$8.7 Billion Andrey Melnichenko is a Russian businessman and billionaire who was born on March 8, 1972 in Gomel, Belarus. He started his career with a chain of currency exchange booths nad expanded into banking and then into pipe exports, energy and fertilizer. He then teamed up with Sergei Popov, who sold pipes and metals, and together with billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky, a major pipe manufacturer, they created TMK, Russia’s largest pipe exported. He also founded mineral fertilizer producer Eurochem and coal producer SUEK. Full Name: Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko Birthday: March 8, 1972 Career: Businessman/Entrpreneur Nationality: Russia