Igor Makarov (businessman)
Igor Makarov | |
|---|---|
Игорь Викторович Макаров | |
Makarov in 2010 | |
| Born | 5 April 1962 |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | President of ARETI International Group and former cyclist for the Soviet Union cycling team |
Igor Viktorovich Makarov (Russian: Игорь Викторович Макаров; born 5 April 1962 Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union) is a Cypriot businessman who is the President of ARETI International Group (previously the founder of ITERA International Group).
A former professional cyclist and member of the USSR national cycling team, Makarov has, since his retirement from competition, been a key supporter and sponsor of international cycling and serves on the UCI Management Committee since 2011. In March 2023, Forbes estimated Makarov's net worth at $2.2 billion.
In the summer of 2023 Makarov renounced his Russian citizenship.