No. 274Russia
Viatcheslav Kantor
Fertilizer, real estate · Herzliya
Net worth
$12.0B
Today
+$432+0.00%Past month
+$658K+0.01%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Viatcheslav Kantor is a large shareholder of publicly traded Acron, one of Russia's largest fertilizer producers. Kantor graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute and set up a computer trading company in the late 1980s. He later received a contract to carry out an environmental impact assessment at the Azot chemical plant in Novgorod. That plant was later renamed Acron and privatized in 1993. Kantor stepped down as chair of the European Jewish Congress in 2022 after 15 years in the role. Kantor is a citizen of Russia, the U.K. and Israel.
Net worth over time
+0.01%+$658K over the past month
$12B$12B$12B
Oct 12Nov 11
Principal holdings
2 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Acron JSC MICEX: AKRN-RU | Manufacturing | 73.2% | $8.7B |
Private and other holdings | Manufacturing | 26.9% | $3.2B |
Also known for
- Kantor founded the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation, a non-governmental organization that fights xenophobia, extremism and anti-Semitism.