Trubnikov Andrey

Biography

Graduate of economics department of MGIMO.

In 1998 its business on alcohol import (vodka and champagne) did not sustain jump of dollar, and Trubnikov had to sell the apartment to pay off with debts. The entrepreneur looked for the ideas for business, and the new direction for work was prompted by his spouse Irina, having complained of expensive means for washing of ware.

Together with the partner, Syrian Yusef Vatfa Hamed for $5 thousand. Trubnikov purchased a gel formula from Institute of household chemicals: Magician they prepared the first batches of means independently and sold in wholesale markets, and later began to produce shampoos and balms "Russian Field". Four years later the businessman sold the share for $200 thousand and founded The First Solution company.

2002: Start of the Recipes of the Grandmother Agafya brand

The businessman started the Recipes of the Grandmother Agafya brand in 2002.

2008: Start of the brand of Natura Siberica

In 2008 there was a brand of Natura Siberica, and in the 2012th — retail network Natura Siberica (for 2021 more than 55 points in Russia and abroad enter it). Under the Organic Shop brand 39 more shops work.

Consolidated revenues of producer of cosmetics and the retailer in 2019, according to own data, were 14 billion rubles.

Trubnikov acts as the main owner of all companies, also members of the family of the businessman have minority shares in some of them — the ex-wife Irina and the son Dmitry. He has also two daughters, Elizabeth and Ekaterina.

The businessman called Natura Siberica case of life, but noted that it has no successor. Trubnikov said that he is not going to give the company to the son as that is engaged in other business. "It likes computer games more, he creates them, it has the firm" — he said in 2016.

The oldest daughter lives in Japan, and younger still minor, but the father involved it in affairs of the company. "I persuaded school to throw it and to us to go to work, but mother against. I already appointed the daughter on make-up of the senior group of our managers. Now I try not to take in the company of employees 25 years are more senior" — he said to the Vedomosti newspaper in the 2018th.

In the last interview which Trubnikov gave Forbes on December 29, 2020 he told that he would not begin to leave the status to children. "Definitely if there was a status, would not give to children anything. Let earn. Why to spoil the children?" — he told. Trubnikov specified that his children already adult and earn to themselves a living though so far and it is a little: one of daughters works in his company, the second lives and the salon where he sells pictures, sneakers" and other goods for youth studies in Japan, and at the son own ".

Pipe manufacturers at the end of December were estimated by the business at $500 million, with perspective of growth of cost to "$2-3 billion at least".

2021: Death

On January 7, 2021 Andrey Trubnikov died in the house in Moscow area at the age of 61 year.