Sergey Chemezov

Sergey Viktorovich Chemezov (Russian: Серге́й Ви́кторович Чéмезов; born 20 August 1952) is the CEO of Rostec Corporation (formerly the Director General of Rosoboronexport), chairman of the Union of Russian Mechanical Engineers, and a lieutenant-general.

Sergey Chemezov
CEO of Rostec Corporation
Assumed office
3 December 2007
Personal details
Born
Sergey Viktorovich Chemezov

(1952-08-20) 20 August 1952
Cheremkhovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Political partyUnited Russia
Spouse(s)Yekaterina Ignatova
Children4
Alma materMilitary Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
Baykalsky State University of Economics and Law

Biography

Chemezov was born on 20 August 1952 in the city of Cheremkhovo in Irkutsk Oblast.

Chemezov graduated with honours from Irkutsk Institute of National Economy (presently Baikal State University of Economics and Law)[1] in 1975 and then completed his postgraduate education at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. Chemezov has a doctorate in economics and is also a professor and full member of the Military Academy.[2]

At the Irkutsk Scientific and Research Institute of Rare and Nonferrous Metals, Chemezov worked as an engineer, a research associate, and chief laboratory assistant. From 1980 to 1988, he worked at “Luch” Research-Industrial Association. From 1983 to 1988, Chemezov served as the head[3] of the Luch Association representative office in East Germany, where he met Vladimir Putin and Nikolay Tokarev. Nikolay Tokarev, Chemezov, and Vladimir Putin worked for their KGB boss Lazar Matveev while in East Germany and both Chermazov and Putin lived in the same block of flats in Dresden.[4] There they became friends.[5]

From 1988 to 1996, Chemezov was deputy CEO of the “Sovintersport” Foreign Trade Association. From 1996 to 1999, he was chairman of the Department for Foreign Economic Relations within the Office for Presidential Affairs, serving under Vladimir Putin.[6] Later he transitioned to the position of chairman of the Department for Foreign Economic Relations of the Presidential Administration of Russia.[6] During this time and although both Ukraine and Georgia objected, Chemezov was pivotal in securing for Russia, Russia's correct share from the former USSR's state property, state archives and state debts.[6]

From September 1999 to November 2000, Chemezov served as CEO of Promexport. In August 2000, he became a member of the Presidential Committee on Military and Engineering Cooperation between Russia and Foreign Countries.

From November 2000 to April 2004, Chemezov served as first deputy CEO of Rosoboronexport and then as its CEO from 2004 to 2007.[7]

By a decree of the Russian President, on 26 November 2007, Chemezov was named CEO of Russian Technologies Corporation,[8] which was renamed Rostec in late 2012.

At the 6th United Russia party convention held on 2 December 2006, Chemezov was elected to the party’s Supreme Council. At the 7th party convention on 26 May 2012, Chemezov was reelected.

Chemezov coordinates United Russia’s “IT-Breakout” project, which since December 2010 has sought to discover and support outstanding young IT innovators.

On 28 April 2014, he was barred by the Obama administration from entering the United States.[9]

Through Serguei Adoniev's charitable contributions, Chemezov had become an influence in Novaya Gazeta since 2014.[10]

Offices

Chemezov has served as a member of the Board of Directors for:

Chemezov has served as chairman of the Board of Directors for:

Academic activity, social activism and patronage
  • Head of the Department of Military and Engineering Cooperation for the Scientific, Research and Educational Center of the Military Academy
  • Head of the Department of Military and Engineering Cooperation and High-Tech at MGIMO
  • Chairman of the Union of Mechanical Engineers, a public organization (since April 2007)
  • President of the Russian Industrial Association of Employers in Mechanical Engineering (since April 2007)
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kalashikov Military and Sport Association, an interregional public organization (since April 2010)
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Foundation for the Support and Development of Physical Culture and Sport in the Russian Federation (Sport Foundation) (since 2005)
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Cycling Federation (since 2007)
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Foundation

Family

Chemezov is married to Yekaterina Ignatova, who is a trained planning engineer. She is a co-founder and seventy percent stockholder of Kate LLC, a company that develops and manufactures automatic gearboxes. Ignatova is also the majority shareholder (along with Gor Nahapetyan, the managing director of Troika Dialog) of Étage, a chain of nineteen restaurants in Moscow. She has an apartment at 28 on Povarskaya Street (Russian: Поварская улица) in Moscow.[15]

Chemezov has four children.

According to information accessed in May 2009, Chemezov’s eldest son Stanislav (born in 1973) has been working for the company Itera. He is a thirty percent shareholder of Medfarmtekhologia, a member of the board of directors of AvtoVAZEnergo,[16] and chairman of the board of directors of Interbusinessgroup, which holds via structural companies such commercial organizations as Independent Insurance Group LLC, Oborontsement JSC, and Oborontsement-energo LLC. Since 2003 Stanislav Chemezov has been the co-owner (together with Vladimir Artyakov’s son, Dmitri) of the Meridian hotel facilities in Gelendzhik.

According to other information accessed in May 2009, Chemezov’s second son was studying in a medical institute. His youngest son was in primary school and his daughter was a graduate student at MGIMO University.

Awards
  • Order For Merit to the Fatherland of the 2nd class (2012)
  • Order For Merit to the Fatherland of the 3rd class (20 August 2007) for military and engineering cooperation with foreign countries
  • Order For Merit to the Fatherland of the 4th class
  • Order of Friendship (2009)
  • National Order of the Legion of Honour (France, March 2010) for contributing to the cooperation between France and Russia in high-tech manufacturing
  • Order of Saint Righteous Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy (Russian Orthodox Church)
  • Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow (Russian Orthodox Church)
  • Order of Saint Seraphim of Sarov of the 2nd class (Russian Orthodox Church)
  • Russian Government Award in science and engineering for 2004
  • Person of the Year in 2004 in the area of Defense Industry Complex
  • Leader of the Russian Economy in 2004, awarded by the International Forum “World Experience and Russian Economy”
  • Suvorov Prize awarded by the Military Academy
  • On 21 April 2011, Chemezov was granted the status of an Honoured Resident of the city of Irkutsk for prominent achievements in the area of social, economic and cultural development of the city of Irkutsk
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References
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  3. "Sergey Viktorovich Chemezov". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014.
  4. "Putin visits his former KGB boss on his 90th birthday (VIDEO)". RT. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. "The making of a neo-KGB state". Moscow: The Economist. 23 August 2007. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  6. Popov, Vladimir (December 4, 2019). "Записки бывшего подполковника КГБ: Путин и его близкий круг: Владимир Попов – один из авторов книги "КГБ играет в шахматы"" [Notes from a former KGB lieutenant colonel: Putin and his close circle by Vladimir Popov.]. Gordonua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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  9. Terri Rupar (28 April 2014). "U.S. announces new sanctions on Russians: Who's on the list". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  10. Сотников, Даниил (Sotnikov, Daniil); Чуракова, Ольга (Churakova, Olga); Баданин, Роман (Badanin, Roman); Рубина, Михаила (Rubin, Mikhail); Сурначевой, Елизаветы (Surnacheva, Elizabeth) (25 December 2019). "Друзья по особым поручениям. Рассказ о том, как Сергей Чемезов связался с либералами" [Friends on special missions. The story of how Sergey Chemezov got in touch with liberals]. Проект Медиа (Proekt) (in Russian). Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  11. "Rostec Head Chemezov To Join Norilsk Nickel Board -Report". The Wall Street Journal. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  12. "Sergey Chemezov". Rosneft. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  13. David Jolley (29 June 2013). "Ghosn becomes chairman of Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ". Automotive News Europe. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  14. "Novikombank - About the Bank". Novikombank. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  15. Вайсберг, Валерий (Vaysberg, Valery); Шевелькова, Оксана (Shevelkova, Oksana) (11 March 2010). "Артяков, Богданчиков и жены Чемезова и Эрнста собрались под одной крышей" [Artyakov, Bogdanchikov and the wives of Chemezov and Ernst gathered under one roof]. Маркер (Marker) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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