Gref Herman Oskarovich

Gref Herman Oskarovich

Biography

German was born on February 8, 1964 in the village of Panfilovo, Pavlodar region, Kazakh SSR.

Education

1990: OmSU im. F.M. Dostoevsky

In 1990 he graduated from the Law Faculty of Omsk State University named after F.M. Dostoevsky with a degree in Law.

1990: Graduate School, St. Petersburg State University

From 1990 to 1993 he was a graduate student of the Faculty of Law. St. Petersburg State University The supervisor of studies was Anatoly Sobchak, whom he came to on the recommendation of the dean of Omsk state the university's law faculty. Sergey Baburin Gref did not defend his dissertation then.

2011: PhD in Economics

In February 2011 he defended his thesis Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation in on the topic: "Development and prospects for structural institutional reforms in." Russian economy Degree awarded: candidate. economic sciences

Career

1982: Service in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR

From 1982 to 1984 he served in the special forces units of the internal troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs.

1991: Work in the administration of St. Petersburg

German Gref and Vladimir Putin have known each other since the early 1990s

In 1991-1992 - Legal Adviser of the 1st category of the Committee for Economic Development and Property administrations Petrodvorets and. St. Petersburg

In 1992, he was appointed head of the Petrodvortsov District Agency of the Committee for City Property Management of the City Hall of St. Petersburg.

In 1992-1994 - Chairman of the Property Management Committee, deputy head of the administration of the city of Petrodvorets.

In 1994, he became Deputy Chairman, and then First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for City Property Management of the St. Petersburg City Hall.

In 1997-1998 - Vice-Governor, Chairman of the Committee on City Property Management of the City Hall of St. Petersburg.

During his work in the administration of St. Petersburg, German Gref met Vladimir Putin.

1998: First Deputy Minister of State Property of the Russian Federation

In January 1998, by a decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, he was introduced to the Board of the Ministry of State Property of the Russian Federation.

From April 1998 to 2000 - First Deputy Minister of State Property of the Russian Federation (since 2008 - Federal Agency for State Property Management (Federal Property Management Agency)).

On December 30, 1998, by a decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, it was introduced into the Coordination Council for Economic Issues of the Regional Policy of the Russian Federation.

1999: Member of the Board of the FCC of Russia, Head of the CSR

In 1999 - Member of the Board of the Federal Commission on the Securities Market (abolished in 2004), head of the Center for Strategic Research.

2000: Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation

From May 2000 to September 2007 - Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation (since 2008 - Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation).

One of Gref's main tasks as Minister of Economic Development was to negotiate Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization. And if at first the goal was set to join the WTO at any cost and as quickly as possible, then the principle became the main one: "Russia will join the organization on the most favorable terms for itself." In this regard, the terms of accession to the WTO were constantly postponed. Under G. Gorf, bilateral negotiations between Russia and all major world trading powers were successfully completed.

In his post, G. Gref also actively advocated the development of industrial production in Russia. 2005 became especially successful for him in this area. So, the Sukhoj Super Jet-100 (SSJ-100, formerly RRJ) program, a joint project of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, the Ilyushin Aviation Complex and Boeing, fell into his sphere of influence.

In the same year, the famous government decree of the N166 was issued, providing for benefits for automakers who opened assembly production in Russia (the conclusion of relevant contracts with auto giants was supervised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade).

In the same 2005, a law developed by the ministry was adopted regulating the activities of special economic zones and providing preferential conditions for their residents. G. Gref also secured the right for his department to distribute funds for innovative projects both through the created Russian Venture Company (RVC) and through the Investment Fund.

In 2005, the minister became chairman of the commission forming a list of projects co-financed from the Investment Fund of the Russian Federation.

G. Gref also actively participated in the promotion of Sochi as a venue for the 2014 Olympics. Under it, the Ministry of Economic Development oversaw a federal target program: The development of the city of Sochi as a mountain and climate resort until 2014, which was later transferred to the Ministry of Regional Development.

2007: President, Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank

On November 28, 2007, at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders Sberbank RUSSIAN FEDERATION , he was elected President, Chairman of the Management Board credit of the organization (re-elected in May 2019). In this position, he replaced Andrei Kazmin, appointed head of FSUE "." Russian Post Despite the statement of G. Gref that no sharp changes in personnel policy are planned, several people from the top management of the bank filed applications for departure. Among them were deputy chairmen of the Board, heads of leading directorates. However, the former minister did not lose optimism - heading Sberbank, G. Gref said in his characteristic energetic manner: "We must prove that elephants can dance... Give me time and then we'll see who's capable of what. "

So, in the plans of G. Gref to make Sberbank "more customer-oriented," in connection with which the bank has seriously increased the requirements for employees, as well as work is underway to improve the principles of work, especially those related to retail lending. Another serious initiative of G. Gref was the expensive rebranding of Sberbank, the expediency of which in the context of the financial crisis caused a wave of indignation in. MEDIA In addition, being a supporter of the idea of ​ ​ privatization of state-owned banks, G. Gref advocates reducing the share CENTRAL BANK in the authorized capital of the bank to 50% + 1 share from the current 57.6%. However, so far it is in no Government of the Russian Federation hurry to privatize Sberbank, explaining this by its traditionally high social significance.

In May-June 2010, it became known that Gref became the owner of 0.0007% of ordinary shares of Sberbank of Russia OJSC, while his share in the authorized capital of the bank amounted to 0.0006%. Earlier, G. Gorf did not own the bank's shares. In October 2011, he brought his share of ordinary shares to 0.003%, and his participation in the authorized capital of the bank - to 0.0031%.

As of January 2021, he is the Executive Director of SberBank, is a member of the Supervisory Board (since 2005) and the Committee for Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development of SberBank. The share of participation in the authorized capital of SberBank is 0.0045%. The share of SberBank's ordinary shares is 0.0044%.

German Gref talks about Sberbank's crowdsourcing project

2012: Forbes Rating

In November 2012, Forbes was included in the rating of "25 most expensive top managers in Russia," where it took 4th place with annual compensation of $15 million.

See also: The most expensive top managers in Russia

2013: J.P. Morgan Chase

Since 2013, he has been a member of the International Council of the American bank J.P. Morgan Chase.

2014: Member of Yandex Board of Directors

In May 2014, he was elected to the Board of Directors of Yandex. Especially for the banker, the number of members of the Board of Directors of the Internet company was increased to nine. Previously, eight people who were members of the Board of Directors retained their seats.

Co-chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mariinsky Theater, member of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Council on International Affairs. Chairman of the Board of the Center for Strategic Research. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Higher School of Economics. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Co-Unity Deaf-Blind Support Fund.

2018

Entered the "Kremlin list" of the US Treasury

In January 2018, he entered the "Kremlin list" of the Ministry of Finance USA - persons close to the president. Russia Vladimir Putin

Curator of the "Technologies" block of Sberbank

On December 10, 2018, Sberbank announced an increase in the role of the bank's technological and marketing divisions. In this regard, David Rafalovsky was appointed Executive Vice President and became subordinate to the President, Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank German Gref, continuing to perform the functions of the service station of the Sberbank group.

2020

Transition to remote work due to coronavirus

On March 16, 2020, it became known that German Gref, having To Europe visited, switched to remote work due to distribution. coronavirus

Bank President German Gref was on a business trip to a number of European countries in early March. As a responsible leader and citizen, he complies with the requirements of the decree of the mayor of Moscow on two-week self-isolation after arriving from a country with an increased level of risk and until the end of this week works in a remote format, the press service of Sberbank told RBC.

Gref  is not the only person in the leadership of Sberbank forced to work outside the office due to the epidemic. Half of the participants in the operational meeting of the heads of the credit institution were absent from it and communicated with colleagues remotely. Some ordinary employees also switched to remote work.

German Gref, having visited Europe, switched to remote work due to coronavirus

Sberbank has an anti-crisis headquarters to ensure uninterrupted operation. He proposes measures that should prevent the infection of customers and bank employees with the COVID-19 virus.

Sberbank has compiled a mathematical model of the spread of coronavirus in Russia and in the world. According to German Gref, in all three scenarios the situation in Russia looks better than in most countries.

On March 17, 2020, German Gref will hold an online press conference following a meeting of the Supervisory Board of Sberbank. This format was chosen in connection with the implementation of a set of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The Ministry of Health has previously recommended that companies forgo overseas business trips or reduce trips of their employees to other countries. Those who returned from countries with an unfavorable epidemiological situation are ordered to observe the isolation regime for a period of 14 days. Herman Gref switched to this regime.^[1]

Report of theft of $2,000 by cyber fraudsters

At the end of June 2020, German Gref said that once after a foreign trip, cyber fraudsters stole $2 thousand from him. The head of Sberbank managed to return the money, but not immediately.

I already worked at Sberbank and was on a trip to Africa or Latin America, I don't remember for sure. He paid with a card, and she was discredited. I returned to Moscow and suddenly I hear how my phone snapped: messages about transactions went. I look, and they remove $500 from the card at a time. But it was a long time ago, - Gref said in an interview with TASS without specifying the date of the event.

Gref told how he once became a victim of cyber fraudsters abroad

According to him, the attackers managed to withdraw $2 thousand before he phoned the bank and block the money. Gref noted that "it turned out a long story" with the return of funds. Then the acquiring bank was responsible, the proceedings through Visa went on from six months, but then the entire amount was returned, he said.

The President and Chairman of the Board of Sberbank said that by mid-2020 this would not have happened, since the bank has deployed a system for blocking fraudulent operations using artificial intelligence.

According to German Gref, Sberbank has done a great job after a major leak of customer data in the fall of 2019 and in the future expects to make its systems fully secure.

Today we proceed from the paradigm that we will make our systems absolutely invulnerable from the inside. And we'll get there. When we implement our plans - I don't know yet, but since the fall of last year, after the emergency, we have done a lot of work. For all the vulnerabilities that were obvious, we found a solution. The number of administrators who had access to confidential client information was in the thousands, now there are hundreds, there will be dozens, then we will completely close the base, "he said, adding that Sberbank did not have a single case of penetration into IT systems from outside.[2]

Leaving Yandex SD

On October 29, 2020, Yandex shareholders at the annual meeting approved the updated composition of the Board of Directors. From it came the head of Sberbank German Gref, who has been a member of the council since 2014. Read more here.

2022: Member of the Presidium of the Commission on Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko held the first meeting of the Commission on Scientific and Technological Development in 2022 via videoconference. This became known on February 7, 2022. At the meeting, the composition of the presidium of the commission was approved, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. Read more here.

Awards

Awarded to:

• Order of the Holy Noble Prince Daniel of Moscow, I degree, 2006;
• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree, 2007;
• Stolypin P.A. II Medal, 2009;
• Thanks and Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation, 2009;
• Officer of the Legion of Honor (France), 2010;
• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree, 2011;
• Order of Honor, 2014;
• Order of Alexander Nevsky, 2014;
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree, 2019
• Italian President Sergio Mattarella withdrew the country's state award from German Gref, follows from a decree published in the state newspaper Gazzetta Ufficiale in August 2022.

2022: Inclusion in the list of 25 main persons of state digitalization according to TAdviser

In January 2022, it was included in the list of 25 main persons of state digitalization of Russia according to TAdviser.

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Additional information

He speaks German and English.

Family

Herman Gref is married for the second time. His wife Yana Golovina (Gref) is a designer and manager of his own educational complex "Khoroshkola."

Jana Gref

In 2006, Gref had a daughter, in 2008 - the second daughter, later the youngest son.

Gref's son from his first marriage, Oleg Gref, graduated from Moscow State University in 2004, is Vice President of the NEO Center consulting company accredited to Sberbank.

The elder brother Yevgeny Gref is a businessman from Omsk, co-owner of the chains of stores "Technosophy," "Siberia-Ceramics," shopping centers "Geomart" and "Letur."

Gref's older sister, Elena, graduated from the pedagogical institute, got married and lives in Nakhodka.

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