Victor Rashnikov, Russian billionaire: biography, family, fortune

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

The richest people in the world are a special caste of the planet's population that lives at some distance from the rest of the people. Russian billionaires are no exception in this matter, whose we alth, according to experts, reaches colossal values, thanks to which the rich of Russia are included in the elite club of world business in terms of their income. In principle, this fact is not surprising, since the Russian Federation is famous for its natural resources and the high level of intellectual development of specialists in various industrial and other fields.

This article will focus on one of the representatives of the Russian establishment, whose name is Viktor Rashnikov. It is worth taking a closer look at his person, because it is largely thanks to this person that Russian metallurgy survived the 1998 default, the 2008 crisis, and the current sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States of America with minimal losses. Of course, people like Viktor Filippovich are always in the spotlight and do not always have a crystal clear reputation, but we will only touch on the main milestones of his biography, leaving various speculations and rumors at the mercy of other people.

Shortbiographical excursion

The future modern billionaire was born on October 13, 1948 in the city of Magnitogorsk. In 1974, he defended his degree in engineering (speci alty - "metal forming"). The native university for Rashnikov was the Magnitogorsk Mining and Metallurgical Institute. In 1994, Victor became the owner of a second higher education. His speci alty was "organization of production management."

In 1996, Viktor Filippovich was awarded the title of Candidate of Science for his scientific report on the topic "Improving the end-to-end technology for the production of rolled products from structural steels in order to improve product quality." The businessman also became a doctor of technical sciences, having defended a dissertation, which was devoted to the effective improvement of the "steel - rolled products - metal products" system in order to obtain a rolled profile with a high degree of competitiveness as a result.

Production activity

Rashnikov began his glorious career in 1967, when he came to the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works as an ordinary repairman. His first job was the repair shop for metallurgical equipment No. 2.

In 1974, Viktor Filippovich took the post of operator of sheet-rolling shop No. 5. Subsequently, he also worked as the head of the team for the delivery of hot metal in the swaging shop, adjusting master, and led the shift of rolling shop No. 9.

In 1970-83, Rashnikov was the head of shop number 9. And from 1983 to 1985 he worked as deputy headproduction department of the entire plant. In 1985, Victor was for some time the head of the section rolling shop.

Rashnikov Viktor Filippovich was the head of the production department of the enterprise from 1985 to 1986, after which he was the deputy chief engineer of the plant for four years, in charge of production and supply of products.

Rashnikov became the first deputy general director of the metallurgical plant in 1990, and from 1991 to 1992 he worked as chief engineer.

JSC "MMK" Viktor Filippovich headed in 1997 and was the first person of the enterprise until 2005. By the way, he got to this post thanks to the recommendation of Prime Leasing.

The billionaire was also a member of the board of directors of OAO Central Company FPG Magnitogorsk Steel and several banks.

Since 2006, he has been the head of MMK Management Company LLC.

It is also worth noting that already in 1999 Rashnikov also controlled the Russian Metallurgical Company, Yuzhuralavtoban, Russian Khleb and several other enterprises, which were valued at a total of about one and a half billion dollars.

Effective Crisis Manager

An important point: in 1998, Viktor Rashnikov, being the head of MMK, agreed with the Germans to obtain a fairly large loan, but obtaining it became much more complicated due to the August default of the Russian economy. But still, in fairness, it should be said that it was Rashnikov who contributed to stopping the decline in production, and by 2002 the volumesoutput were increased by 65%.

Political Life

In 1994, Viktor Filippovich Rashnikov was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of his native Chelyabinsk region. Over time, he was successfully re-elected there more than once.

At the end of 1998, he became one of the key figures in the Fatherland Party, then headed by Yevgeny Primakov and Yuri Luzhkov.

In 2000, Viktor Filippovich was Putin's confidant during the election campaign for the presidency of the Russian Federation.

In 2003, Rashnikov was elected to the State Duma, but for unclear reasons, he resigned his mandate. He also took part in the 2007 parliamentary race, where he was second in the list of United Russia members in the Chelyabinsk region. Worked in the committee on industry, transport, fuel, energy and communications.

Rashnikov took the post of President of the Union of Industrialists, Entrepreneurs of the Chelyabinsk Region in 1997, and three years later became members of the board of the coordinating council of domestic manufacturers.

In 2009, Viktor began working in the government commission for the development of the metallurgical industry, headed by Igor Sechin.

Marital status

Rashnikov Viktor Filippovich, whose family is quite large, is married a second time. The real wife of a businessman is Tatyana Kuzmina. From his first marriage, Victor has two daughters, he also has two granddaughters and two grandchildren. There is information that the younger brother of the oligarch headed a company that supplied black scrap tometallurgical plant.

Hobby

Viktor Rashnikov is an ardent fan of mountain and water skiing. Some sources say that it was thanks to him that a ski slope covered with artificial snow was built near Magnitogorsk. Viktor Filippovich also reveres hockey very much. For almost 20 years he has been heading a hockey club called Metallurg.

Deal

In the early 2000s, Rashnikov gave 150 million US dollars to Chigirinsky in order to enter into a share in the construction of the newest Rossiya hotel complex. But already in 2013, Victor was paid a pen alty from the government of the capital in the form of the Renaissance Hotel for disrupting the project. The oligarch immediately sold the building, and, according to some financial experts, also for $150 million.

Supporting your brainchild

In 2009, Viktor Rashnikov (MMK, an enterprise that he owns almost completely) made a rather non-standard decision: he completely refused his dividends in the amount of 1.86 billion rubles. The head considered that these funds should be directed to support and various needs of the enterprise.

Scandals

Viktor Rashnikov, whose biography is full of various events, has repeatedly found himself in the epicenter of scandals. So, the billionaire was charged with creating a corruption scheme, which consisted of working with 39 intermediary firms at low export prices. At the same time, the founders of these firms were either Rashnikov himself,or his associates. Also, Viktor Filippovich managed to arrange the supply of coal to the plant at an inflated cost from Kuzbass. Money laundering took place with the help of Moscow banks and representative offices of foreign firms. It should be said that all this information does not have any serious documentary evidence and no litigation has been conducted in this regard.

In 2014, Rashnikov actively supported the then acting governor, and the current head of the Chelyabinsk region, Boris Dubrovsky. As such, there was no scandal in this situation, but local oppositionists and the public were quite reasonably worried that Dubrovsky would become an active lobbyist for Rashnikov's financial interests. And all because the governor before being elected to the post all his life was under the wing of Viktor Filippovich at the metallurgical plant. There were rumors that the oligarch not only poured money into Dubrovsky's election campaign, but also paid for the very expensive leisure of his protégé. It was known that Dubrovsky had a rest in the most expensive hotels on the planet, including the only seven-star Burj al Arab. In this regard, it became obvious to many that money from the treasury of the region could begin to flow into structures owned by Rashnikov.

Robbery

On Metallurgist's Day, which fell on July 15 in 2016, Viktor Rashnikov was in for an extremely unpleasant surprise - his house was robbed. According to operational data, in the midst of the holiday, unknown persons entered the cottage of the head of the plant and took out all the valuables anda large sum of money. At the moment, the security forces are investigating how the attackers managed to sneak into a fairly well-guarded area.

Yachtsman

Viktor Rashnikov, whose yacht, according to 2015 data, was one of the largest in the world, is true to himself: he approached the purchase of the vessel with all responsibility, as well as any other issue.

The yacht called Ocean Victory has a length of 140 meters. She left the shipyard in Italy in 2014. The design of the yacht was developed by Espen Oino, while the interior was handled by Alberto Pinto.

The ship is equipped with a steel hull. The number of decks is seven. There are also six pools, each of which is up to eight meters long. There is also a helipad with a beach club. For a pleasant stay there is a SPA-zone. Ease of movement between decks provides an elevator. In addition, the yacht is equipped with a garage for a fourteen-meter sailing vessel.

Viktor Filippovich's yacht can reach speeds of 19 knots per hour (approximately 35 km/h). During development and construction, the creators paid attention to its environmental friendliness, using the most modern technologies and developments for this. The engineers made sure that the ship minimized harmful emissions of harmful substances and elements.

Degree of we alth

Viktor Rashnikov, whose fortune today is about 3.8 billion dollars, was able to rise from thirtieth to twenty-third place in the ranking of the richest people in Russia in a year. For comparison: Roman Abramovich with his 7.6 billion isin the thirteenth position of the rating, and Leonid Mikhelson is in the lead, having 14.4 billion dollars in his assets. In general, Russian billionaires, as before, can boast of high incomes and large fortunes.

Family Business

In 2012, Rashnikov's daughter, Olga, joined the board of directors of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works. This lady is quite closed to society. Various media quite often get confused about her personal details. It is only known for certain that she was born in 1977 and has three children.

Initially, the oligarch's daughter studied at a simple school in Magnitogorsk, but after that she continued her studies in Switzerland, where she was able to become a bachelor of economics. After that, the girl continued to learn science in Moscow, having attended Executive MBA courses at the State University of Management. According to some reports, Olga owns three apartments, but this fact has not been confirmed.

Olga Viktorovna was not seen at various get-togethers of the children of we althy Russians, either at home or abroad. In addition, even in her native Magnitogorsk, she is rarely seen in public.

According to people who know Victor Rashnikov's daughter closely, she has a rather narrow social circle and practically does not lead a social life. At the same time, it is noted that she is very pleasant in conversation, does not abuse jewelry and jewelry, and dresses very elegantly and elegantly. He treats subordinates very strictly, but does not cross the line of reason. Olga is also fluent in three foreign languages.and also teaches his children to knowledge. For this purpose, a professional nanny was called from abroad.

Rashnikov himself claims that he is not against the participation of both of his daughters in the metallurgical business. However, he does not represent any of them at the helm of a metallurgical enterprise, because this industry is an exclusively male prerogative, which takes a lot of effort and time, and a woman is still the keeper of the family hearth and must pay serious attention to the family.

Today

Rashnikov Viktor Filippovich ("Forbes" rightly ranks him among the richest people in Russia) in May 2016 was once again re-elected to the post of chairman of the board of directors of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works. Recall that the revenue of this enterprise last year amounted to almost 6 billion US dollars.

Earlier this year, Rashnikov said that hot-rolled production at MMK's existing plant in Turkey could be launched only after confirmation of the economic feasibility of this event. So far, only the cold rolling shop is operating at Metalurji.

Also, from Rashnikov's achievements, it can be noted that this year an agreement was signed between Magnitogorsk and Gazprom for the supply of pipes.

Besides this, being the head of the Metallurg hockey club, Viktor Filippovich openly declared that he was ready to help the Russian Hockey Federation in the construction of the newest hockey stadium in the Urals. In particular, he said that the plans include the construction of a training rink close to the existing ice arena.

Awards

• Viktor Filippovich has a medal "For Labor Valour". He also has the Order of Merit and Honor to his credit.
• In the summer of 2002, Rashnikov was thanked on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation.
• As part of the award to them. Peter the Great in 2000, Victor received the title of laureate "For his great contribution to the development of the Russian economy."
• In 2001, he was awarded for the increase in production and the high quality of steel produced in the oxygen converter shop.
• In 2002 he was awarded the prize for the technological re-equipment of the energy sector based on energy-saving technologies, and also received the Kosygin Prize.