Andrey kozitsyn state. The story of Andrey Kozitsyn, a billionaire who started out as a mechanic. For a mistake in publishing a photo of Mikhail Fradkov, a Ural newspaper can be sold under the hammer

Andrey kozitsyn state.  The story of Andrey Kozitsyn, a billionaire who started out as a mechanic.  For a mistake in publishing a photo of Mikhail Fradkov, a Ural newspaper can be sold under the hammer
Andrey kozitsyn state. The story of Andrey Kozitsyn, a billionaire who started out as a mechanic. For a mistake in publishing a photo of Mikhail Fradkov, a Ural newspaper can be sold under the hammer

Andrey Kozitsyn is a well-known entrepreneur, general director of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company, doctor (honorary professor) of economic sciences, is actively involved in charity work and is the president of the UMMC basketball club. He began his path to success as a mechanic at the Uralelectromed plant in 1979. In 2017, he takes 28th place in the list of "200 richest businessmen in Russia", annually compiled by Forbes magazine, with a fortune of 4.3 billion US dollars.

Reference

  • Full name: Kozitsyn Andrey Anatolievich
  • Date of Birth: June 9, 1960 in the city of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Region
  • Education: Sverdlovsk College of Mining Metallurgy (graduated in 1979), Ural Polytechnic Institute (graduated in 1993)
  • Start of business activity: 1999 (date of foundation of UMMC-holding)
  • Type of activity at start: work as an electrician
  • What is he doing now: CEO of UMMC Holding
  • State:$4.3 billion in 2017 according to Forbes magazine

The CEO of the Ural Mining Company, Andrey Kozitsyn, is dedicated to his work, which he has been doing for almost his entire life. He constantly studies, develops his native city, makes a significant contribution to the country's industry, is engaged in charity and social activities. Here is a brief biography and business success story of the "Ural oligarch" Andrey Kozitsin.

How Andrey Kozitsyn started his path to success

Andrei Anatolyevich Kozitsyn was born on June 9, 1960 in the city of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Region. In 1979 he graduated from the Sverdlovsk Mining and Metallurgical College and in the same year he began working as an electrician at the Uralelectromed plant in Verkhnyaya Pyshma.

The year 1979 was rich in events for Andrei Kozitsyn: in addition to graduating from a technical school and entering the service, he joined the ranks of the Soviet Army. In 1981, after the service, he returned to the Uralelectromed plant.

Success for Andrei Kozitsyn was not lightning fast. On the way to high positions and wealth, he did not jump through the steps of the career ladder, but went through almost all of them. From the position of an electrician, he rose to the rank of head of the instrumentation and automation section, then - deputy chief head of the automation laboratory, head of the equipment department, and only then - commercial director (in 1994).

At that time, the plant was barely "breathing" under the rubble of debts and non-payments, it had to be revived "from the ashes", and Kozitsyn coped with the task. It was during this period that control over the plant passed to (an Uzbek by nationality) - today the legendary person of Russian metallurgy.

In 1993, Andrey Kozitsyn graduated from the Ural State Technical University (now UrFU) with a degree in non-ferrous metallurgy.

In 1995, Kozitsyn became the general director of OJSC Uralelectromed (and managed the company until 2002), and in 1999, with the participation of Makhmudov, the future holding UMMC (Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company) was formed. Kozitsyn becomes the general director, and the president and majority owner of the holding is Makhmudov.

UMMC holding

Headquarters of the UMMC holding in Verkhnyaya Pyshma
Source: ugmk.com website

In 2002, Kozitsyn took over the management of the parent management company UMMC - LLC UMMC-Holding.

Now "" takes 2nd place in the production of copper in Russia (40%), second only to "", whose share is 41%. In terms of zinc production, UMMC ranks first in Russia, in terms of coal production - 2nd place, 6th - in terms of gold production (according to data from the company's website).

The structure of the holding includes more than 40 Russian and foreign enterprises operating in various industries, the total annual turnover of which is several billion dollars. The main assets are represented in the mining industry, mechanical engineering, non-ferrous metallurgy, in the extraction of precious and rare earth metals, construction, and agribusiness.

Interesting fact: In 2014, one of the holding's enterprises, UMMC-Agro, took an original step under the import substitution program: it replaced bumblebees from Israel, which pollinated tomatoes in greenhouses, with Russian ones.

In addition to contributing to the country's industry and economy, the company and its management are actively involved in charitable activities. Andrey Kozitsyn is the president of the Children of Russia charity foundation and has been repeatedly awarded warrants and distinctions for his help.

Watch a video about the directions of work of the UMMC company, development and plans for the coming years:

Andrei Kozitsyn's fortune

Andrey Kozitsyn's personal fortune, according to Forbes magazine, is $4.3 billion in 2017, which is $1.9 billion more than in 2016 (see Chart 1). Its assets include stakes in UMMC, Kuzbassrazrezugol, and UMMC-Trans.

In the spring of 2016, Andrei Kozitsyn became the chief financier and president of the Avtomobilist club of the Kontinental Hockey League. The plans include the construction of an ice arena in Yekaterinburg for 12-15 thousand seats for the Avtomobilist club.

Personal life

Andrei Kozitsyn does not advertise his personal life. It is known that he is married, he has a daughter, Maria, born in 1999. In 2015, she graduated from a school in the Moscow region with a gold medal and entered the Higher School of Economics.

Interesting fact: Maria Kozitsyna in the ranking of "The richest heirs of Russia", compiled by Forbes magazine, is on the 10th line, overtaking even children (who were not included in the list), since he has seven of them, and each is entitled to 1.3 billion dollars of father's money.

Awards and regalia

Andrey Kozitsyn also achieved heights in science. Professionalism was obtained by him as a result of not only practical activities, but also painstaking study. In 2008, he became an honorary professor of economic sciences at the Ural State University of Economics.

Also in different periods of his life he was awarded awards and honorary titles:

  • badge of honor for a significant contribution to the strengthening of the Russian economy "Akinfiy Nikitich Demidov", received in October 2001;
  • national business reputation award "Darin" of the Russian Academy of Entrepreneurship and Business in 2005;
  • order of the fourth degree for services to the fatherland, was awarded in the Kremlin in 2014;
  • International Prize of A. the First-Called "For Faith and Loyalty", received in 2008;
  • in 2008 he was included in the first hundred of the reserve of managerial personnel of the country, supervised by the President of the Russian Federation;
  • four times awarded the title of honorary citizen of Verkhnyaya Pyshma (in 2000), Yekaterinburg (in 2010), Sverdlovsk and Kemerovo regions (in 2014);
  • a medal for rescuing drowning people - it was awarded to Andrei at the age of 14, when he saved a girl drowning in the river;
  • more than 10 orders and awards for charity and a significant contribution to the cause of church building.

Hobbies

The entrepreneur's long-standing hobby is military history, thanks to which he stood at the origins of the creation of one of the largest museums in the country, based in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. The Museum of military equipment "Battle Glory of the Urals" is located on the territory of the "Uralelectromed" plant on an area of ​​7 hectares. It presents more than 30 units of railway equipment, 28 armored personnel carriers and tanks, about 20 aircraft from the Second World War.

In the course of an interview on the activities of the museum, which the general director of the UMMC gave to Forbes magazine correspondents, he shared his plans: the construction of a karting track, a large planetarium, a spacious sambo palace, a tram ring capable of linking Yekaterinburg and Verkhnyaya Pyshma. Kozitsyn explained his plans to do everything during his lifetime with a simple statement: “We don’t know what the Lord is preparing for us.”

Andrey Kozitsyn successfully combines excellent managerial skills and deep academic knowledge. Once a reporter for the magazine "Expert" during an interview with a billionaire asked who he was - a metallurgist or a universal manager. Andrey Kozitsyn replied that he was a metallurgist, but it was foolish not to use the skills given by nature.

Another hobby of Andrei Kozitsyn is hunting. He not only has an excellent nose for big game, but also a well-developed business acumen. At the end of 2003, UMMC acquired the Vladikavkaz company Electrozinc, which was on the verge of bankruptcy. Kozitsyn decided to modernize the enterprise and paid off all debts. And in 2005, Electrozinc was recognized as the leader in production among 30 companies that are part of the UMMC. At the same time, world prices for zinc increased by more than 30%.

Andrey Anatolievich Kozitsyn(b. June 9, 1960, Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk region) - entrepreneur, manager, general director of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company and UMMC-Holding. Doctor of Economic Sciences. President of the Union of Enterprises of the Metallurgical Complex of the Sverdlovsk Region, Member of the Presidium of the Association of Metallurgists of Russia, Chairman of the Metallurgy Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. President of the Children of Russia Charitable Foundation, President of the UMMC Basketball Club, Vice President of the All-Russian Sambo Federation. Brother of Alexander Kozitsyn.

Biography

At the age of 13, a teenager Andrei Kozitsyn pulled a little girl out of the river and was awarded the medal "For saving the drowning."

In 1979 he graduated from the Sverdlovsk Mining and Metallurgical College. I. I. Polzunov and began working as an electrician at the Uralelectromed plant.

From 1979 to 1981 - service in the ranks of the Soviet Army.

Since 1981, he worked for the Uralelectromed plant: electrician, head of the instrumentation and automation section, deputy head of the automation laboratory, head of the equipment department, commercial director.

In 1993 he graduated from the metallurgical faculty of the Ural Polytechnic Institute (UGTU-UPI) with a degree in non-ferrous metallurgy.

In 1995, he became the general director of the Uralelectromed plant and worked in this position until 2002.

In 1999, he was appointed general director of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC), which was created by Iskander Makhmudov with partners on the basis of the Uralelectromed plant.

In 2002, he became the general director of UMMC-Holding, the managing company of UMMC), which controls more than 40 enterprises producing ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as agribusiness and construction.

In the summer of 2009, on a joint basis with a longtime partner from the RCC, Igor Altushkin, he acquired the Chelyabinsk zinc plant from the owner of the Sollers company, Vadim Shvetsov, and the owner of ChTPZ, Andrey Komarov.

Family

Married, has a daughter.

Hobby

History of Russia, sports, hunting.

State

Included in the Forbes magazine rating since 2005, ranking from 46 (2007) to 94 (2009) with a fortune of 400 million US dollars (2009) to 1600 million US dollars (2008). In 2010, he ranked 53 with a fortune of 1,200 million US dollars.

Social activity

  • Member of the Presidium of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
  • Chairman of the Metallurgy Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
  • Member of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).
  • Member of the Economic Council under the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region.
  • Member of the Advisory Council for Foreign Investments of the Sverdlovsk Region.
  • President of the NP "Union of enterprises of the metallurgical complex of the Sverdlovsk region" until 2010.
  • Member of the Presidium of the Association of Metallurgists of Russia.
  • President of the charitable foundation "Children of Russia".
  • President of the basketball club "UMMC".
  • Vice President of the All-Russian Sambo Federation.
  • President of the Avtomobilist hockey club (since April 2016).

Awards, titles and prizes

State awards

  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (April 30, 2014) - for labor achievements, significant contribution to the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation, merits in the humanitarian sphere, strengthening law and order, many years of conscientious work, active lawmaking and social activities
  • Order of Honor (“For labor achievements and many years of conscientious work”; 2008).
  • Order of Friendship ("For personal contribution to the development of the mining and metallurgical industry of Russia"; 1999).
  • Medal "For the salvation of the drowning" (May 1974).

Confessional awards

  • Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 1st class (2011)
  • Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh II degree (December 2007).
  • Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov II degree (April 18, 2010).
  • Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir III degree.
  • Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow III degree.
  • Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh III degree.
  • Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov III degree (August 2005).
  • Order of St. Andrei Rublev III degree (September 2009).
  • Order of the Holy Hieromartyr John, Archbishop of Riga II degree (award of the Latvian Orthodox Church) (May 29, 2006).
  • Commemorative silver medal "15 years of the restoration of Valaam" (May 2004).
  • International Prize of St. Andrew the First-Called "For Faith and Loyalty" (December 2008).

The life of popular and rich people is always shrouded in secrets, rumors and scandals. Ordinary citizens are interested in how the oligarchs were able to make their fortunes, what they own and how they live. One of these oligarchs, causing increased interest in his person, is Andrey Anatolyevich Kozitsyn. Consider everything that is known about this person.

The official biography is very scarce on data on the parents and early childhood of Andrei Kozitsyn. It is only known that he was born on June 9, 1960 in the city of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Region. The future businessman received his secondary education at the Upper Pyshma Boarding School No. 1.

Education


After graduating from the boarding school and successfully graduating from the Sverdlovsk GMT in 1979, Andrei Kozitsyn got a job as an electrician at the local Uralelectromed plant, but did not work at the enterprise for a year, as he was called up for urgent military service. In 1981, after demobilization, he returned to his native plant.

Andrey Anatolyevich always sought to improve the level of his education and therefore entered the Ural State Technical University (USTU), which he successfully graduated in 1993 with a degree in non-ferrous metallurgy.

Career and business of Andrey Kozitsyn

The path of the future billionaire Andrei Kozitsyn to the heights of material well-being cannot be called easy and fast. He had to move to his current position from the bottom - from a simple electrician, where he worked for three years, to the head of the instrumentation and equipment department (he held the position for two years) and commercial director in 1994.

Literally a year later, the future billionaire was appointed to the post of general director of the Uralelectromed open joint-stock company. The plant had huge debts and was on the verge of ruin, and Kozitsyn literally revived his native enterprise from the ruins, doing it very professionally. Andrey Anatolyevich was in charge of Uralelectromed until 2002.

In 1999, with direct assistance, the future Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) was born. Andrey Anatolyevich holds the position of the holding's general director, and Iskander Makhmudov is the president and actual owner.

In 2002, Kozitsyn took over the leadership of the head management company of UMMC - UMMC-Holding LLC.

Today, the holding ranks second in copper production in Russia (40%) after Norilsk Nickel, whose share is 41%. In terms of zinc production, UMMC ranks first in Russia, in terms of coal - in second place, and in coal mining - in sixth position.

The UMMC holding includes over 40 companies located in Russia and abroad and carrying out business activities in various industrial sectors. Their total annual turnover is several billion dollars. The main assets of UMMC are located in mechanical engineering, non-ferrous metallurgy, construction, development of rare earth and precious metals, aircraft manufacturing, as well as in agribusiness.

In 2003, the Vladikavkaz Electrozinc, which was on the verge of complete ruin, became part of the holding. Andrey Anatolyevich decides to modernize production and pay off all debts of the enterprise. Two years later, Electrozinc becomes the leader in production among 30 enterprises belonging to the UMMC holding.



The circle of professional interests of the businessman is constantly expanding, and in 2009 Andrey Kozitsyn, together with his partner, acquires the Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant, which was owned by Vadim Shevtsov, the owner of the Sollers company, and Andrey Komarov, the owner of ChTPZ.

Later, after the introduction of economic sanctions against Russia, the businessman decides to engage in import substitution.

As a result, UMMC-Agro buys 1,000 French goats to organize the production of blue cheese. It was also decided to pollinate tomatoes in the Teplichny agricultural complex with the help of Russian bumblebees instead of the previously used Israeli insects.

Andrei Kozitsyn's fortune

According to the latest data from the popular Forbes magazine's "200 Richest Businessmen of Russia" rating, Kozitsyn's personal fortune in 2019 is $4.8 billion, which brought the businessman to 25th place. Among the assets of the billionaire are the packages of Kuzbassrazrezugol, UMMC and UMMC-Trans.

Private and public life of Andrey Kozitsyn

Businessman Andrei Kozitsyn carefully hides his personal life from the media. He is one of the few Russian billionaires who does not live in the capital, although he owns real estate in Moscow. Even the headquarters of the UMMC holding is located in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. In the official biography, there is practically no information about Andrei Anatolyevich's father and mother, and there is only a mention of his older brother (now deceased).

It is known for sure that Kozitsyn is married, he has a daughter, Maria, who was born in 1999.

The daughter of a billionaire is on the 10th line of the prestigious Forbes international rating “The richest heirs of Russia”.

Maria Kozitsyna graduated from a prestigious school near Moscow with a gold medal and entered the Higher School of Economics.

Andrei Anatolyevich was fond of military history from childhood. This hobby eventually led to the fact that the billionaire eventually became one of the founders of one of the largest museums of military equipment in Russia. The museum is located in the homeland of the businessman in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, on the territory of the Uralelectromed plant, and occupies a plot of 7 hectares.

The exposition includes over 30 units of railway equipment, about 20 aircraft from the Second World War, as well as 28 tanks and armored vehicles. Andrei Anatolyevich is also fond of hunting, volleyball, basketball and loves to ride a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in his free time.

In addition to business, the billionaire is actively involved in charity work. In the autumn of 2010, Andrey Anatolievich Kozitsyn opens the Sverdlovsk branch of the Olympic reserve school No. 1 for young athletes. Almost immediately, the grand opening of the Olympic Training Center for Russian National Table Tennis Teams takes place.


In 2016, Andrei Anatolyevich became the president of the Avtomobilist club of the Continental Hockey League and its main sponsor. The businessman plans to build a modern ice arena in Yekaterinburg with a training base for his wards.

Kozitsyn is the President of the BC UMMC and the Vice President of the All-Russian Sambo Federation.

Not every Russian region has such a developed sports infrastructure as the Sverdlovsk region. But that's not all, because businessman Andrey Kozitsyn initiated the introduction of a housing program that allows young families in Verkhnyaya Pyshma to get their own apartments. The UMMC holding is actively developing the Sadovy microdistrict on the territory that has been derelict for many years.

One of the concerns of the industrialist and philanthropist Andrey Anatolyevich Kozitsyn can be called the spiritual revival of his native land. With the direct participation of the businessman, two religious facilities were built in his hometown - the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and a mosque in the name of Imam Ismail Bukhari.


The industrialist also holds the post of president of the Children of Russia charitable foundation and has repeatedly received various awards and distinctions for sponsorship, invaluable contribution to the Russian economy and industrial development.

There is also a political stage of life in the biography of Andrei Kozitsyn. In the gubernatorial elections in the Sverdlovsk region in 1999, he supported Eduard Rossel. In the autumn of the same year, Andrei Kozitsyn was already a member of the Economic Council under the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region.

In 2000, the businessman creates and becomes the head of the New Deal - Right Cause regional movement.

For some time Andrei Anatolyevich was one of the sponsors of the regional branch of the Union of Right Forces party, but in 2002, after five deputies of the regional Duma who voted for an amendment giving Governor Rossel the right to run for a third term were expelled from the party, Kozitsyn stopped provide financial assistance.

Billionaire Andrey Kozitsyn today

Billionaire Andrei Kozitsyn was able to reach certain heights not only in business, but also in the scientific field. He achieved high professionalism not only due to his practical activities, but also to the constant improvement of his education. In 2008, the businessman, by that time already a doctor of economic sciences, was awarded the title of Honorary Professor of the Ural State University of Economics.

Andrey Anatolyevich is the owner of numerous state, public and confessional awards, distinctions, thanks and honorary titles, which are very long to list. It is indicative: Andrei Kozitsyn received his very first award at the age of 13 - it was the medal "For Saving the Drowners", Andrei then pulled a drowning girl out of the water.

Andrey Kozitsyn is a successful businessman, an experienced manager and a visionary manager. It was these valuable qualities that gave him the opportunity to become a wealthy person. According to Forbes magazine, Andrey Anatolyevich's financial assets are worth $4.3 billion. The accumulation of capital for him is not an end in itself, this person knows how to spend money for good purposes. He is a well-known philanthropist and philanthropist who has done a lot for his region.

Childhood and youth

Andrey Kozitsyn was born in Verkhnyaya Pyshma on June 9, 1960. Currently, this settlement is considered a satellite of Yekaterinburg, the distance between the centers of the two cities is fourteen kilometers. Already in childhood, Andrei had considerable courage, he had a desire to help others.

In the photo Andrey Kozitsyn in his youth

As a teenager, he saved a girl who was drowning in a river. For such an act, the young hero was awarded the medal "For saving the drowning." After graduating from high school, the young man decided to continue his studies at the Sverdlovsk Mining and Metallurgical College named after Ivan Polzunov.

Labor activity

After graduating from college, the young specialist got a job. He became a mechanic at the Uralelectromed plant. Soon the young specialist was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet army. After the service, he returned to his workplace. Starting from the bottom rung of the corporate ladder, Andrey gradually found himself at the very top of it. Kozitsyn headed the enterprise in the mid-90s. The country was going through a protracted crisis, the plant was also in a deplorable state. To be able to influence the situation, it was necessary to have a special education, and the young leader understood this very well. He becomes a student at the Ural Polytechnic Institute, studying at the Faculty of Metallurgy. Kozitsyn headed Uralelectromed until 2002.


It should be noted that he simultaneously headed two enterprises - Uralelectromed and UMMC - the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company. The latter was formed during the reorganization of Uralelectromed. Its founder was Kozitsyn's companion,. After some time, many enterprises producing ferrous, non-ferrous metals, construction, and agricultural firms are consolidated into UGKM-Holding, which is the management company of UGKM. The management of the commercial alliance was entrusted to Andrey Kozitsyn. The work biography of this person, his great experience, the baggage of accumulated knowledge made it possible to do this.

The company was doing so well that the entrepreneur decided not to limit the horizons of his professional interest. Already in the late 90s, the head of UMMC, Andrey Kozitsyn, on an equal footing, concluded a deal that made him a co-owner of the Chelyabinsk zinc plant. Businessman Igor Altushkin became Kozitsyn's partner. Andrei Anatolyevich's excellent business acumen helped him more than once. In the early 2000s, he was very interested in zinc companies. It is for this reason that in 2003 UMMC decided to acquire the Electrozinc enterprise in Vladikavkaz. The company was on the verge of bankruptcy, but this did not stop Kozitsyn. He not only paid off all existing debts of the company, but also modernized production.


Two years later, "Electrozinc" took the leading place in production among the three dozen companies that are part of the UMMC. Kozitsyn seemed to foresee that world zinc prices would rise by more than one third. Now Andrei Kozitsyn is the head of the Union of Enterprises of the Metallurgical Complex of the Sverdlovsk Region. In addition, he is a member of the Presidium of the Association of Metallurgists of Russia, head of the metallurgy committee at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Charity

Andrey Anatolyevich's interests are not limited only to production and personal life. He considers it his duty to provide real help to people. Kozitsyn is the head of the Children of Russia charitable foundation, established in 1999. This organization provides assistance to children with disabilities, children left without parental care, supports children's institutions, creative teams. Andrei Anatolyevich rightly believes that children's sports should be massive, this will allow raising healthy children, and will make it possible to choose the most talented athletes among them. In the mid-2000s, the UMMC Sports Palace was erected in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. Andrei Anatolyevich took an active part in the construction of this complex. The new Sports Palace has an excellent, modern training base. Here, in fact, they train future champions.


In 2010, juniors got the opportunity to study at the newly built branch of the regional school of the Olympic reserve No. 1. After that, quite a bit of time passed and the grand opening of the Center for Olympic Training of the Russian National Table Tennis Teams took place. In 2018, the Ice Palace of Sports was opened, where young hockey players enjoy playing. Winter sports in this palace can be practiced by children and adults. For a city with a population of 70,000, this is simply a wonderful opportunity.

Since the beginning of the 60s, the number of inhabitants of Verkhnyaya Pyshma has doubled. People are trying to gain a foothold in this place where there is work and care for working people. Businessman Andrei Kozitsyn initiated a preferential housing program for young families. This category of people now has the opportunity to acquire their own housing in a clean, beautiful, comfortable city with a developed infrastructure. On a piece of land that had been empty for many decades, the UGCM built a microdistrict called "Sadoviy". Residents of new houses like not only the decoration of their apartments, but also closed yards, excellent colorful, safe playgrounds for children.


The businessman gave a lot of time and effort to the creation of a museum of military equipment. This work is very significant for him, it is a tribute to the participants of the Great Patriotic War. The largest Russian museum called "The Military Glory of the Urals" is located on the territory of the Uralelectromed plant. Its area covers seven hectares. Here you can see 20 aircraft, 30 railway vehicles, 28 armored personnel carriers and tanks from the Second World War. Not so long ago, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a mosque in the name of Imam Ismail Bukhari, was built in the city. These merits of Kozitsyn to the city did not go unnoticed, he became an honorary citizen of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk region, Yekaterinburg.

Andrey considers himself a successful metallurgist and an effective manager. This person is distinguished by deep academic knowledge, at one time he defended his doctoral dissertation. He has a lot of plans regarding the development of his native city, and he hopes to put them into practice.

Personal life

Very little is known about the personal life of the entrepreneur, he does not like to advertise it. He is married and raised his daughter Maria with his wife. This is a very capable girl, in 2015 she graduated from school in the suburbs.

Maria was awarded a gold medal for special achievements in teaching, and she is currently studying at the Higher School of Economics. Among the richest heirs of Russia, Maria Kozitsyna takes 10th place.

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Entrepreneur, manager, general director of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company and UMMC-Holding. Candidate of Economic Sciences. President of the Union of Enterprises of the Metallurgical Complex of the Sverdlovsk Region, Member of the Presidium of the Association of Metallurgists of Russia, Chairman of the Metallurgy Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. President of the Children of Russia Charitable Foundation, President of the Basketball Club, Vice President of the All-Russian Sambo Federation. Brother of Alexander Kozitsyn.

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Biography of Andrei Kozitsyn

At the age of 13, a teenager Andrei Kozitsyn pulled a little girl out of the river and was awarded the medal "For saving the drowning."

Graduated from the Sverdlovsk Mining and Metallurgical College. I. I. Polzunova (1979).

In 1979, he got a job as an electrician at the Uralelectromed plant.

Graduated from the metallurgical faculty of the Ural Polytechnic Institute (USTU-UPI).

In 1995, he became the general director of the Uralelectromed plant and worked in this position until 2002.

In 1999, he was appointed general director of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC), which was created by Iskander Makhmudov with partners on the basis of the Uralelectromed plant.

In 2002, he became the general director of UMMC-Holding, the managing company of UMMC), which controls more than 40 enterprises producing ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as agribusiness and construction.

In the summer of 2009, on a joint basis with a long-time partner from RCC, Igor Altushkin, he acquired the Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant from the owner of the company "" Vadim Shvetsov and the owner of ChTPZ Andrey Komarov.

Personal life

Andrei Anatolyevich Kozitsyn is married and has a daughter. Hobbies - the history of Russia, sports, hunting.

Andrei Kozitsyn's fortune

Andrey Kozitsyn has been ranked by Forbes magazine since 2005, ranking from 46 (2007) to 94 (2009) with a net worth of $400 million (2009) to $1,600 million (2008). In 2010, he ranked 53 with a fortune of 1,200 million US dollars.

Public activities of Andrey Kozitsyn

· Member of the Presidium of the Board of the Russian Federation.

· Chairman of the Metallurgy Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.

Member of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)

Member of the Economic Council under the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region

Member of the Advisory Council for Foreign Investments of the Sverdlovsk Region

President of the NP "Union of enterprises of the metallurgical complex of the Sverdlovsk region" until 2010.

Member of the Presidium of the Association of Metallurgists of Russia

President of the charitable foundation "Children of Russia"

President of the basketball club "UMMC"

Vice President of the All-Russian Sambo Federation