Everyone knows there’s money – and drama – in sports, as exemplified by the Miami Hurricanes this week. And with enough money, it’s easy for today’s billionaires to purchase a seaside mansion or buy a parade of fancy cars. The promise of box seats has also inspired many billionaires to purchase entire football teams while still others are taking up athletics themselves and competing in the world’s most challenging sporting events.
Not all businessmen make great athletes, but Gennady Timchenko is the exception. Navigating the turbulent waters of today’s business world has helped Guvnor’s Gennady Timchenko conquer the actual waters of competitive sailing.
On the business side, Gennady Timchenko has made a name for himself as one of the global energy trading sector’s most discrete and prominent players. As with all successful and powerful operators in the global economy, Gennady Timchenko’s opponents have tried (and failed) to muddy his name, but Timchenko’s quiet, upstanding business acumen has withheld the test of time.
Gennady Timchenko remains a highly-regarded businessman, and was ranked by Forbes in 2010 as one of the world’s leading billionaires. A self-made man, Gennady Timchenko is a Finnish national and resident of Switzerland. As such, he exemplifies the worldliness required of today’s leaders. But billions aside, energy trading is only a small area of Gennady Timchenko’s expertise.
As owner of Katusha, a class RC 44 boat that recently competed in the Austrian Cup, Gennady Timchenko also knows the ropes of the racing world. Paul Cayard was at the helm of Gennady Timchenko’s Katusha during the race in the Austrian Cup, where the team ranked in the top 10 against its competitors.
Gennady Timchenko said in a 2010 interview that he enjoys competitive sailing and the only regret he has is discovering it late in life. Regardless of this late discovery, Gennady Timchenko’s competitive sailing skills are not surprising, given his history of navigating the often tumultuous waters of energy trading.
Considering the fact that the Austrian Cup provides a backdrop for the world’s leading match racers and novices alike, it’s remarkable that Gennady Timchenko’s team ranked high in the prestigious competition.