Alexander Bronstein

Alexander Bronstein
Alexander Bronstein
Бронштейн Александр Михайлович
	Estonian Synagogue Grand Opening (Bronstein is in the center)
Born	15 June 1954 (age 69); Leningrad, USSR
Occupation	Businessman

Alexander Bronstein (Russian: Бронштейн Александр Михайлович; born 15 June 1954, in Leningrad, USSR) is a businessperson.^[1] An Estonian citizen, he currently lives in Tallinn, Estonia.^[2] He heads the Solway Group, a controversial mining company.^[3]

Biography[edit]

Alexander Bronstein was born in 1954 in Leningrad. He is son of academic and World War II veteran ru:Бронштейн, Михаил Лазаревич (Mikhail Bronstein). Antisemitism drove the family to Tallinn, Estonia in 1956. In 1976 Bronstein graduated from Tartu State University with a degree in Applied Mathematics, gaining a PhD in 1981. He started working in the nonferrous-metal industry in the late 1980s. He held a number of key posts within the metalworking business before becoming a co-founder of Solway Investment Group, managing assets in Central, Eastern Europe, South America and South-Eastern Asia. According to Finance magazine, Bronstein's net worth was US$150 million in 2007.

Career[edit]

2009 – : "Solway Investment Group LTD", then "Solway Holding LTD", chairman of the board
2002–2008: Solway Management LLC, chairman of the board
2003–2007: "SUAL Holding Ltd.", chairman of the board
2002 – : Raznoimport Trading LTD (UK), CEO
1998–2000: Raznoimport LTD (UK), CEO in the Eastern Europe
1995–1997: Shanton International LTD, Director of the German representative office
1994–1995: Von Tsurikov Consulting (Germany), CFO
1991–1993: LTR Handels GmbH (Germany), CEO
1991 – : KTH Handels GmbH (Germany), CFO
1989-1980: Estland – West (joint German-Estonian venture), CEO
1997 – : leading positions at Flora-Moscow Bank, Volkhov Aluminium, Pikalevo Alumina, Siasky CBK, Volgograd Aluminium, JSC Metallurg, Klyuchevskiy ferroalloy plant.

Public work[edit]

1975–1976: Ministry of Finance of Estonia – intern
1976—1988: Ministry of Forestry and Environment of Estonia – moved up from an intern position to become department chief
2002:Vice President of Eurasian Jewish Congress;
2007: Vice President of World Jewish Congress;
2012: President of EIPA's steering committee;
2013: President of IEPA: Israel Press Association (Belgium)
Sponsoring a Keren Ha-Jesod charity foundation.

Recognition[edit]

2007: awarded an Order of the White Star by the Estonian government.^[4]

Charity[edit]

Alexander Bronstein has played an active role in Jewish community life in Estonia since 2004. He funded the construction of the first Estonian synagogue and Jewish community centre (2005–07) to replace the building destroyed during World War II. The synagogue was named Beit Bela^[5]" in honour of Bronstein's mother. In 2006, Bronstein was one of the six sponsors who pledged support for Israeli orphans whose parents were killed by Hamas troops. He has supported the "Peres Centre" in Jaffa and the President's Conference in Jerusalem since 2008. In 2006 he organized and sponsored the European Israeli Friends forum,^[6] which brought together more than 500 members of the European Parliament in Jerusalem.

Academic work[edit]

"Ecologization of the economy: methods of regional management", Nauka Publishing House, 1990, Moscow

Family[edit]

Father: Mikhail Bronstein,^[7] Estonian academic
Mother: Bela Barskaya^[8]

References[edit]

^ "Золотая сотня-2004". Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved January 17, 2016.
^ "Михаил Бронштейн – Estonian Jewish Center – Beit Bela Synagogue". ejc.ee. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
^ Shedrofsky (OCCRP), Joachim Dyfvermark (SVT), Linda Kakuli (SVT), Holger Roonemaa (Eesti Ekspress), and Karina. "Mining Secrets: Solway-Linked Companies Moved Nearly $2 Billion in Suspicious Funds". OCCRP. Retrieved March 11, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Вручена награда спонсору строительства синагоги в Таллинне " Центральный Еврейский Ресурс SEM40. Израиль, Ближний восток, евреи". sem40.ru. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
^ "В Таллинне открылась синагога". RUS Delfi. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
^ "Преемник Машкевича – не тот для израильской элиты". izrus.co.il. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
^ "Michael Bronstein eyes of one of his friends. Leonid Stolovich. Notes on Jewish History, №8 | Litbook.Ru". litbook.ru. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
^ "Isreal [sic] Shelanu 11 – Estonian Jewish Center – Beit Bela Synagogue". ejc.ee. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

External links[edit]

[1] "Золотая сотня-2004". Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[2] "Михаил Бронштейн – Estonian Jewish Center – Beit Bela Synagogue". ejc.ee. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[3] Shedrofsky (OCCRP), Joachim Dyfvermark (SVT), Linda Kakuli (SVT), Holger Roonemaa (Eesti Ekspress), and Karina. "Mining Secrets: Solway-Linked Companies Moved Nearly $2 Billion in Suspicious Funds". OCCRP. Retrieved March 11, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] "Вручена награда спонсору строительства синагоги в Таллинне " Центральный Еврейский Ресурс SEM40. Израиль, Ближний восток, евреи". sem40.ru. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[5] "В Таллинне открылась синагога". RUS Delfi. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[6] "Преемник Машкевича – не тот для израильской элиты". izrus.co.il. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[7] "Michael Bronstein eyes of one of his friends. Leonid Stolovich. Notes on Jewish History, №8 | Litbook.Ru". litbook.ru. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[8] "Isreal [sic] Shelanu 11 – Estonian Jewish Center – Beit Bela Synagogue". ejc.ee. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

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