Lisin Vladimir Biography
Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by admin in K - O, Lisin Vladimir
Lisin Vladimir was born on May 7, 1956 in Ivanovo. He began his career in 1975 as an electrical mechanic in Yuzhkuzbassugol. In 1979 he graduated from the Siberian Metallurgical Institute with a degree of "engineer-metallurgist. In 1979-1985 gg. - Steel-maker, operator of the installation of continuous casting of steel, the head shifts, deputy head shop in Tulachermet. In 1984 he finished postgraduate Ukrainian Research Institute of Metallurgy. In 1985-1989. - Worked in Kazakhstan, deputy chief engineer of the Karaganda Steel Plant, one of the 4 largest plants in the country.
Now Lisin Vladimir - one of the two "real" metallurgists among industry moguls. Where were his current colleagues in the late 80-ies? Anywhere, just not in the industry. Co-owner of Norilsk Nickel, Vladimir Potanin, head of the Urals Mining and Metallurgical Company, Iskander Makhmudov worked as a clerk in the state foreign trade organizations. The owner of Severstal, Alexei Mordashov, and creator of Evrazholding Alexander Abramov engaged in scientific work. The owner of Russian Aluminum, Oleg Deripaska, has only studied at Moscow State University, in physics.
The main shareholder is Novovolipetskogo Steel Plant in 1989, has been deputy general manager at the Karaganda Metallurgical Combine, where he has gone to young professional. In Lisin, only one in the industry tycoon entire previous life worked as a specialty - co-owner of Magnitogorsk, Viktor Rashnikov. Maybe that's why Rashnikov Lisin and easily find common language in business. But history shows that the owner of NLMK, sooner or later breaks up with all partners. He found only temporary allies.
The first of them - not even a partner and patron in the business - in the late 80-ies became Oleg Soskovets. By the beginning of the era of private capital Soskovets was the director of the Karaganda combine. Under his leadership, Lisin got his first commercial experience, which is still remembered with pleasure. Karaganda combine together with the Swiss partners created a subsidiary, "TSK-Steel, which became the CEO Lisin. The company took advantage of a loophole in the law: the right to export the metals were only intermediaries, but substandard metal (containing defects) were allowed to export freely. Abroad, such products bought at a deep discount, but its $ 20-25 million a year turnover company, TSC-Steel had.
In 1991 he became Minister of Industry Soskovets - the latest in the USSR, and in 1992 entered the government of Russia. Following him Lisin moved to Moscow where he met with an American businessman of Soviet origin, the former head of the central grocery store in Odessa, Sam (Semenov) Kislin.
Company Kislin Trans Commodities shipped to steel mills raw materials - part of Russia, part of the import. At some point, his business is stalled - just a few plants, as if by agreement, have Kislin that they could not pay him any money, nor metal. Kislin risked losing invested in it $ 30 million was then that next to an American and was Lisin Vladimir, who promised to solve the problem.
It all ended so that Lisin took the money, though history is silent on how exactly he managed to do it, probably just used his acquaintance.
But in the end of the same in 1992 Lisin and his colleagues have found more than Russia's hefty cash bag. Their new foreign investor became a British non-ferrous metals trader David Reuben. He was brought to Russia, the younger brother of Michael the Black Lion. Two brothers, Ruben and created a group of Trans World Group (TWG), in the sphere of interests which included not only black, but also non-ferrous metals. Lisin to Mahmudov become members of. And Sam Kislin brothers somehow persuaded to retire from business - he went to the United States.
Color steel
Already in 1993, Lisin Vladimir got a TWG partner status. Soon the group was under the control of most of the largest metallurgical plants in the country. TWG has become the third largest supplier of aluminum on the world market - annual sales volume in 1993 was, according to different estimates, $ 4.5 billion, while a group at that time was not yet owned by any of the plant. Tolling scheme enables companies to monitor, without buying shares. A chief advocate tolling in the government are all the same Oleg Soskovets, already occupied the chair vice-premier.
Lisin as a representative of the TWG was a member of boards of directors of the five plants: three aluminum and two steel - Magnitogorsk and Novolipetsk plants. Law Group TWG was not framed as a single company. This was typical for that time, a conglomerate of Russian companies and offshore companies, formally independent of each other.
In 1995, the industry, a wave of assassinations. In April there was an attempt (unsuccessful) to the Commercial Director the Sayan Aluminum Plant Valery Tokarev - Lisin at this time there has been a member of the board of directors. In the same year were killed by the leaders of companies that had interests in aluminum plants, - the head of the bank "Ugra" Oleg Kantor, his deputy Vadim Yafyasov and business manager of Russia's other major exporter of metals, the company SSA Felix Lvov. Following these killings, the image of TWG in the business community has become demonic.
Sole proprietor
In the mid-90's shares NLMK bought up not only the TWG. In early 1997 a package of 25% of shares owned by entities of the American financier George Soros. Another 25% belonged to two citizens of Monaco, New Zealand origin businessmen brothers Richard and Christopher Chandler. It's amazing how many brothers worked in the industry in the 90 years! In David Reuben, too, was the brother-in-arms.
Vladimir Potanin and his entourage always denied the existence of any agreement. Lisin existence of an agreement does not confirm or refute. According to the same source close to Lisin, two businessmen met in the first half of 1997, that Potanin would not prevent the redemption Lisin 50% stake in Novolipetsk Steel by foreigners and possible attempts to interfere with the Black brothers bankrupt factory.
The next big step Lisin had planned to do in 2000. June meeting of shareholders has been proposed restructuring program of $ 1.1 billion, money the mill were willing to give us the most Lisin in exchange for the additional issue of shares. After their release the share TWG was reduced to half.
Year big Shopping
In 2004, Lisin got a powerful partner - Boris Ivanishvili. In February this year, NLMK bought Stoilensky Mining and Processing Plant (GOK). For a controlling stake in the GOK Lisin gave his former owner, creator of the Bank of Russia Credit Boris Ivanishvili 15,5% from its 97% stake in Novolipetsk Steel. However, later, for whatever reason the deal was restructured. For Stoilensky GOK Boris Ivanishvili generated $ 510 million purchase Stoilensky GOK for many years provided NLMK's own iron ore - the main raw material for steel production.
Finally, in October Lisin bought a package of licenses for exploration of gas condensate fields on the shelf of the Kara Sea. In the same month, Kakha Bandukidze was acquired by Northern Oil and Gas Company, whose main asset is 62% of shares in a small oil company Samara "Volganeft. In a press release NLMK's stated view that this transaction is the creation of a new platform for future investments in the energy field. Was also said that NLMK considers investment projects in the energy sector perspective, ensuring a supply of energy carriers of the industrial complex of NLMK.
So now, Lisin Vladimir - Billionaire quiet, sponsoring athletes and invests 90% of personal funds, as he himself says, "in Russia's economy." He is married and has three children. But what about the 90's? About that time can not remember. The owner of the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine is not even watches.