Biography
Sinegubko Boris Lvovich was born on June 14, 1974 in Nizhny Novgorod in a family of scientists and doctors.
His father, Lev Anatolievich, is a well-known engineer-physicist, Honored Constructor of the Russian Federation, holder of the Order of Merit to the Fatherland II degree, Russian Government Science and Technology Prize laureate, over 50 years worked at the Federal Nuclear Center of Rosatom, taught at the University of Nizhny Novgorod and the Polytechnic Institute, wrote more than 140 publications. Mother, Elvira Alexandrovna, doctor-psychiatrist of the highest category, head of the Nizhny Novgorod regional psycho-neurological policlinic, deputy head of the regional psychiatric hospital.
Lev Anatolyevich's grandmother came from the famous Jewish family of Garkavi, who contributed many famous scientists and doctors to the world - academics, professors, founders of scientific schools, including the great physicist, Nobel Prize winner Lev Davidovich Landau. And on the Cossack's (mom's) line there were many musicians, including the professor of the Moscow Conservatory, the founder of the French horn class, Anton Ivanovich Usov.
After graduating from school with a gold medal, Boris graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 1996 with a proficiency "international business".
While studying at the university, Boris started working as a junior analyst at Brunswick investment bank (later bought by the Swiss bank UBS) in which he worked for 17 years.
Founded by Swedish entrepreneurs, Brunswick (along with Renaissance Capital and Troika Dialog) became one of the three main investment banks of Russia in the most lucrative period of formation of capital markets in the country. "Years 2000-2008 were the golden age of the Russian stock market." - recalls Boris Sinegubko - "one of my first personal investments – the shares of JSC "Gornozavodskcement" grew almost 100 times in during that periood".
For the first five years in Brunswick, Boris worked at the Research department, led the construction and building materials sectors, banks, electricity, oil and gas. In 2000, Boris moved to sales department, where he first worked on building a business with emerging Russian institutional investors. In 2002, Boris started to run the Russian small cap business, which later for almost a decade became the largest revenue generator and most profitable business at Brunswick UBS.
In 2008, Boris Sinegubko was appointed Managing Director of the UBS Bank and the CEO of UBS Securities in Russia. In 2008-2012, Sinebubko took an active part in the reform and regulation of the Russian stock market, working at the board of directors of the RTS stock exchange (during the merger with MICEX) and the National Association of Stock Market Participants.
Founded by Swedish entrepreneurs, Brunswick (along with Renaissance Capital and Troika Dialog) became one of the three main investment banks of Russia in the most lucrative period of formation of capital markets in the country. "Years 2000-2008 were the golden age of the Russian stock market." - recalls Boris Sinegubko - "one of my first personal investments – the shares of JSC "Gornozavodskcement" grew almost 100 times in during that periood".
For the first five years in Brunswick, Boris worked at the Research department, led the construction and building materials sectors, banks, electricity, oil and gas. In 2000, Boris moved to sales department, where he first worked on building a business with emerging Russian institutional investors. In 2002, Boris started to run the Russian small cap business, which later for almost a decade became the largest revenue generator and most profitable business at Brunswick UBS.
In 2008, Boris Sinegubko was appointed Managing Director of the UBS Bank and the CEO of UBS Securities in Russia. In 2008-2012, Sinebubko took an active part in the reform and regulation of the Russian stock market, working at the board of directors of the RTS stock exchange (during the merger with MICEX) and the National Association of Stock Market Participants.
While studying at the university, Boris started working as a junior analyst at Brunswick investment bank
While studying at the university, Boris started working as a junior analyst at Brunswick investment bank (later bought by the Swiss bank UBS) in which he worked for 17 years.
Founded by Swedish entrepreneurs, Brunswick (along with Renaissance Capital and Troika Dialog) became one of the three main investment banks of Russia in the most lucrative period of formation of capital markets in the country. "Years 2000-2008 were the golden age of the Russian stock market." - recalls Boris Sinegubko - "one of my first personal investments – the shares of JSC "Gornozavodskcement" grew almost 100 times in during that periood".
For the first five years in Brunswick, Boris worked at the Research department, led the construction and building materials sectors, banks, electricity, oil and gas. In 2000, Boris moved to sales department, where he first worked on building a business with emerging Russian institutional investors. In 2002, Boris started to run the Russian small cap business, which later for almost a decade became the largest revenue generator and most profitable business at Brunswick UBS.
In 2008, Boris Sinegubko was appointed Managing Director of the UBS Bank and the CEO of UBS Securities in Russia. In 2008-2012, Sinebubko took an active part in the reform and regulation of the Russian stock market, working at the board of directors of the RTS stock exchange (during the merger with MICEX) and the National Association of Stock Market Participants.
Founded by Swedish entrepreneurs, Brunswick (along with Renaissance Capital and Troika Dialog) became one of the three main investment banks of Russia in the most lucrative period of formation of capital markets in the country. "Years 2000-2008 were the golden age of the Russian stock market." - recalls Boris Sinegubko - "one of my first personal investments – the shares of JSC "Gornozavodskcement" grew almost 100 times in during that periood".
For the first five years in Brunswick, Boris worked at the Research department, led the construction and building materials sectors, banks, electricity, oil and gas. In 2000, Boris moved to sales department, where he first worked on building a business with emerging Russian institutional investors. In 2002, Boris started to run the Russian small cap business, which later for almost a decade became the largest revenue generator and most profitable business at Brunswick UBS.
In 2008, Boris Sinegubko was appointed Managing Director of the UBS Bank and the CEO of UBS Securities in Russia. In 2008-2012, Sinebubko took an active part in the reform and regulation of the Russian stock market, working at the board of directors of the RTS stock exchange (during the merger with MICEX) and the National Association of Stock Market Participants.
One of my first personal investments – the shares of JSC "Gornozavodskcement" grew almost 100 times in during that periood.
In 2012, Sinegubko leaves UBS and starts his own investment business, including Cyprus based holding Photenalo Limited. Boris invested into large stakes at several Russian enterprises (Gornozavodsk Cement, Siberian Cement, Tuymazinsky Concrete Mixer Plant, Kuzbass Fuel Company), technological venture capital funds (Vostok New Ventures, Runa Capital, Flashpoint), hedge funds (Gemstock, Vor Capital, Alkeon) and numerous stocks and bonds both in developed and emerging markets. Special attention in the investment strategy was paid to internet companies, aggregators and marketplaces (Naspers, Recruit, Takeaway, Shibsted) and to clean energy. In 2015, Boris Sinegubko became a large shareholder and a member of the board of directors of the Finnish company Solar Water Solutions, global leader in water desalination on the basis of solar energy.
During that period, Boris Sinegubko continued his public efforts in developing the Russian stock market serving at the board of directors of the Association of Professional Investors.
During that period, Boris Sinegubko continued his public efforts in developing the Russian stock market serving at the board of directors of the Association of Professional Investors.
Married, has two sons. In 2016, he and his family moved to Cyprus, where he started painting. Currently, Sinegubko's main investment activities are carried out through a cypriot holding company Photenalo, Ltd., where he works as a chairman of the board of directors.