Putin, Gref, Miller named most influential Russians by Forbes

MOSCOW, Aug 30 (PRIME) -- President Vladimir Putin has topped the list of 100 most influential Russian officials, businesspersons, top managers and security officials compiled by Forbes, the magazine said on its website on Thursday.

Top bank Sberbank CEO German Gref and gas giant Gazprom Alexei Miller rank number two and three. Oil major Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev occupy the fourth and the fifth positions, respectively.

The top 10 rating also features oil and gas company Surgutneftegas CEO Vladimir Bogdanov, Central Bank Chairwoman Elvira Nabiullina, director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov, Russian Railways CEO Oleg Belozyorov, and oil company Lukoil CEO Vagit Alekperov.

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