Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 November 1958 |
| Nationality | Russian/Venezuelan |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1981-present |
Rostislav Vadimovich Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco (Russian: Ростисла́в Вади́мович Ордо́вский-Танае́вский Бла́нко; born 30 November 1958) is a Venezuelan-born entrepreneur. President of Rostik Group and many other companies in Russia.[1]
Ordovsky was born in Caracas. His father emigrated from Russia after the February Revolution. He was raised in a multi-cultural home; his mother was Spanish and his father Russian. After graduating from Simon Bolivar University in 1984 with a degree in chemical engineering, he formed his company, Rostik International (now the parent company to all his other businesses) to import electronics, photo equipment, and media to Latin America in partnership with such corporations as Kodak and Disney. After helping to produce Russian-Venezuelan film festivals in Moscow and Tashkent, he expanded his business efforts to Russia and was soon operating some 500 Kodak one-hour photo stores.
Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco is the first Russian businessman to be awarded Person of the Year annual national award in the field of business twice: in 2000 and in 2002. In 2004, Rostislav received the award of the Business People 2003 competition in the category Breakthrough of the Year.
In 2006, Rostislav won the semi-final of the most prestigious international contest – Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young). Rostislav will present Russia in Monte Carlo in the World final of this contest in June 2007.
Businesses
"Rostik" is a diminutive of the owner's first name Rostislav.
- Rostik Group
- Rosinter Restaurants Holding
- ROSTIK’S-kfc - since 1993 (as ROSTIK’S), separated from Rosinter in 2006. Brands KFC and ROSTIK’S (since 2007) owned by Yum! Brands. In 2020 KFC bought out Rostik's. According to the sanctions followed the Russian invasion of Ukraine KFC and Yum! withdrew from Russia in 2023 and transferred its franchise rights, including the Rostik's brand, to Smart Service Ltd (Russian: Смарт сервис ЛТД),[2][3] which is based in Izhevsk, belongs to Konstantin Kotov and Andrey Oskolkov, and was a major franchisee of KFC.[4]