Grishin Dmitry Sergeyevich

Biography

Born October 15, 1978 in the city of Kapustin Yar.

• 1995  - Physics and Mathematics Gymnasium  of 4 Saratov
• 2001  - Moscow State Technical University named after N.E.   Bauman, red diploma, specialty  - CAD

•  1998-2001 — Axiom Int. (USA, Florida, Clear Water)  - programmer, system engineer.

• 2000  - began his work at netBridge Servises. In the same year he was appointed head of the project development department Molotok.ru

• 2001  - head of the service center, and then technical director Mail.ru

• 2002  - Executive Director Mail.ru

• 2003  - CEO of Port.Ru Inc and Mail.ru (since April)

• 2005 - one of the founders of Mail.Ru Group. At this time, like the creator MySpace Tom Anderson, Dmitry Grishin actively participates in the life of users of the My Мир@Mail.ru network, in particular, sends gifts for the main holidays ("New Year," March 8).

• 2010 - CEO of Mail.Ru Group.

2012

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mail.ru Group

In March 2012, Dmitry Grishin, who joined the board of directors of the Mail.ru Group and was appointed chairman while retaining the position of CEO of the company. Dmitry Grishin is also a member of the board of directors at Haslop Company Limited (Mamba) and Molotok Holdings Limited (Molotok.ru).

Foundation of Grishin Robotics with a capital of $25 million

In June 2012, it became known about the founding of the investment company Grishin Robotics, in which Dmitry Grishin invested $25 million in personal funds. The company plans to invest in personal robotics projects around the world.

The main principles of Dmitry Grishin

October 15, 2012 Dmitry Grishin turned only 34 years old. What life principles allowed him to achieve such outstanding success, he told Kommersant a few years ago the^[1]:

• Most of all, I don't like self-confident stupidity. When a person himself does not understand anything and is very actively trying to convince others of his opinion.

• If there is no drive in the Internet company, then this company dies. My business intersects very closely with life, so for me the main thing is that it brings pleasure and visible result.

• Complete democracy in business can lead to the results being replaced by endless conversations. I like to discuss ideas with subordinates, argue, but at some point I make a decision, and all the discussions stop.

• I consider myself a workaholic-light. On average, I work 12-14 hours a day. But I leave time for family and hobbies.

• For seven years I have not had a vacation, only New Year holidays. But this is wrong, and the family treats this negatively, so I will change the schedule.

• A good manager makes the right decisions in 50% of cases, bad - in 10%. But it is better to make at least some decision than not to make any.

• If someone says that it is very easy for him to dismiss a person, he is either a liar or a sadist.

• I am insanely annoyed by sports, where you must mechanically perform some actions. There must be excitement and competition. From sports games I love big tennis.

• I used to prefer beer. But after celebrating his wedding in Venice, he began to be quite loyal to white guilt.

• I made my first money by selling a computer game that I wrote myself. It was called Alfa-Romeo. I saw the name on the insert from chewing gum. With the proceeds, I bought a computer drive.

• In modern business literature, unfortunately, one thick book accounts for two or three smart thoughts. So now I'm reading Adam Smith. In the current situation, it is important to understand the fundamental foundations of the economy.

• A good education allows us to take advantage of the chances if we find ourselves in the right place at the right time.

• I dream of building not just a large or large, but a dominant company on the Internet in Russia. At the same time, most of all, I am afraid to turn our company into a huge bureaucratic structure.

• I love computer games myself and I don't mind people playing or crawling on the Internet at work. Just that other companies spend time for us is studying the market.

• There is nothing more interesting than the Internet now. I am interested in astronautics, robotics, but you will not build a mass business there yet.

• With the exception of Moscow, I like San Remo the most. You go one way - Cannes and Monte Carlo, the other - the Alps, and always the sea. In retirement, perhaps I would like to live there, although I have never thought about retirement.

2016: Resignation from the post of general director of Mail.ru

In 2016, Boris Dobrodeev, the son of the head of VGTRKOleg Dobrodeev and the general director of VKontakte, headed the Mail.ru Group. Dmitry Grishin remained as chairman of the board of directors of the holding.

2017: Receiving 1% of Mail.ru Group shares in the amount of $47 million

In March 2017, it became known that the head of the Mail.ru Group was presented with shares worth $47 million^[2]. The chairman of the board of directors of the Mail.ru Group Dmitry Grishin received 2.2 million shares of the company, which is 1% of their total number. According to the Mail.ru Group, the shares were transferred to Denholma offshore owned by him. The shares were received in the form of global depositary receipts (GDR), which are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The market value of this package is currently $47 million.

2021: Investing in Mo Meditation App

On July 1, 2021, it became known that Mo Meditation raised $1 million in investments. Several business angels have invested in the project, as well as co-founder of the Mail.ru Group Dmitry Grishin. More details here.

2022: Resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Non-Executive Director of VK

VK Company Limited announced on May 12, 2022 that Dmitry Grishin resigned on May 11 as chairman of the Board of Directors and non-executive director of the company.

"We are grateful to Dmitry Grishin for his invaluable contribution to the development of VK throughout the Company's history. Thanks to his constant work in various positions, VK became one of the industry leaders and became one of the largest Russian digital ecosystems. I wish Dmitry good luck in all his further endeavors, "commented Vladimir Kiriyenko, General Director of VK (Russia).

VK intends to announce the appointment of a new Chairman of the Board of Directors in the near future.

Hobbies

He studies Chinese, is fond of preferance and big tennis.

Interview

"It's important to have time to jump into an Internet wave" (Forbes, 02.03.2012)

Dmitry Grishin: Mail.ru Group is a single operating business, not a group of individual designs (Search Engines, 31.01.2011)

Family

Married.

Links

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