Sokolov Maxims Yuryevich

Sokolov Maxims Yuryevich

Maxim Yuryevich Sokolov - Russian statesman, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.

Income, property

The amount of declared income for 2011 amounted to 3.98 million rubles.

Property:

• Apartment (property) - an area of ​ ​ 336.2 sq.m., St. Petersburg.
• Four car seats (property) - an area of ​ ​ 120.68 square meters.^[1].

Biography

Born September 29, 1968 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Education

1985 - graduated from school number 190, Leningrad.

1991 - graduated from the Faculty of Economics of St. Petersburg State University.

1989-1991 - Maxim ^[2] Sokolov also studied and graduated from the Law Faculty ^[2] St. Petersburg State University^[2].

Scientific degree

Candidate of Economic Sciences.

2008 - defended his thesis for the degree of candidate of economic sciences on the topic "Development of the joint-stock institution and stock market in Russia (1870s-1914)" at St. Petersburg State University^[3]

Service in the army

1987-1989 - served in the army.

Career

1991-1993 lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of St. Petersburg State University (taught the history of economic teachings and macroeconomics)

1992-1999 - General Director of Rossi CJSC.

1999-2004 - General Director of Corporation C LLC^[4]

June 1999 - founder of LLC "House on Petrograd."

2003 - Vice President of the Association of House Builders and Manufacturers of Building Materials of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

2009 - was a member of the supervisory boards of Olympstroy, Rosavtodor.

2004-2009 - Chairman of the Committee on Investments and Strategic Projects of the Government of St. Petersburg.

2009 - Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade^[5]

December 4, 2009 - May 21, 2012 - Director of the Department of Industry and Infrastructure of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Since May 21, 2012 - Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.

Head of the Department of State and Municipal Administration (Higher School of Management of St. Petersburg State University (VSM St. Petersburg State University))^[6]

2022: Appointment to the position of the head of Avtovaz

On May 23, 2022, AvtoVAZ announced the appointment of Maxim Sokolov as president of the company. The management at the plant changed after transferring its controlling stake from the French Renault to state ownership.

Sokolov in a comment, which is given in the AvtoVAZ message, called the preservation of the plant's labor team, ensuring its work and fulfilling social obligations to workers his primary task. A source at the St. Petersburg online publication Фонтанка.ru said that the decision to transfer Sokolov to Avtovaz was made "at the highest level."

Avtovaz was headed by a former Minister of Transport

According to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, AvtoVAZ is going to develop new products on Russian platforms using Russian engineering competencies and with the maximum involvement of domestic component suppliers - this is a fundamental decision.

I am sure that the managerial experience and business qualities of Maxim Sokolov will help him solve his tasks. At the same time, he can fully count on the comprehensive support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and the leading Russian research institute of automotive industry FSUE NAMI, which is now a shareholder in AvtoVAZ, the minister added.

The new management of AvtoVAZ, which will replace the French leadership, will present a new development strategy for the company in the near future, TASS said on May 17, 2022. Manturov also reported that Renault, as part of a deal to transfer its Russian assets to the government, pledged to help with the supply of AvtoVAZ components.

Maxim Sokolov took office on Monday, May 23, 2022, replacing the head of Renault in the Russian Federation and the CIS, Nicolas Mora, who headed the company in 2016-2018. and in 2021-2022^[7]

Maxim Sokolov: on the goals of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation

Special title and board membership

Full State Councilor of the Russian Federation, Class I.

Since 1997 - Member of the Council of the Association of Graduates "Commonwealth" of the Faculty of Economics of St. Petersburg State University.

Member of the State Anti-Drug Committee (GAC)^[8].

Awards, titles, diplomas

He was awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the 2nd degree^[9].

Awarded with the sign of the Governor of Saint Petersburg "For a Humanization of the St. Petersburg School".

February 2009 - entered the "first hundred" reserve of managerial personnel under the patronage of President Russia^[10]

2006 - laureate of the competition in the field of real estate "KAISSA" in the nomination "Public figure for his personal contribution to the development of the real estate market of St. Petersburg."

Laureate of the All-Russian competition "Manager of the Year in State and Municipal Administration-2008" in the nomination "Effective Investment Policy^[11]

Publications

Author of monographs, textbooks and other publications:

• Joint-stock establishment in the Russian Empire in the second half of the XIX- early twentieth centuries//Problems of the modern economy. 2008. № 1 (25). Page 374-376.

• History of joint-stock establishment in Russia from Peter I to Alexander II//Scientific works of the Free Economic Company. T. 89. 2008. № 1. Page 89-98.

• Formation and development of joint-stock enterprise in Russia during the reform period//Materials of the International Scientific Conference. Economic development: theory and practice. St. Petersburg, 2008. Page 173-174.^[12]

Hobbies

Hunting, skiing and concourse.

Marital status

Married, three children^[13].

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