Biography
Alexander Abramov is a Russian shareholder, as it is often called in business circles - the owner of a new generation, which is used to rationally and globally think. The major shareholder of the EVRAZ Group metallurgical company is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the MIPT and the leader of the physico-technical union. Alexander Grigorievich is also included in the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Government of the Russian Federation and participates in charitable promotions.Childhood
Alexander Grigorievich was born on February 20, 1959 in the Sunny Town of Krasnodar in the poor family. But in some Internet sources you can see a completely different biography: it is often confused with another Alexander Abramov, secretary of the State Council.
The childhood of Alexander Grigorievich was carefree, and the warmest memories are fishing ribs with her father. From the small years, Sasha's boy was observant and loved to listen more than talking, and he also liked to do truly useful things. Those hobbies that teenagers were fonded were Alexander alien, and he was even considered boring.
In addition to fishing, the future billionaire also liked to learn, Abramov, with his head, immersed in school subjects and studied on some "five". Favorite subject to Evraz Group shareholder - physics, therefore, graduating from school, Alexander Grigorievich chose the appropriate specialty: went to the faculty of molecular and chemical physics.
Business
After graduating from the Institute with honors, as well as postgraduate studies of the IFTI in Moscow, there was no speech on business: Alexander decided to enjoy himself a scientific career of the head of the laboratory of high temperatures. But it was this position that gave him a huge experience to start his work, as all those demands that the future entrepreneur were useful in his tasks. After becoming a commercial director, Alexander mined money for the staff of the institute, sold materials and searched for new customers, studying the demand of the market and conducting conversations with business customers. The future businessman liked his scientific activity, so in the laboratory he worked for a long time, until the age of 3 years, surviving poverty.
Also, the future co-owner of the Evraz Group for some data tried himself at the sale of medical equipment, and also tried to engage in construction.
At the end of the 90s, Alexander came to make a serious and large-scale business: to organize their own company. Since one business is difficult to start such a business, Abramov sat down the fellow students who took the idea of a former laboratory assistant with interest. Thus, in 1992, the Evrazmetal Metallurgical Company was organized, founded by Alexander Abramov and his business partners.
Initially, the company traded metal structures, ore and coal: the project united in itself bankrupt plants and began to develop rapidly: already 3 years after the foundation appeared a group of EAM, which became the basis of EuroShargolding, a global large-scale company with assets in 9 countries.
For 2015, IFRS rated EVRAZ PLC in $ 719 billion net profit.
But the shareholder of the largest company initially remained in the shade of partners: only in 1995, when the Nizhnya Metallurgical Plant and West Siberian entered Evrazhetting, Abramov became Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Metallurgical affair is not a favorite occupation of a billionaire matter of the whole life: he collected a profitable company and now sells it parts, owning large shares.
In addition to the successful business in the metallurgical industry, in 2010, Alexander Grigorievich bought shares and became the co-owner of the International Financial Club Bank, and after 3 years he became a shareholder of Norilsk Nickel.
State
Alexander Abramov enters the top 200 richest businessmen of Russia according to Forbes magazine and for six years, holds the 30th position: so, in 2011, a billionaire held 21 places with an income of 7500 million dollars, and in 2016 he held 24th place in Rating with a state of 3600 million.
Shares of Evraz Group, which belong to the billionaire, were estimated at 650 million dollars for 2010.
In 2006, oligarch acquired a "toy", yacht "777" with a length of 66 meters.
Abramova also has its own villa in New Zealand worth $ 40 million. The local New Zealand newspaper called the structure of the most expensive developer project in the country.
Personal life
Alexander Grigorievich married to Svetlana Abramova, this is the first marriage of a businessman who began with student. Alexander's wife is also a graduate of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Candidate of Sciences. Spouses have two sons and daughter.
In his free time, the businessman shake his hobby, fishing, and also loves to hunt. Alexander is also fond of sports: loves swimming and playing tennis.
Alexander Abramov Now
In 2017, Oligarch still occupies the leadership office of Eurorasholding.
In addition to the business, Alexander Abramov is engaged in charity, he is the founder of the Foundation for the Development of Innovation Education: the Foundation is trying to financially support gifted students of the MFTIZ of low-income families.
On June 11, 2016, the businessman received a medal "for benefit": part of the Oligarch's own budget allocates for the construction and restoration of Orthodox churches.