into a commercial alliance with luxury real estate developer Michael Shvo. The deal was concluded for half a billion US dollars. Its essence was the purchase of several floors in the Crown Building located on Fifth Avenue in New York.
Family status
While still young, Vladislav Doronin, whose personal life is replete with colorful novels, entered into an official marriage with his beloved named Ekaterina. The couple lived together for 21 years. During this period, a daughter, Katya, was born into the family. But, despite such a long period over the years, in reality the couple lived together much less, since at the dawn of the 2000s the businessman began dating a model from Sweden, Karen Schonbachler. The entrepreneur spent about five years in such a love triangle.
Personal life
Currently, Vladislav Doronin is dating British top model and actress of Afro-Jamaican origin Naomi Campbell, whom he met in early 2008 at the Cannes Film Festival]. In August 2009, Vladislav and Naomi were supposed to have a wedding, but due to difficulties with the divorce from his wife Ekaterina, the wedding repeatedly had to be postponed to other dates]. Vladislav Doronin began dating Ekaterina when she was 16 years old. Vladislav and Ekaterina have been married for more than 20 years and have a daughter, Katya.
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Before Naomi Campbell, Vladislav Doronin dated model Karen Schonbachler. Their relationship lasted 5 years]
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Divorce
For a long period of time, Vladislav Yuryevich Doronin could not amicably come to an agreement with his legal wife Katya about breaking off relations. An important remark should be made here: the couple entered into a legal marriage in the United States, therefore, taking into account this moment and the duration of their relationship, the American court could well have awarded half of the spouse’s property. Ultimately, the former lovers divorced in 2009. It cost Vladislav 10 million dollars. After the divorce, Catherine remained to live in the UK.
Achievements
- As part of the “Person of the Year 2009” award held by the Group, Doronin was awarded the title “Businessman of the Year”[17].
- In 2009, the businessman took second place in the ranking of the most stylish men in Russia according to the magazine "".
- In 2009, according to the rating of the Building agency, Doronin was among the ten most professional developers.
- In 2010, according to the Top 1000 rating among Russian managers conducted by Dengi magazine, Doronin was recognized as one of the best managers in Russia in the construction industry.
Relationship with Black Panther
During the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, Doronin met the well-known fashion model Naomi Campbell. Their romance broke out almost instantly and was actively discussed by all the world's leading tabloids. There was information that the couple would get married, but despite the announced wedding dates, the celebration was never held. To confirm his feelings, Doronin in 2012 built a luxurious mansion for his beloved in the form of a spaceship, the area of which was 2.5 thousand square meters. The authoritative architect of Indian origin Zaha Hadid was invited to design the building, located in the elite district of Moscow - Barvikha. But all this ultimately turned out to be useless, because the hot-tempered and wayward Naomi could not keep Vladislav near her, they finally broke up in 2012. By the way, almost all of Doronin’s relatives and even Doronin’s ex-wife unanimously accused the American of taking a selfish approach in her relationship with him.
After being alone for a short time, the oligarch found himself a new lady of his heart. She was Chinese Luo Zilin, who won the title of “Miss China” in 2011. By the way, for posting joint photos from a beach holiday on the Internet, a young Asian model was fired from her job for non-compliance with ethics and morality. It is noteworthy that she met the entrepreneur thanks to Naomi at one of the shows. But this relationship also ended in separation. And in 2014, Doronin began dating compatriot Kristina Romanova, who is 30 years younger than him. At the beginning of 2020, the lovers had a daughter.
The early years and first steps of Vladislav Doronin in business
Vladislav Doronin was born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) on November 7, 1962. However, this fact is practically the only reliable news from the childhood of the Russian millionaire. Almost nothing is known about Doronin’s early life. That is why many representatives of the media often put forward the version that the entrepreneur allegedly deliberately hides all data in any way related to his past. These messages are indirectly refuted only by Doronin’s ex-wife, noting that Vladislav “comes from an intelligent family.”
The first wife of Vladislav Doronin Ekaterina and Naomi Campbell
In turn, the official biography of our today's hero begins from the moment of his move to Moscow and subsequent admission to Lomonosov Moscow State University. The entrepreneur studied at this educational institution for several years, but subsequently left Russia and moved to Switzerland, where he subsequently received an MBA (Master of Business Administration).
However, at the very beginning of his professional career, Vladislav Doronin was engaged in a slightly different type of activity and worked primarily in the field of buying and selling real estate. By engaging in this type of business, our today’s hero managed to amass good capital, which subsequently formed the basis for his future commercial successes.
