after a chance meeting with businessman mikhail fridman, who had also been a student at misis, khan was asked to head-up a wholesale trade business alfa eco as part of a wider company, alfa group consortium. the company began by buying and selling a range of products including the purchase, upholstery and sale of carpets to domestic and then later, export markets. khan took on a number of managerial positions within the company as it expanded into new areas. currently under the umbrella company alfa group consortium, other divisions now include alfa capital management, rosvodokanal group, alfastrakhovanie group and a1 group.