Alisher Usmanov

Roles in date order

1. Principal shareholder, USM Holdings Date uncertain

   Holds interests through holding company USM Holdings (metals and mining, telecoms, IT); OFAC stated in March 2022 that he owned approximately 49%.^{[1, 2]}

2. 2008 to 2022-03
   President, International Fencing Federation (FIE) Former

   FIE president from 2008; stepped aside in March 2022 after EU sanctions, with an interim president appointed.^{[3, 4]}

3. 2024-11-30
   President (elected; exercise of powers self-suspended), International Fencing Federation (FIE) Current

   Re-elected FIE president on 30 November 2024 (120 votes to 26); on 1 December 2024 the Executive Committee accepted his decision to step aside and appointed an interim president. Reported as still president with duties suspended as of spring 2025; no later information found on whether he resumed duties after the EU delisting.^{[3, 5, 6]}

Sources

1. Financial Sanctions Update – Russia – 3 March 2022 (reproducing OFSI notice)Bermuda Monetary Authority, 2022-03-03, primary source
2. Treasury Sanctions Russians Bankrolling Putin and Russia-Backed Influence Actors (jy0628)US Department of the Treasury, 2022-03-03, primary source
3. Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov re-elected president of fencing's governing bodyABC News (Associated Press), 2024-11-30, secondary source
4. Sanctioned Usmanov back in as president of fencing's FIESportcal, 2024-12-02, secondary source
5. Newly elected FIE president steps back againSwedish Fencing Federation (press release), 2024-12-04, secondary source
6. Fencing: Interim President Emmanuel Katsiadakis reportedly resigned; FIE now adriftThe Sports Examiner, 2025-04, secondary source

Change history

• 2026-10-26 Record published.

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