Natalia Fileva
Russian businesswoman (1963–2019)
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Natalia Valerievna Fileva (Russian: Наталия Валерьевна Филёва; 27 November 1963 – 31 March 2019) was a Russian businesswoman and chairman of the board of directors of S7 Airlines. In 2018, Forbes listed her as the fourth richest woman in Russia, with a worth estimated at US$600 million.[1] She died in a plane crash in Germany in 2019.
Natalia Fileva | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1963 |
| Died | March 31, 2019 (aged 55) |
| Education | Novosibirsk State Technical University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Career and personal life
Born in Novosibirsk, Fileva graduated from the Novosibirsk State Technical University with a degree in radio engineering and the Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management with a degree in production management.
Fileva was married to Vladislav Filev, general director of S7 Airlines. They had three children.
Death
On 31 March 2019, she was a passenger on an Epic LT, when it crashed in a field on approach to Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport, killing all the three people aboard, including her father.[2][3]
Fileva was en route to a medical appointment in Frankfurt from France when the crash occurred.[4] Two other people died when a police vehicle travelling to the scene of the crash collided with another car near the airport. The three police officers in the police car suffered serious injuries.[5]
