Karen Vardanyan
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Karen Vardanyan | |
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| Born | 30 November 1976 |
| Education | Concordia University (2001) |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Organization | Grand Holding |
| Parent(s) | father: Hrant Vardanyan mother: Zina Muruzyan |
| Relatives | brother: Mikael Vardanyan |
| Awards | The Medal of Gratitude  |
Karen Vardanyan (Armenian: Կարեն Վարդանյան, November 30, 1976, Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR) is an Armenian businessman, philanthropist,[1] owner of Grand Holding, the youngest son of Hrant Vardanyan.[2]
Karen Vardanyan was born on November 30, 1976, in Yerevan, in the family of Hrant Vardanyan and Zina Muruzyan. In 1993 he graduated from secondary school No. 132. In 1997 graduated from the Faculty of Commerce at Dawson College in Montreal, Canada, and in 2001 from the Faculty of International Business at Concordia University with a bachelor's degree in commerce.[3]
From 2001 to 2007 he worked as a producer in the Hayrenik television company. From 2002 to 2007, he managed the Grand Candy LLC. In 2007–2012 was a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, non-Party. 2013-2020 supervised the AR television company and was the author of a number of television projects.
Activity
Since 2012, together with his brother Mikael Vardanyan, Vardanyan has managed the Grand Holding, founded by Hrant Vardanyan.[4][5] Since 2007, Grand Holding has been the first taxpayer in the sphere of production of the Republic of Armenia,[6] the largest exporter of finished goods, also is the largest employer of the industrial sector. For his major personal contribution to the development of the economy, on September 17, 2016, Vardanyan was awarded the Medal of Gratitude.[7]