Successful top manager, who gained fame thanks to her speeches against the dominance of retail chains, when she tried to defend the interests of her company in the fight against the federal Dixy chain. Elvira Agurbash has worked in senior positions in both the fashion and food sectors, selling the Mortadel sausage. At the same time, she managed to be a candidate for the presidency of Russia and successfully marry her boss, the owner of the sausage empire.
Early years
Elvira Agurbash was born on March 15, 1975 at the Kumshagal station of the Zhambyl region (now Zhambyl) of Kazakhstan. Born Elvira Kalmetovna Kasenova. Has Kazakh, Tatar and Russian roots. My father worked first as a driver, then in independent Kazakhstan he was engaged in agriculture. He grew up in a simple large family. Mom worked as a teacher in a kindergarten, later quit and began to do housework and raise children. Elvira's grandfatheron his mother's side, graduated from the Higher Party School under the Central Committee of the CPSU in Moscow, held high positions in the region.
She spent her childhood in Dzhambul. She studied at a specialized school, with an in-depth study of the Russian language and literature. She was very fond of reading, especially she liked the stories of Zoshchenko, the poems of Zamyatin and the poets of the Silver Age. The family lived modestly, money was constantly lacking. My father took every opportunity to earn money. In an interview where she talks about her biography, Elvira Agurbash says that she still remembers the calloused hands of her father, who returned after unloading onions.
Moving to the Russian capital
After graduating from school, to get a good education, the girl went to Moscow. The attempt to enter the university failed. Elvira believes she was approached biased in her exams. But she was accepted to the law faculty of the Financial and Law Academy. Mom's friend let her stay with her temporarily.
There was not enough money to live in the Russian capital, and she was embarrassed to ask her parents. Therefore, she began to look for work through advertisements in newspapers. The working biography of Elvira Agurbash began in a trading company. She was accepted as a commercial agent for the sale of ketchups, canned vegetables and other groceries. According to the terms of work, it was necessary to buy samples. But since she had no money, she left her passport as a pledge, took the products, and went to offer them to Moscow grocery stores.
First success
After graduating from the academy, she got a jobwork at the Central Research Institute "Atominform", where she was involved in the development of laws governing the industry.
In the second half of the 2000s, she worked as a director of new emerging brands at the Mercury company, which sells expensive clothes from famous fashion houses. When she called the company through an ad, she was hoping to simply get a 2/2 job (two work days, then two days off) in order to simultaneously look for vacancies that could provide professional and career growth.
However, Elvira Agurbash was lucky. After an hour-long interview, she was immediately taken to the top management of Mercury. She was able to save money for the company when opening new boutiques by providing high-quality and fast repairs and installation of equipment. Organized successful product sales.
Change of profession
In 2013, she moved to work at the Mortadel meat processing plant. At first she held the position of head of the marketing department, then she became a commercial director. In 2016, she was appointed First Vice President of Mortadel LLC, who is responsible for operational activities.
She gained national fame in the spring of 2017, when she sharply criticized retail chains at public hearings in the country's parliament. An open conflict between a meat manufacturer and retailers caused a wide public outcry.
An interview with a photo of Elvira Agurbash appeared in leading Russian publications. Interest has been piqued andpress reports that, during the examination, traces of human DNA were found in the company's sausage. Later, the institute, whose study was cited by the media, said that this was a mistake.
Presidential Candidate
In September 2017, she announced that she wanted to run in the next elections for the presidency of the Russian Federation. She was nominated by the Green Alliance political party, but was not officially registered because she could not collect the required number of voter signatures in her support.
Elvira Agurbash says that participation in the election campaign has brought invaluable experience. She realized that a large number of citizens supported her point of view. And that they are not indifferent to the fate of the country. She herself only wanted the leadership of the state to hear the opinion of people who are directly involved in production.
Personal Information
Very little is known about Elvira Agurbash's personal life in the biography. She was in a civil marriage, in which she gave birth to three children: a son and twin daughters. Elvira herself says that she dreamed of a wedding and formalization of relations, like any woman. For her, parents who lived together for 47 years were always a good example. In addition, her husband wanted her to quit her job and do housework. All this led to the fact that they parted, Elvira took the children to her mother in Kazakhstan and started life anew.
In 2014, a new family appeared in the biography of Elvira Agurbash. Age (herturned 39 years old) did not prevent me from finding an enviable groom. She married Nikolai Agurbash, her boss and owner of the Mortadel company. It is noteworthy that the groom made an offer on the air of the state television channel NTV.
