Vladimir Kogan: biography, photo Kogan Vladimir Igorevich

Kogan Vladimir Igorevich is a businessman from Russia, the head of Neftegazindustry, and also a statesman. Previously, he held the post of the President of the Banking House "Sankt-Pererburg". In 2010, a declaration of Kogan's income appeared. According to her, he was the most wealthy civil servant in Russia. He has several yachts, two mansions, and four luxury cars. More than 800 million rubles earn in a year Kogan Vladimir Igorevich. The biography of a businessman is not exposed to the public. Mass media call it one of the most influential, and at the same time, closed figures of our time. Who is Vladimir Kogan?

Biography

The businessman rarely talked with journalists and did not give interviews. Many sources claim that Kogan only once told about himself. Vladimir Igorevich tried to avoid social events and chambers. According to many, the businessman managed to succeed, thanks to the ability to communicate with politicians, influential figures and others with famous people whose names do not leave the Forbes list.

Childhood

Vladimir Kogan, whose biography begins with the Northern Palmyra, was born on April 27, 1963. The family consisted of engineers-designers who worked in classified enterprises of the Soviet Union.

The future businessman did not attend a nursery or kindergarten. Volodya's upbringing was handled by his grandmother, who taught him to write and count, having prepared for school.

Not many know that after the 8th grade Vladimir Kogan, whose photo at that time was only on the honor board, and not on the list of the wealthiest people in Russia, he entered the Physics and Mathematics School No. 239. It is also noteworthy that in due time she released the well-known Perelman.

Then Vladimir was waiting for the Polytechnic Institute. However, he was expelled from the university after 1 course. The reason was the refusal to travel to the construction team. Hard work for the benefit of society Vladimir Kogan preferred a trip to the Pamirs. However, what he was doing with friends, is for certain unknown. According to one version - mountaineering, on the other - the study of cannabis plantations. After there were two years of the army.

Carier start

In 1983, Kogan Vladimir Igorevich went to defend his homeland. Served in anti-aircraft troops. He returned home in 1985 and decided to start learning again, this time at the Civil Engineering Institute. Here at the young Kogan everything went well. He even managed to get the nickname "Great."

In 1989 he started working as an engineer-mechanic on the automobile base, which belonged to the firm "Intourist". At the same time, a young man tries to do business. To begin with, a store called "Magic" was opened, and then a few more firms. In those days, Leningrad could boast of many underground clubs. Among them is the Club of Economists, which included representatives of radical liberal views - Alexei Kudrin, Anatoly Chubais and many others. One of the sponsors of this club was Vladimir Kogan.

He was the first in Russia to open a company that specialized in the sale of computers - the Petrovsky Trade House. In 1994 the firm became an auctioneer of Promstroibank, which successfully acquired shares of other enterprises.

To exit banking business, Kogan decided in 2003. The stake in Promstroibank was sold to VTB, and he concentrated on the career of a civil servant.

State service

Already in 2004, Kogan was appointed deputy director of the company "Rostroy". Vladimir Igorevich managed to revive the project, which was aimed at erecting fortifications to protect Kronstadt from flooding. The construction of the dams was suspended due to problems with financing. Soon the project became the largest in Russia, and later became known as the "Putin Dam." Eleven dams, several systems for skipping ships and a section of the route were built.

Two years later, Vladimir Kogan took up the post of one of the directors of the firm "Mosmetrostroy." In 2008, he rose at the helm of the Ministry of Regional Development. In the summer of 2011, the largest dam was completed, in honor of which a solemn ceremony was held. Kogan was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.

Today

In 2012, the oligarch became the director of "Rostroi". However, on the post he was destined to stay for a while. The reason for this was the disagreement with the director of the Ministry of Regional Development. Then Kogan decided to return to the banking business. At the same time, his son became one of the directors of Promstroibank, receiving a 25% stake.

Today the main asset of Vladimir Igorevich is a group of companies "Neftegazindustriya". In 2010, the company purchased a promising company in Krasnodar - Afipsky refinery. At the same time, the media reported that a hundred kilometers from the plant will be a port that will save money when transporting petroleum products. It was said that the enterprise will start functioning in three years, and its annual turnover will amount to 11 million tons of oil. In addition, the directors are considering the construction of a second similar facility with even greater turnover annually.

In autumn 2015, he became the owner of the main shareholding in UralSib. Various sources indicate that the businessman from the banks of the Neva became the owner of 82% of the shares. Soon, share prices rose by almost 150%. After the appearance of information, the media actively promoted the news that the bank was headed by a close friend of the president of the Russian Federation. However, according to one of the influential businessmen, Kogan's connection with Putin is seriously exaggerated.

A family

Vladimir Kogan is married. With the chosen one, he met while still a student - they worked together in the construction team. Lyudmila Valentinovna is younger than her husband for two years. Lyudmila Kogan studied at the Civil Engineering Institute, and then at the St. Petersburg State University at the Faculty of Law. Was the director of the popular boutique Versace. It was to the family that Kogan transferred most of the assets when he became a civil servant.

In 2007 Lyudmila Valentinovna took a leading position in the company BFA-Development, which is responsible for the commercial real estate of the Northern capital. In the period from 2008 to 2013 the turnover of the company amounted to more than one billion dollars. One of the owners of the shares of BFA Bank is the son of a couple who finished training in 2013. In total, Lyudmila and Vladimir Koganov have 4 children. However, little is known about the life of other offspring.