In November 2012, Forbes issued a rating of the 25 highest paid top managers in Russia[1]. Research methodology: the range of companies was limited to the 70 largest enterprises in terms of revenue for 2011, excluding state corporations and companies managed by owners (Lukoil, Severstal, Rusal).
After examining the official reporting of the companies, interviewing more than 10 senior recruitment consultants using source information, Forbes received an expert assessment of CEO compensation. The final figure takes into account the remuneration that the general director receives in the company (salary, bonus, percentage of profit) and on the boards of directors of subsidiaries. Possible payments to managers outside Russia were also taken into account.
As expected, the top 25 included mainly top managers of banks, metallurgical companies and enterprises in the field of power and oil and gas. Several people in the ranking represent the telecom industry, and not a single one - IT. At the same time, there is only one woman in the Forbes ranking - Gulzhan Moldazhanova, General Director of Basic Element.
1: Andrey Kostin, VTB
The leader of the rating was the chairman of the board of VTB Andrei Kostin.
Compensation: $30 million
Position: President - Chairman of the Management Board of VTB
Age: 56
Place of birth: Moscow
Education: Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Number of employees: 65,000 (as of December 31, 2011)
Detail: Spent the holiday of 2012 in Greece, traveling with family and friends on the yacht Sea Rhapsody. He flew to ancient Olympia, where he was given a private excursion after hours, by helicopter.
"I gethigh from my job. This is no longer a job, but a lifestyle. I like the fact that the organization is growing, you yourself learn and grow with it. In the bank, you see the entire section of the country - the entire economy and regions. It's an institution where it's amazingly exciting to work in. " (Vedomosti, 2011)
2: Alexey Miller, Gazprom
Alexey Miller
Compensation: $25 million
Position: Chairman of the Management Board of OAO Gazprom
Age: 50 years
Place of birth: Leningrad
Education: Leningrad Institute of Finance and Economics
Number of employees: 400 300 (as of December 31, 2011)
Detail: Owns pedigree stallions Fragrant and Vesely, who won Russian races, in 2012 headed the board of directors of the state-owned company Russian Hippodromes, in the authorized capital of which the property of 27 state stables and racetracks was included.
"Gazprom's motto: gas will not be produced until it is sold." (Prime-TASS, 2007)
3: Igor Sechin, Rosneft
Igor Sechin
Compensation: $25 million
Position: President, Chairman of the Board of Rosneft
Age: 52 years
Place of birth: Leningrad
Education: Leningrad State University (Leningrad State University)
Number of employees: 168,400 (as of December 31, 2011)
Detail: In 2010, American Forbes ranked Sechin 52nd on the list of the most influential people in the world. He was the third Russian after Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
"A normalcitizen should be a patriot of his country, a decent person, a professional, if you work in government - an effective worker, that's all." (Reuters, 2010)
4: Herman Gref, Sberbank
Hermann Gref
Compensation: $15 million
Position: President, Chairman of the Board of Sberbank
Age: 48 years
Place of birth: Panfilovo, Pavlodar region, Kazakh SSR
Education: Omsk State University
Number of employees: 266 187 (as of December 31, 2011)
Detail: Restores strength in the Benners Park-Hotel & Spa, one of the oldest and best hotels in Baden-Baden, the favorite resort of the Russian aristocracy since the 18th century.
"Once ordinary people understand the basis of their self... it will be extremely difficult to manage, that is, manipulate them... Any mass control implies an element of manipulation. How to live, how to manage such a society, where everyone has the opportunity to judge directly? "(SPIEF, Sberbank session, June 2012)
5: Mikhail Kuzovlev, Bank of Moscow
Mikhail Kuzovlev
Compensation: $15 million
Position: Chairman of the Management Board of the Bank of Moscow
Age: 46 years
Place of birth: Krasnogorsk, Moscow region
Education: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
Number of employees: 10,139 (as of December 31, 2011)
Detail: Celebrated his 45th birthday in Cyprus. Entertain guests invited Enrique Iglesias, the singer was struck by the scope of the event.
6: Dmitry Razumov, Onexim Group
Dmitry Razumov
Compensation: $12 million
Position: CEO of Onexim
Age: 37
Place of birth: Moscow
Education: Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Detail: Never raises your voice. He plays classic rock on an electric guitar in a narrow circle.
7: Andrei Akimov, Gazprombank
Andrei AkimovCompensation: $10 million
Position: Chairman of the Board of Gazprombank
Age: 59
Place of birth: Leningrad
Education: Moscow Financial Institute
Detail: During his 10 years at Gazprombank, he did not give a single interview, the first few years after his appointment, none of the journalists imagined what he looked like.
8: Ivan Streshinsky, USM Advisors
Ivan Streshinsky
Compensation: $10 million
Position: CEO of USM Advisors
Age: 43
Place of birth: Kyiv
Education: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Detail: On behalf of Vasily Anisimov, he participated in the sale of Badri Patarkatsishvili's share of Anisimov in the Krasnoyarsk aluminum plant in the late 90s, as well as in the subsequent sale of Patarkatsishvili's share in Rusal to Oleg Deripaska.
9: Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, MMC Norilsk Nickel
Vladimir Strzhalkovsky
Compensation: $10 million Position: CEO - Chairman of the Board of MMC Norilsk Nickel
Age: 58
Place of birth: Leningrad
Education: Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute
Detail: He served in the administration of the KGB of the USSR in Leningrad and the Leningrad Region, where he met Vladimir Putin.
10: Mikhail Shamolin, AFC Sistema
Mikhail Shamolin
Compensation: $10 million
Position: President of AFK Sistema
Age: 42 years
Place of birth: Moscow
Education: Moscow Automobile and Road Institute, Russian Academy of Civil Service under the President of the Russian Federation, Wharton Business School
Detail: In May 2012, on a Yak-52 plane, he won gold in the all-around aerobatics in the II League of the Moscow Aircraft Sports Championship.
11: Alexander Dyukov, Gazprom Neft
Alexander Dyukov
Compensation: $8 million
Position: General Director of OAO Gazprom Neft
Age: 44
Place of birth: Leningrad
Education: Leningrad Order of Lenin Shipbuilding Institute
Detail: Part of the money earned is spent on the purchase of Gazprom Neft shares. Over the past two years, its package has doubled and today is estimated at $1.3 million.
12: Andrey Dubovskov, MTS
Andrey Dubovskov
Compensation: $7 million
Position: President MTS
Age: 46 years
Place of birth: Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Education: All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimova
Detail: In 1999, he created his own cellular company with 3,000 subscribers with partners, but sold it a year later.
13: Boris Dubrovsky, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works
Boris Dubrovsky
Compensation: $7 million
Position: General Director - Chairman of the Board of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Age: 53
Place of birth: Magnitogorsk
Education: Magnitogorsk Mining and Metallurgical Academy, Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation
Detail: In 2011, the main owner and long-term head of Magnitogorsk, Viktor Rashnikov, decided to move away from operational management and nominated Dubrovsky for the post of general director, with whom he worked at the plant for more than 35 years.
14: Anton Kudryashov, VimpelCom
Anton Kudryashov
Compensation: $7 million
Position: General Director of VimpelCom
Age: 45
Place of birth: Moscow
Education: Moscow Financial Institute, London School of Economics
Detail: He is fond of yoga, cinema and jazz, is committed to the ideas of feng shui, spent his childhood in African countries.
15: Eugene Dod, RusHydro
Eugene Dod
Compensation: $6 million
Position: Chairman of the Board of RusHydro
Age: 39
Place of birth: Moscow
Education: Moscow Aviation Institute
Detail: Engaged in aikido and kobudo (martial art using edged weapons).
16: Dmitry Konov, Sibur Holding
Dmitry Konov
Compensation: $6 million
Position: Chairman of the Board of Sibur Holding
Age: 42 years
Place of birth: Moscow
Education: MGIMO, IMD
Detail: In 2011, Leonid Mikhelson bought Sibur Holding from Gazprombank; top managers, including Konov, became the owners of a 5% stake in the company.
17: Alexander Korsik, Bashneft
Alexandre Corsicus
Compensation: $5 million
Position: President of Bashneft
Age: 56
Place of birth: Minsk
Education: Moscow Higher Technical School named after N.E. Bauman, Diplomatic Academy under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Detail: Has been fond of photography for more than 10 years. He travels with his family to photo scams in Africa. Visited South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Tanzania and Rwanda.
18: Alexey Moskov, Renova
Alexey Moskov
Compensation: $5 million
Position: Chairman of the Board of Renova Group of Companies
Age: 41
Place of birth: Moscow
Education: Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers (MIIT)
Detail: Studies German to better understand Swiss partners from the technology concerns Oerlikon and Sulzer, part of the Renova group.
19: Vladimir Rashevsky, SUEK
Vladimir Rashevsky
Compensation: $5 million
Position: CEO of SUEK
Age: 39
Place of birth: Moscow
Education: Finance Academy under the Government of Russia
Detail: Member of the Skolkovo Foundation Council. Minority shareholder of SUEK.
20: Dmitry Strezhnev, Eurochem
Dmitry Strezhnev
Compensation: $5 million
Position: General Director of MHC Eurochem
Age: 44
Place of birth: Kazan
Education: Moscow State University, Academy of National Economy
Detail: Junior partner of Andrey Melnichenko, owns 7% of Eurochem shares.
21: Nikolay Tokarev, Transneft
Nikolay Tokarev
Compensation: $5 million
Position: President, Chairman of the Board of Transneft
Age: 61
Place of birth: Karaganda, Kazakh SSR
Education: Karaganda Polytechnic Institute
Detail: According to media reports, he worked with Vladimir Putin and Sergei Chemezov in the 1980s at the KGB Dresden Residency. Tokarev himself in every possible way avoids talking about this topic.
22: Oleg Budargin, FGC UES
Oleg Budargin
Compensation: $4 million
Position: Chairman of the Board of FGC UES
Age: 52 years
Place of birth: Klyuchi village, Kamchatka Territory
Education: Norilsk Industrial Institute
Detail: In 2010, the head of Energostroyinvest Holding (one of the contractors of FGC) Igor Yaroslavtsev, in an interview with Kommersant, accused Budargin of not controlling the company, and FGC top managers act on the basis of their own business interests.
23: Gulzhan Moldazhanova, "Basic Element"
Gulzhan Moldazhanova
Compensation: $4 million
Position: CEO of Basic Element
Age: 46 years
Place of birth: Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Education: Kazakh State University (Faculty of Physics), Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation
Detail: Having joined Deripaska's company as a secretary, she made a brilliant career in positions that no woman had ever held before.
24: Ivan Tavrin, Megafon
Ivan Tavrin
Compensation: $4 million
Position: CEO of Megafon
Age: 36 years
Place of birth: Moscow
Education: Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Detail: In the late 1990s, having received a contract from the Korean company Lotte, I went to trolleybus parks at night and checked whether all trolleybuses were advertised by the customer.
25: Vladimir Yakunin, Russian Railways
Vladimir Yakunin
Compensation: $4 million
Position: President of JSC "Russian Railways (RZD)"
Age: 64
Place of birth: Melenki, Vladimir region
Education: Leningrad Mechanical Institute
Detail: Heads the Board of Trustees of the St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation, which delivers a holy fire to Moscow every year for Easter.