Alexei Kuzmichev

Alexei Viktorovich Kuzmichev or Kousmichoff is a Russian businessman. He is one of the founders of the LetterOne Group. 

  • With partners Mikhail Fridman and German Khan, Alexei Kuzmichev controls Alfa Group and LetterOne.
  • The trio have been partners since 1989 when the former college classmates started commodities trader Alfa-Eco.
  • He is a co-founder of Alfa Bank, the largest non-state owned bank in Russia.
  • He and his partners sold their 25% in joint venture TNK-BP for $14 billion in 2013.