* The businessman owes his wealth to the Novolipetsk steel mill, one of the world's largest. He also owns an electricity firm.
* Lisin got his first job in 1975 as a mechanic in a Soviet coalmine. He studied at Siberia's Metallurgy Institute and took a job as a steelworker. In 1992 he joined a group of tenacious traders, the Trans-World Group, who won control of Russia's steel and aluminium industry. When the partners split in 2000, Lisin received 13% of the firm and later won a controlling share.
* The secret of Lisin's success, Finans suggested, has been to work hard and stay out of politics. The oligarch has avoided the fate of Mikhail Khordorkovsky, formerly Russia's richest man, who has been in prison since 2003 after challenging the then president, Vladimir Putin. Lisin has also snubbed Moscow's VIP party scene.
* Forbes calls him a "proletarian success story." He worked his way up from the crappiest job imaginable (a mechanic in a coal mine) to become minister of metallurgy in 1991. In the 90s, he managed a bunch of factories that he privatized with a group of other tough coal miner types; together they formed Trans World Group. In 2000, he wrestled a majority stake in Novolipetsk, one of Russia's largest steel mills. In 2005, he bought 48.8% of St. Petersburg's port in an attempt to integrate all aspects of his raw mineral business.
Highlights
* The secret of Lisin's success has been to work hard and stay out of politics. The oligarch has avoided the fate of Mikhail Khordorkovsky, formerly Russia's richest man, who has been in prison since 2003 after challenging the then president, Vladimir Putin. Lisin has also snubbed Moscow's VIP party scene.
==FOCUSSING ON BUSINESS AND KEEPING OUT OF PARTY CIRCLES AND POLITICS==
No comments:
Post a Comment