Everyone knows the famous statesman German Gref. Biography, nationality, parents of the head of Sberbank will be described below. Gref - former Minister of Trade and Economic Development of the Russian Federation (2000-2007). At the moment, he heads the board of Sberbank. He is also the chairman of the board of the Center for Strategic Research and is a member of the board of directors of Yandex. This article will describe his brief biography.
Childhood
German Oskarovich Gref was born in the village of Panfilovo near Pavlodar in 1964. The boy's parents were ethnic Germans exiled from the Donbass to Kazakhstan because of their nationality. Herman is the youngest child in the family. The father of the future banker, Oscar Fedorovich, worked as an engineer. And my mother, Emilia Filipovna, worked as an economist in the village council.
When German was barely a year and a half old, grief happened in the Gref family - Oscar diedFedorovich. Emilia Filipovna was left alone with three children. Invaluable assistance in their upbringing was provided by their grandmother. She instilled accuracy, modesty and restraint in her grandchildren.
School
Heman studied pretty well. He was a disciplined and obedient student, not causing trouble for his mother with bad behavior. The future chairman of Sberbank had no craving for specific sciences. But the boy was very fond of playing sports and even led the school basketball team.
Institute and work
Then German Gref, whose biography, whose personal life will soon be the subject of discussion in many media, entered MGIMO. A year later, the young man was expelled without explanation. Immediately after this, Herman was taken into the army. The future banker repaid his debt to his homeland in the ranks of the special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The army made a real man out of him. After demobilization, Gref entered the Omsk Law University (Department of Law). During his studies, the young man was actively involved in social activities and worked as a Komsomol organizer. This aroused his political interest. German University graduated with honors and remained there to work as a teacher.
In 1990, the hero of this article entered graduate school. Gref's supervisor was Anatoly Sobchak (former head of St. Petersburg). He would later become Herman's "godfather" in his political career. Thanks to Sobchak's recommendation, the future banker got a job in the St. Petersburg city administration. It was there that he met Medvedev, Putin and other famouspoliticians from Anatoly Alexandrovich's team.
Government
The beginning of the career of the hero of this article was laid during the years of Perestroika. To form the concept of state development of Russia, a special committee was created. Gref led it. In this post, German Oskarovich distinguished himself by giving promising and accurate economic forecasts. Moreover, he expressed his thoughts without using abstruse terms, which earned him the sympathy of his associates.
Gref worked as an economic strategist for almost seven years. After that, the career of German Oskarovich began to move towards the ascent to the highest political arena of the Russian Federation. In 1998 he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Ministry of State Property. After 12 months, the hero of this article was already in charge of the Center for Strategic Research. After Putin's victory in the 2000 presidential election, he was invited to the post of Minister of Trade and Economy of the Russian Federation.
Achievements
Gref worked at this post until 2007. During this time, five prime ministers were replaced, and German Oskarovich managed to retain his powers. His main achievements were the reform of taxation, the electric power industry, as well as lobbying for the program for Russia's accession to the WTO. Thanks to this, Russia has increased its investment rating, receiving the status of a state with a market economy.
In addition to government work, Gref held key positions in several large holdings. He also served on the Board of Directors of Rosneft, Aeroflot and Gazprom.
Sberbank
In 2007, after the resignation of the government, German Gref (biography, the nationality of the statesman is known to almost all economists) completed his ministerial work. His post was taken by Elvira Nabiullina. And the hero of this article was elected by the Supervisory Board of Sberbank to the position of Chairman of the Board. He occupies it to this day.
At his new job German Gref (biography, nationality of the head of Sberbank is known to many key politicians of the Russian Federation) has achieved significant success - the client base has expanded globally, the level of service has increased. This led to an increase in the organization's net profit by 74%. German Oskarovich also rebranded and introduced technologically advanced, convenient systems of remote service channels, which made the financial institution a leader in Central and Eastern Europe.
Private life
Gref was married twice. He met his first wife at school. Elena Velikanova was the most beautiful girl there. Almost all the boys took care of her. But in the fifth grade, Elena chose Herman. He married Velikanova immediately after graduation. A year later, the couple had a son, Oleg.
In fact, early marriages are rarely strong. That is what happened this time as well. Relations in the couple went wrong, and Elena never became the "wife of the minister." Velikanova still does not share details about the years spent in marriage with journalists.
German Oskarovich was a bachelor for a short time. The banker's next marriage dates back to 2004. Yana Golovina is the second wife of German Gref, her biography is worthy of a separate article. The girl worked as a designer, and she also had an unsuccessful marriage behind her. The wedding ceremony took place in "Peterhof" (a unique reserve). The price of renting the throne room reaches several million rubles.
In 2006, the couple had a daughter, and two years later - another. Today Yana is engaged in a new project. She is no longer interested in design. The wife of the head of Sberbank went headlong into education. With the help of her husband, she opened a private school, which takes only the elite. Parents with children must come to the interview in tracksuits. A month of education in a private school costs 51,000 rubles.
Relatives
Oleg is Gref's son from his first marriage. In 2004 he graduated from Moscow State University. Currently, he is the vice-president of the NEO Center consulting firm (accredited with Sberbank).
Elena Peredriy is the older sister of the hero of this article. After graduating from the Pedagogical Institute, she got married and moved to Nakhodka. She owns a large stake in Primorye Bank. Elena's daughter, Olga Tyshchenko, is Sberbank's chief HR specialist.
Evgeny is Gref's older brother. Doing business in Omsk. He is a co-owner of the shopping centers "Letur", "Geomart" and the chains of stores "Sibir-keramika", "Tekhnosofiya". In 2008, he received a loan from Sberbank in the amount of 500 million rubles. Daughter Evgenia works at Krasnov Design.
TatianaGolovina is the mother of Gref's wife. Since 2008, he has been the head of the Rus sanatorium (Gelendzhik), owned by Transneft. All accounts of the medical institution were transferred to Sberbank.
Attributing another nationality
Recently, many media publish materials with the title "Herman Gref: biography." They erroneously attribute the nationality "Jew" to the banker. As mentioned at the beginning of the article, the financier is an ethnic German.
Income
In 2015, German Gref (biography, family, photo of the banker are presented above) entered the list of the highest paid managers of the Russian Federation according to Forbes. The financier's annual income was $13.5 million. This figure was obtained by adding up salary, share payments, long-term compensation and bonuses.
Currently
Now Gref German Oskarovich still heads the country's main credit organization. The biography, the banker's parents and a number of other topics related to his life are regularly discussed in both Russian and Western press. In 2015, at the meeting of shareholders, his powers were extended for four years.
In June 2015, German Gref (biography, the nationality of the former minister is known to all employees of Sberbank) took part in the international economic forum. Answering questions from the participants, he criticized the work of the government. Gref said that the economic crisis is the result of poor management. That is, the cabinet of ministers is not only incapable of making quick decisions, but also cannot promptlyrespond to changes in the market situation.
In the same 2015, German Gref demonstrated the presence of human qualities. The biography, nationality and activities of the banker are often discussed in economic publications. He adequately got out of the situation associated with an open letter from the writer Samuil Lurie. The essence of the claim was that the critic was treated for cancer in the United States, and in St. Petersburg, his daughters did not give out his pension by proxy. Gref personally answered Samuil Aronovich. The banker reassured the writer by informing him that the money had been given out. Also, despite some harshness in the message, German Oskarovich apologized to Lurie. By this act, the hero of this article has earned universal respect.
2016 scandal
The Gaidar Forum is the place where German Gref distinguished himself with his critical speech. The biography, family and personal life of the financier are constantly exaggerated in the press. His speech at the famous economic forum was no exception. The head of Sberbank called the Russian Federation a “downshifter country”, located in the abyss and technologically enslaved by other advanced states of the world. A sharp reaction followed from the State Duma deputies. They considered Gref's statements derogatory, unpatriotic, offensive and called on him to voluntarily leave the post of head of Russia's largest bank.
