Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Petr Olegovich AVEN

Aliases

Pyotr AVEN

Position

Former President of Alfa-Bank (Russia); Former Chairman of the Board AHB Holdings; Former Chairman of the Board Alfa-Bank Russia; Chairman of the Board Alfastrakhovanie; Member of the supervisory board Alfa Bank Consortium

Nationality

Latvia; Russia

DoB

1955-03-16

Address

Riga, Latvia

Official reason

Petr Olegovich Aven (hereinafter AVEN) is an involved person under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis of the following grounds: (1) AVEN is or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by working as a director or equivalent at Alfa Group Consortium, an entity carrying on busines...

Other Information

Transport sanctions: where transport sanctions apply, a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated person is prohibited from entering a port in the UK, may be given a movement or a port entry direction, can be detained, and will be refused permission to register on the UK Ship Register or have its existing registration terminated...

Date of listing

2022-03-15

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UK country specific

Target State

Russia

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions relating to Russia continue to operate effectively. You should also review the following regulations to find out any changes made to the Regulations: the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 7 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/855