An amazingly versatile person - Mikhail Safarbekovich Gutseriev - is known not only as a successful businessman, but also as the author of poems that became the basis for numerous pop hits. His life is also remarkable for the fact that he owes all his achievements only to his own hard work and talents.
Childhood and family
Mikhail Gutseriev was born in distant Akmolinsk in the Kazakh SSR. This happened on March 9, 1958. His large family was forced to move from his native Ingushetia to Kazakhstan in connection with the repression and deportation at the end of World War II. When Mikhail was 3 years old, they were able to return to their historical homeland. And he received the certificate already in Grozny. In addition to general education, Misha graduated from the music school in the violin class.
From an early age, he was characterized by activity and enterprise, as well as a gentle, poetic soul. From childhood, Mikhail was very fond of reading, their family had a good library. In addition, he went to the book depository near the school every day. In childhood alone, he said, he read more than 1,000 books.
Beginning of work biography
After school, at the age of 17, Mikhail Gutseriev began to work. At first it was a loader at a fruit and vegetable base. In 1976, he decided to leave for work in the Dzhambul region, where he entered the factory of folk art crafts by rolling. Quite quickly, he becomes a master of a sewing workshop at the same enterprise. At the same time, Mikhail studies in the evenings at the Institute of Chemical Technology. In 1982, having received a diploma in "Fur and Leather Technology", he returned to Ingushetia.
Grozny period
In Grozny, Gutseriev Mikhail takes a job at a production company of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. At first he works as a process engineer, but quickly goes up the career ladder. For 6 years he has grown to the position of CEO of the company. In 1988, Gutseriev, taking advantage of the changes, opened his first own enterprise - the furniture furniture factory “Chiital”, which, together with its Italian partners, produces scarce products.
He also decides to open the first cooperative bank in the Chechen Republic. In 1991, a man is already an authoritative businessman in the region. He is elected to the post of chairman of the Association of Entrepreneurs of the Republic. In 1992, D. Dudaev came to power in the Chechen-Ingush Republic, and therefore Gutseriev was forced to hastily leave his homeland, taking a minimum of things. He is going to Moscow.
Moscow period
In the capital, Mikhail Gutseriev, whose biography is now connected with the world of big money, creates the industrial and financial company Bank of Investments and Innovations - BIN. The company has combined various industrial, financial and manufacturing enterprises. The following year, Gutseriev opens a commercial bank under the same name and becomes its president. And today this financial institution is one of the largest in Russia. It is in the TOP-30 of domestic banks. In 1994, Gutseriev was appointed head of the administration of Russia's first free economic zone.
Education
In 1995, Gutseriev graduated from the Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation. Later he received a diploma from the Russian State University of Oil and Gas with a specialization in Engineering and Petroleum Engineering. He also successfully graduated from the St. Petersburg Law Institute, having mastered civil affairs within its walls.
All four higher educations of Gutseriev are connected with various stages of his activity.In addition, he defended his thesis on jurisprudence and became a doctor of economic sciences, writing a paper on the specialization “Free Economic Zones”. Mikhail Safarbekovich’s craving for sciences was embodied in a number of scientific articles and five monographs.
Political activity
In 1995, Mikhail Gutseriev, whose photo can now be seen in articles about the richest people in the country, comes into politics. He is elected to the State Duma on the lists of the Liberal Democratic Party, where he becomes deputy chairman. In 1996, he acted as a proxy for the presidency of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Zhirinovsky. In the next Duma elections, Gutseriev refused to enter the LDPR lists. He wins the election as an independent candidate. But a year later he renounces his deputy mandate in connection with his election as president of the Slavneft oil company.
Russneft
Mikhail Gutseriev, whose fortune is estimated at almost a billion dollars, entered the oil business in 2000. After working for two years at Slavneft, he creates his own enterprise - Russneft. For two years, Gutseriv was able to bring her to a leading position in this industry. She is one of the ten largest traders of "black gold" of Russia. In 2007, a campaign called the Russneft affair began. Gutseriev said that he was under tremendous pressure to seize the business. He was charged with particularly unlawful income. Similar conclusions were made in relation to several partners of Gutseriev.
In August, the Investigative Committee authorizes the absentee arrest of the businessman, but he is already in the UK. He was forced to hastily sell the oil company to Oleg Deripaska. For three years, the struggle continued in the courts and in government offices. In 2010, Mikhail Gutseriev managed to regain 100% control over Russneft and remove all charges against himself. For a while, he sold shares of the business to various companies, including Sberbank. However, since 2013, it again became the sole owner of Russneft. In 2015, it unites two of its energy companies: Russneft and Neftis. And becomes the strategic manager of this largest consortium.
Business diversification
In addition to the fuel and energy industry, Gutseriev’s interests extend to many other profitable sectors of the economy. So, he is one of the largest owners of commercial real estate in the center of Moscow. Gutseriev and his family members are involved in a wide variety of business areas: construction, real estate, insurance, finance. His company is actively involved in home improvement. For example, she participated in the construction of several Olympic facilities in Sochi. The Gutserievs clan owns a whole network of hotels and shopping centers. The joint capital of Mikhail and his relatives is estimated by Forbes magazine at $ 3.85 billion.
Mediamagnat Gutseriev Mikhail
The entrepreneur is constantly looking for areas of application of his forces and capital. Therefore, his gaze could not stop at such a profitable and interesting industry as the media. In 2010, Mikhail Gutseriev launched a massive attack on the radio market. In 2012, after difficult negotiations, he buys from Alexander Lebedev two radio stations “Just Radio” and “Good Songs”. Subsequently, they were transformed into "Spring FM" and "East FM". In 2013, Gutseriev acquired 75% of the media holding of Igor Krutoy, who owned the Radio Dacha, Love Radio and Taxi FM stations.
Gutseriev left the formats of the new radio stations unchanged. In 2013, the entrepreneur buys the Finam FM station, and a little later, RU.FM, which was transformed into Radio Goryat Moscow. These acquisitions made Mikhail Safarbekovich the largest player in the broadcasting market. Today, his holding Izium holds the second place in this industry after the Gazprom Media concern.In 2015, Gutseriev acquired the Radio Chanson station.
Good deeds
In addition to his entrepreneurial success, Gutseriev is known as a philanthropist. His companies are actively involved in many charity projects. In 2004, Mikhail Safarbekovich became one of the key negotiators with the terrorists who captured the school in Beslan. In 2005, he was rebuilding his own school, which had been destroyed in Grozny, at his own expense. In 2006, Russneft together with Moscow State University opened the corporate university Higher School of Innovative Business.
Among the most famous projects in which Gutseriev took an active financial part, the following can be noted: the construction of churches in Udmurtia, Belarus, Izhevsk, Kaliningrad, Novosibirsk. Moreover, he helps both Orthodox, and Muslim, and Jewish communities. Also, Gutseriev’s companies repeatedly assisted medical organizations by purchasing the necessary equipment, resuscitation vehicles, and motor vehicles. They help organize the treatment of those in need abroad. The Safmar Foundation, established by Russneft, systematically supports various socially significant projects.
Creative life
Another unexpected facet of the personality of a successful entrepreneur is his poems. The family of Mikhail Gutseriev notes that he wrote from his youth, but he never attached serious importance to this, he did not try to publish. Until in the early 2000s, his works were suddenly put on music. So the compositions “Two Lives” and “Judgment Day” appeared. And after that, the poems began to live an independent life. In total, about 700 poems have been written by Gutseriev today, of which only a small part have become songs. But almost every song becomes a hit.
The secret to such success lies in soulful texts. Gutseriev’s poems make the audience worry, they touch the audience with their sincerity and depth. Among the composers who write songs to the verses of Mikhail Safarbekovich are the names of the best pop musicians: Kim Breitburg, Victor Drobysh, Sergey Revtov, Max Pokrovsky. His songs are considered an honor and pleasure to be performed by the best singers of Russia: Nikolai Baskov, Philip Kirkorov, Valeria, Joseph Kobzon, Grigory Leps and many others.
Awards
For his entrepreneurial activity, Mikhail Safarbekovich was repeatedly awarded, including the Orders of Friendship and the Badge of Honor, medals for Labor Valor. His activity is marked by the certificate of honor of the President of the Russian Federation. Also on account of Gutseriev a huge number of various awards, awards from the Orthodox Church. A separate part of his achievements are certificates for songwriting. Among them are numerous diplomas “Songs of the Year” and “Golden Gramophone”, and “Poet of the Year” awards.
Personal life
The entrepreneur took place in family life. The wife of Mikhail Gutseriev has been married to him for more than 40 years. The couple had three children. The eldest son, Genghis, died at the age of 22 in a car accident. It happened in 2007. Mikhail was wanted at that time and could not come to Russia for the funeral of his son. Therefore, the body was transported to Azerbaijan, where the father took part in the offspring. Today, the children of Mikhail Safarbekovich Gutseriev - son and daughter - are the heirs of his empire. In May 2016, he married the younger offspring Said on a grand scale. For a long time, the Russian and world press wrote about the luxury of celebration.
