Former French Prime Minister François Fillon has joined the board of directors of Russian petrochemical giant Sibur, the group said Thursday.
Sibur has published an updated list of its board of directors, indicating that François Fillon has been appointed to the board as an independent director.
The group is notably controlled by Leonid Mikhelson, one of the richest men in Russia, and Gennadi Timchenko, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin.
The return to business after the fictitious jobs affair
At the end of June, he joined the board of directors of another Russian company, Zaroubejneft, specializing in the development and exploitation of hydrocarbon deposits, particularly abroad, owned by the State.
François Fillon, who led the French government under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy between 2007 and 2012, is the head of Apteras, a consulting firm he created in 2017.
The former politician was sentenced in June 2020 to five years in prison, two of which were closed in a resounding case of fictitious jobs which had derailed his presidential campaign in 2017.
Former senior foreign officials in Russian oil groups
Other former senior foreign officials are already on the boards of Russian oil companies.
Former Austrian diplomat Karin Kneissl, who waltzed with when she married in 2018, was appointed to Russian oil giant Rosneft in June.
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, a longtime friend of Vladimir Putin, is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rosneft.
World
François Fillon soon to the board of directors of a Russian oil group?
Justice
Fillon trial: One year in prison required on appeal against the former Prime Minister
Oil
Francois Fillon
World
Russia
Fillon trial
0 comment
0 share
Share on Messenger
Share on Facebook
Share on twitter
Share on Flipboard
Share on Pinterest
Share on Linkedin
Send by Mail
To safeguard
A fault ?
To print