Dossier

Konstantin Anatolyevich Ponomarev was born on August 14, 1971 in Moscow. Graduated from the Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics. He studied in the same course as Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer for the Hermitage Capital investment fund, who died in a pre-trial detention center in 2009.

In 1995, Mr. Ponomarev co-founded the auditing firm Firestone Duncan (Firestone Duncan LLC), receiving 51% of it and the position of general director. In 1996, according to media reports, due to a conflict with partners, he gave up his stake in the company. In March 2013, in the Tverskoy Court of Moscow, he testified in the case of Sergei Magnitsky being accused of tax evasion. Mr. Ponomarev called himself the author of the tax optimization scheme, which Mr. Magnitsky, while working at Firestone, recognized as illegal. However, according to the investigation materials, the lawyer himself later used this scheme in the interests of Hermitage.

According to the Kartoteka.ru service, Konstantin Ponomarev is the founder and owner of 100% of Autonomous Energy Supply Systems LLC (SAE) and Rukon LLC. SAE LLC was expelled from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities at the end of 2012; the legal successor is ADM-Group LLC, which is also in the process of liquidation. The head of the ADM-Group liquidation commission, Sergei Zakharchenko, previously served as the general director of SAE. At the same time, SAE LLC itself was the legal successor of ISM LLC, which was liquidated in 2012 (100% belonged to Mr. Ponomarev).

ISM LLC was founded in 2003 in Moscow with an authorized capital of 10 thousand rubles. In 2008-2011 there were no operating activities, in 2007 it had a turnover of 3.7 billion rubles, net profit - 35.7 million rubles.

SAE LLC was founded in 2007 in Moscow with an authorized capital of 10 thousand rubles. According to the latest available reports, in 2010 the company's turnover amounted to 25.6 billion rubles, net loss - 44 million rubles. In 2008, the company became involved in a high-profile lawsuit, filing a claim against IKEA to recover rent in the amount of 274 million rubles. for diesel power plants provided for the Mega-Parnas shopping center in St. Petersburg. The agreement was concluded in 2006 by ISM LLC, which subsequently transferred its rights to SAE. IKEA representatives called the rental price too high and filed counterclaims for 1.6 billion rubles. In 2010, through the mediation of the Ministry of Economic Development, the parties entered into a settlement agreement; IKEA satisfied the requirements of the SAE.

Rukon LLC was registered in 2010 in Moscow with an authorized capital of 10 thousand rubles. (in 2013 increased to 100 thousand rubles). According to the latest available reports, in 2010 the turnover amounted to 6.6 million rubles, net profit - 2 thousand rubles. ADM-Group LLC was created in 2012 in Moscow with an authorized capital of 20 thousand rubles. The company did not file financial statements.

Konstantin Ponomarev and his companies