Kazmin Andrei Ilyich: biography, photos and interesting facts

AI Kazmin is a prominent Russian statesman. In the period from 1996 to 2007, he served as chairman of the board and president of the Savings Bank of Russia. In 2000, Andrei Ilyich Kazmin was on the list of thirteen of the country's most powerful financial figures. In the late 2000s he served as the general director of the "Post of Russia".

Kazmin Andrei Ilich: biography. Scientific and teaching activities

Kazmin AI was born on June 25, 1958 in Moscow. In 1980 he graduated from the Faculty of Finance and Economics of the MFI. In 1982 Kazmin Andrei Ilich (photo presented in the article) began to work in one of the capital branches of the State Bank of the USSR as an economist. Since 1983, after graduating from the full-time post-graduate course of the MFI, he was accepted for teaching at this higher school, he held the post of assistant of the department. In 1984 he defended his thesis.

From 1985 to 1988 Kazmin Andrey Ilyich holds the post of Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Finance and Economics of the MFI. In the period from 1988 to 1993 he served as a senior research fellow in the commission of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences for the study of natural resources and productive. Since 1991, the department was renamed the RAS (Russian Academy of Sciences).

Work in the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation

Between 1990 and 1993, Kazmin Andrei Ilyich served as adviser to the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation. In 1991-1993 years. Trainee in the FRG. In 1993 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation (at that time the department was headed by B. Fedorov). Kazmin Andrei Ilyich was in charge of the issues of monetary and credit policy, the securities market, relations with the CIS countries, interaction with commercial banks. Was in this post until 1996 inclusive.

During his tenure in the ministry, Kazmin was a member of the government commission dealing with monetary and financial policy issues and led its working group (he held the post of executive secretary until 1997). In addition, in 1995 he was responsible for conducting the issue of NEOs - the first securities for the population, took part in the course of pledge auctions.

Sberbank of Russia

In 1996, he was dismissed and assumed the duties of chairman of the board and president of Sberbank of Russia, which was considered one of the largest banks in the country (according to 2001, it kept the contributions of three-quarters of Russians). At the same time, Sberbank, which belonged to the Bank of Russia, was politically neutral: according to media reports, AI Kazmin remained loyal to all structures and major political figures.

Shortly after his appointment to the post of head of Sberbank, the publication of reports on accounting rules, generally accepted in the US, was started, and an English-language website was opened on the Internet. In the spring of 2000, journalists were informed that Sberbank signed a document on cooperation with the Tyumen Oil Company and granted a loan of $ 300 million (the money was intended to expand the network of petrol stations). In addition, another $ 200 million was promised for the development of new oil and gas fields.

In the summer of 2000, AI Kazmin became the vice-president of WSBI (World Institute of Savings Banks). In the same year, Sberbank introduced a new banking service for Russia - an educational loan. In August, Kazmin approved the decision to open a loan for RAO UES of Russia in the amount of $ 200 million.

Among the most powerful financial figures in Russia

In 2001, Kazmin was awarded the Order of Honor. In 2002, he was elected a member of the Board of Directors of the international company Europay International. In 2003, he was awarded the title "Person of the Year" by Rambler (nomination "Business and Finance").

In 2003 and 2004, as the only representative of the banking sector, Kazmin AI was included in the list of thirteen of the most powerful business leaders of Russia, in which he took the last, thirteenth place.

Under the leadership of Kazmin, Sberbank was gradually restructured geographically. Through his efforts, the Bank overcame the crisis of 2004. According to analysts, by 2005, Andrei Ilyich Kazmin turned Sberbank, considered "inefficient socio-oriented state machine," into a fast-growing and highly profitable banking institution. It is known that for five years, its assets have grown fourfold.

From February to November 2005, AI Kazmin was a member of MMK's directors (Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works). In 2006, he was engaged in the production of an additional issue, as a result of which the bank's capital increased by almost a quarter.

"Post of Russia"

In October 2007, the new Prime Minister of Russia Viktor Zubkov made a proposal to appoint AI Kazmin the head of the "Post of Russia". The head of the government called this work "an important area that requires modernization of development."

Soon after, the president received Kazmin's report on the results of the work of the Sberbank he headed, and agreed to the prime minister's proposal. Experts regarded this appointment as a step towards realizing the president's idea of using postal communication to provide banking and financial services to citizens.

Further information was received in the media about the sale of KazMunai shares owned by Sberbank (their market value at that time was about $ 29 million). Kazmin emphasized that there is no connection between this step and his preferences as an investor. The ex-chairman emphasized that he has no moral right to continue voting at the meeting. Therefore, he sold his shares. In November 2007, the shareholders' meeting prematurely terminated Kazmina's powers as chairman of the board and president of Sberbank. As everyone expected, his place was taken by the former head of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of the Russian Federation G. Gref. There were no other candidates for voting.

In December 2007 AI Kazmin took the post of head of the "Post of Russia". As reported in the media, his application was the only one to participate in the contest. There were no more candidates for the post of general director of FSUE.

In January 2009, information was received about his transition to another job. As it became known to the press, the reason for this was the global crisis that prevented the agency from implementing an expensive project to reorganize its branches to provide the population with banking and financial services.

At the moment

It is known that AI Kazmin is a member of the General Council of Business Russia (a public organization uniting entrepreneurs and created to carry out a constructive dialogue between business and government), as well as the board of trustees of the Center for National Glory of Russia (public foundation, non-political organization , Created in 2001).

About the person

About AI Kazmin know that he perfectly speaks 3 foreign languages: German, English and Czech. He published more than fifty scientific publications dealing with issues of credit, finance and banking. Fifteen of them have been published abroad. He was awarded the Order of Honor (2001), the Order of Merit in the Field of Financial Activities and Economics, and the Order of Merit for the Banking Community.

Kazmin Andrei Ilich: personal life, family

Information about his personal life is rather sparse. About the family of Kazmin Andrey Ilyich it is known that he lives in a civil marriage with Alla Aleshkina, her former first deputy. The woman left the post after the resignation of Kazmin from the post of head of the Savings Bank.

Spouse

About civil wife Kazmina Andrey Ilich Alle Aleshkina (born in 1959) knows that from February to September 2008 she served as chairman of the board and president of Sviaz-Bank. Previously (from 1996 to 2007) acted as the first deputy chairman of the board of Sberbank. Before that, she worked as a deputy chairman of the board at Menatep Bank, headed the credit and planning department in the operational department of Promstroibank. Left work in Sberbank in November 2007, after the resignation of Kazmin. In 2008, she left the job at Sviaz-Bank on the initiative of a new shareholder who acquired 98% of Svyaz-Bank.

Aleshkina was known as the "Iron Lady of the financial market" and was a key figure in one of Russia's largest banks. She was supervised by the most important areas, including the credit policy of the bank, the woman enjoyed the full support of AI Kazmin, the head of Sberbank.

Specialists she is indicated as the author of the first, developed in 1996, the concept of development of Sberbank. It is noted that it was A. Aleshkina who headed the large-scale reorganization of the department. The media characterizes A. Aleshkin as a man who is able to openly lobby the bank's interests and express his own opinion. She is known as a banker, allowing herself "open criticism of the Central Bank."

Officially Alla Aleshkina is divorced, has three daughters. The closest associates consider her a civil wife of Kazmina Andrey Ilyich. About the children of the latter information is not provided.