Zingarevich Boris Gennadyevich

Zingarevich Boris Gennadyevich

Zingarevich Boris Gennadyevich is the Russian entrepreneur. In the 90th years was a business partner of future President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. The owner of Ener1 company, the co-owner of the Russian timber industry group of JSC Ilim^[1], the owner and the chairman of the board of directors of Ilim Timber LLC, the co-owner of Ilim Pulp corporation, the chairman of the board of directors of Plaza Lotus Group, the co-owner "Ilim of Trees". Owner of the Norwegian company Think Global. Founder and chairman of the board of directors of Z1 Investment Group.

Assets

Capital assets of Boris Zingarevich are concentrated:

• logging and processing of wood (JSC Ilim, Ilim Timber LLC),
• production of batteries for electric vehicles (Ener1).

Status

Takes the 130th place in the rating of the Russian-language version of Forbes "The richest businessmen of Russia - 2011". Boris Zingarevich's fortune is estimated in 750 million dollars^[2].

Takes the 148th place in the rating of the Russian-language version of Forbes "The richest businessmen of Russia - 2012"^[3].

Biography

Was born in 1959 in the city of Sebezhe, the Pskov region, Russia.

Education

1981 - graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Technology of pulp and paper industry^[4].

Career

1981 - the mechanic on the Kondopoga pulp and paper mill.

1985 - the master of cardboard workshop at the Leningrad cardboard factory (now - the St. Petersburg PDA).

1989 - the production director at the Leningrad cardboard factory. Chairman of trade-union committee of factory.

1991 - the cofounder and the CEO of Tekhnoferm company.

1992 - the cofounder of the Ilim Pulp corporation created based on Tekhnoferm.

1993 – the cofounder and the CEO of Fintsell Ltd.

1997 – left the list of founders of Fintsell Ltd^[5].

till 2000 - the deputy CEO of Ilim Pulp corporation, dealt with issues of operational management.

2000 - the board member of Ilim Pulp corporation.

2002-2003 - the head process of restructuring of Ilim Pulp corporation, creation of product business units and formation of general strategy of business.

2003 - headed the Corporate University project of Ilim Pulp corporation, having initiated the large-scale program of preparation of a talent pool, development of corporate culture and internal communications.

2007 - the board member of JSC Ilim^[6]

Social and political activity

2011 -^[7] took part in a working breakfast of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the German chancellor Angela Merkel with representatives of the Russian and German business community^[7]

Interesting Facts

2010 - at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum provided to the Russian public the car of the future which can be loaded from the normal home socket^[8].

2010 - obtained the credit from VTB bank for business development of Ener1 of $100 million^[9].

2011 - purchased the Norwegian producer of the electric vehicles Think Global^[10].

Family

He is married, two sons.

• The wife is Tatyana Zingarevich.
• The son is Anton Zingarevich.
• The twin brother is Mikhail Zingarevich.

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