Valeri Belokon
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| Valeri Belokon | |
 Valeri Belokon at Bloomfield Road
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| Born | Valeri Belokon February 14, 1960 Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
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| Nationality | Latvian |
| Occupation | Businessperson |
| Home town | Riga |
| Known for | President of Blackpool F.C., Chairperson of Baltic International Bank |
Valeri Belokon (Valērijs Belokoņs in Latvian) (born on 14 February 1960 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian businessman, chairperson of the board, and shareholder in the Baltic International Bank and president of English football club, Blackpool.[1]
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[edit] Business career
Belokon studied at the University of Massachusetts in the United States and the University of Latvia, Faculty of Philology.[1] He is the chairperson of the board of the Baltic International Bank, and his corporation Belokon Holdings has interests in publishing, broadcasting, the Food Industry and newspapers in Latvia and football in England.
including JSC Baltic International Bank, JSC Belokon Holdings, Belokon Food Ltd, Belokon News Ltd, Maval Aktīvi Ltd, V tourism firm World Travel Service, and JSC Baltic Gold. Social projects supported include Riga School of Golf, the Baltic Institute of Strategic Research and Hunter Club "Kakty" all of which he founded.
[edit] Blackpool FC
Through Belokon Holdings and VB Football Assets,[2], Belokon bought a 20% stake in Blackpool Football Club in 2006, and is the club's president.[3] In June 2007 he stated that he was prepared to increase his stake in Blackpool from 20% to 50% following the clubs promotion to The Championship.[4]
[edit] Personal life
Belokon is married with three children.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c "Exclusive interview with Valeri Belokon", 24 Kg News Agency, 2006-10-13. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ "VB Football Assets". Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ Canavan, Steve. "The president of blackpool", Blackpool Gazette, 2006-05-19. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ Stocks, Rob. "Belokon to increase stake?", Blackpool Gazette, 2007-06-12. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
[edit] External links
- "Tangerine dream" - a Q&A with Belokon from BBC Sport
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