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Born May 8, 1975 in Moscow. Married, three children.
He graduated from New York University (USA) with a degree in Economics and Finance, International Business, Philosophy.
He held senior positions in OJSC, Severstal OJSC, Kuzbassugol OJSC Severstal Resources, and NPIG.Interpipe
From April 2006 to May 2009 he headed the Metalloinvest holding.
General Director of OJSC "Group of Companies," "Rusagro heads it since its inception.
On July 6, 2009, he was appointed General Director of Rusagro Group of Companies LLC.
2020: Investment in Elementaree
On September 11, 2020, the Elementaree service announced the attraction of investments from Rusagro CEO Maxim Basov, who acquired about 5% of the startup from his first investor Lawrence Lepard. The value of the transaction remained confidential. Read more here.
2021
Buying a stake in food delivery service Elementaree from Skolkovo Ventures
As it became known in mid-February 2021 Skolkovo Ventures , the fund left the food delivery service, Elementaree selling a share to the head of "" Rusagro Maxim Basov. Its participants did not disclose the financial component of the agreement. More. here
Creation of IT companies "Helpagro" and "Digital Farmer"
In mid-March 2021, it became known about the creation of two IT companies - Assistants and Digital Farmer - the main owner of Rusagro Vadim Moshkovich and the general director of the agricultural holding Maxim Basov. Read more here.
Leaving the post of general director of Rusagro
On November 15, 2021, Rusagro announced the departure of Maxim Basov from the post of general director of the group. At the same time, he will remain a shareholder and member of the board of directors of the agricultural holding.
According to the press service of Rusagro, Maxim Basov's employment contract expires on December 31, 2021, and the contract is not planned to be renewed. The group will decide on the new general director by the end of 2021.
Maxim Basov has been the head of the company since 2009. The entrepreneur owns 8% of Rusagro shares.
According to Kommersant, Basov can take up his own projects. Analysts interviewed by the publication believe that it will be extremely difficult to find a replacement for Mr., to whom almost all processes were closed in Rusagro.
According to one of the sources of the publication, a top manager after leaving the company can take up his own projects. Recently, before his departure from Rusagro, he invested in scientific companies, food delivery services and online platforms. So, he owns a share in the Elementaree food kit delivery service and the Wikium online platform for the development of cognitive functions. In addition, Basov owns almost 70% of the Primbiomed research antibody developer.
Gazprombank senior analyst Marat Ibragimov noted that Rusagro's current results are largely Basov's personal merit. Almost all the processes in the group closed on German. The top manager was engaged, including strategy, operational management of all business segments, communication with investors.
Ibragimov is confident that investors will react negatively to the news of the departure of the top manager. In his opinion, the group's shares will adjust in the short term.
According to the director of Sovekon Andrei Sizov, the process of changing the general director of Rusagro will apparently require a transitional period, given the scale of the business, including in geographical terms: the group manages huge fields, enterprises in many regions and has a large division in the Far East.[1]
Investing in the Synchronization Education Platform
On December 22, 2021, it became known about the investment of $2.25 million in the EdTech platform "Synchronization." Maxim Basov took part in the first round of financing for the company. Read more here.
2022: Maxim Basov - New Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rusagro
On March 11, 2022, Rusagro announced the election of a shareholder and former general director of the agricultural holding Maxim Basov as the new chairman of the group's board of directors. Read more here.
2024
Appointment as CEO of Gloria Jeans
On June 17, 2024, it was announced the appointment of Maxim Basov as the new CEO of the Gloria Jeans clothing chain. He replaced Lilia Bulatova, who remained with the company and moved to the position of chief merchandiser, heading the product creation and development unit. Both managers also joined the retailer's board of directors.
 | It is interesting for me to head Gloria Jeans at a very important moment in the transformation of the industry and become a partner of Vladimir Vladimirovich Melnikov. We have a lot of work to do to rebuild Gloria Jeans and turn the company into a modern technological international business, "Basov said, commenting on his appointment as head of Gloria Jeans. |  |
Whether he became a minority shareholder of the company, Gloria Jeans refused to clarify, Forbes magazine notes, which sent a request to the company.
Lilia Bulatova in the new structure will focus on the further development of the GJ product, including the premium GJ Black collection, the lines for teenagers and children GJ Cool and GJ Kids, as well as the Ready! Steady! Go!
By the beginning of 2024, Gloria Jeans had more than 700 stores in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. The beneficiary of the company is Rostov entrepreneur Vladimir Melnikov. In addition, the company has its own factories in Russia, development and production centers in the Asia-Pacific region. The brand's products are presented on the largest marketplaces and in its own online store.
Before heading Gloria Jeans, Maxim Basov worked as the general director of the Siberian Coal Energy Company[2]
Purchase of a 1% stake in Gloria Jeans
On September 23, 2024, it became known that the former head of Rusagro and SUEK Maxim Basov became a minority co-owner of the clothing manufacturer from the Rostov region, Gloria Jeans, in which he holds the post of general director. Details of the transaction as of the specified date were not disclosed. Read more here
Increase in the share in the developer of simulators for the mind "Vikium" to 73.57%
Maxim Basov, CEO of Gloria Jeans, increased his stake in Vikium LLC to 73.57% in December 2024. The expansion of participation occurred after the redemption of shares from former top managers of the company and the acquisition of an additional issue of shares. Read more here.
2025
Sale of interest in Gloria Jeans
Former head of Rusagro Maxim Basov resigned from the owners of the parent company of the VVM Investments group, his share decreased from 1% to zero. The share of the fund "Named after St. Great Martyr Anastasia Uzoreshitelnitsa," established by the founder of Gloria Jeans Vladimir Melnikov, increased from 99% to 100%. Corresponding changes were made to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities in February 2025. Melnikov explained that the allocation of a minority stake in Basov LLC was part of the initial agreements, the terms of which are confidential. Read more here
Arrest
At the end of April 2025, it became known that the Moscow City Court rejected the defense appeal against the arrest of the former CEO of Rusagro and the head of Gloria Jeans Maxim Basov. The court upheld the decision of the Meshchansky Court of Moscow of March 27, 2025, according to which Basov was detained until May 25, 2025 in the case of the founder of the group Vadim Moshkovich.
According to Interfax, the defense of the accused asked to cancel the decision of the first instance and change the measure of restraint to house arrest, but the court did not grant this petition. Basov's lawyers Dmitry Kravchenko and Ruslan Kozhura announced their intention to seek the release of their client in the cassation instance.
Maxim Basov was charged with especially large-scale fraud (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and the organization of abuse of authority (part 3 of article 33 - part 2 of article 201 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Similar charges were brought against Vadim Moshkovich, who is in custody. Both defendants deny their guilt.
Lawyer Dmitry Kravchenko called the conclusions of the Meshchansky court, which did not recognize the acts of the accused as entrepreneurial, "completely anti-legal." According to him, in this case we are talking about private funds and relationships of entrepreneurs around commercial assets. Lawyer Ruslan Kozhura added that neither Moshkovich nor Basov had powers that they could abuse, as charged by the investigation.
The criminal case is related to alleged embezzlement when Rusagro buys shares of the Solar Products holding. According to law enforcement agencies, the damage in the case is about ₽1 billion. The applicant in the case was businessman Vladislav Burov, the founder of Solar Products. Burov and the Cypriot company Solpro, the founder of Solar Products, the beneficiary of which is called a businessman, were recognized as victims.
Also, the producer of products for agro-industry Singenta"" was recognized as the victim - the Russian subsidiary of Syngenta AG Corporation, controlled by the Committee for Control and Management of State Property. China The company filed a claim for damages of almost ₽1 billion.[3]
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