Alexander Bronstein
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Alexander Bronstein

Estonian-Jewish entrepreneur

Alexander Bronstein (Russian: Бронштейн Александр Михайлович; born 15 June 1954, in Leningrad, USSR) is a businessperson. An Estonian citizen, he currently lives in Tallinn, Estonia.2

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Born Jun 15, 1954.1

About

He heads the Solway Group, a controversial mining company.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Tartu3

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

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.5

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.

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Public work

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.

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Personal life

  • BornJun 15, 1954, Saint Petersburg6
  • CitizenshipEstonia7

Philanthropy

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" 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, which brought together more than 500 members of the European Parliament in Jerusalem.

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