Roman Pipia
| Roman Pipia | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 April 1966 Gagra, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | founder of Loyal Capital Group, owner and president of Dinamo Tbilisi, Oligarch |
Roman Pipia (Georgian: რომან ფიფია; born 8 April 1966 in Gagra) is a Georgian businessman, founder of Loyal Capital Group and owner and president of Georgian Umaglesi Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi – several-time winner of Georgian championship and most prominent football club throughout Georgia. Pipia is married with 3 children.
Roman Pipia was born in Gagra, Georgia, on 8 April 1966. After graduating from high school in 1983 he moved to Saratov Oblast proceeding with further education and occupation in Russian Federation. Pipia received his bachelor's degree at Russian University of Consumer Cooperatives (former Moscow University of Consumer Cooperatives) in 1996 and became PHD of economic sciences at Saratov State Academy of Economics.
Having started his career in Russian Federation Pipia has been actively involved in various business sectors throughout Russia as a CEO or shareholder/owner. He became general director of Saratov Liquor and Vodka distillery syndicate in 1996. With Pipia at the helm the enterprise turned into the most innovative and successful company among other players on the market.
Pipia has been enrolled in agricultural businesses as well, Taking part in development of agricultural infrastructure and subsidizing agricultural companies: Pipia became CEO of regional catering company DzernoPovoldjain 2001. In 2002, he became in control of AgrorosCorporationthe main operating field of which is preserving and grinding corn. Since 2007 Pipia has been expanding businesses in Georgia, having implemented several highly profitable projects. (Loyal Capital Group, Hyatt Regency, Rustavi enterprise "Azot", Reorganization of FC Dinamo Tbilisi)
having actively been involved in charity work Pipia generated 4-year program for multiple-children families, providing them with free bread. The program budget surpassed 23 MLN Roubles.
For the first time within its 60-year history, football club Sokol was able to join Russian Premier League with Pipia at the helm in 1997–2001.
Together with Russian Federation, Pipia's charity work has been expanded in Georgia as well, implementing various social projects aiming to enhance cultural and sporting lives of Georgians. While financing Vanessa Mae charity concert in Russia, Pipia presented Georgians with worldwide famous Shakira concert by Christmas in 2007. Increasingly, whenstruggling with lack of corn supplies during the Georgian Rose Revolution in 2003, state Minister Zurab Zhvania applied Georgian businessmen abroad to support their country, Pipia sent large amount of corn yielding eradicate imminent food crisis.
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