Kostygin Dmitry Valentinovich: photo, biography, personal life of co-owner "Yulmart"

The name of Dmitry Valentinovich Kostygin is inthe second hundred in the list of the richest people in Russia, according to Forbes. We know him as an investor, a businessman, in the past - director of the Yaroslavl tire plant, and now - chairman of the board of directors of all the famous company "Yulmart." From the public Dmitry Valentinovich Kostygin is not hiding. He distributes an interview without restriction, and the press writes a lot about him, whose publications are often loud and even scandalous. However, Dmitry Valentinovich Kostygin of a commercial nature does not care about compromising material, and perhaps even pleases.

Successful businessman

How and on what grounds did thethe capital that belongs to him, how he achieved wealth, is definitely impossible to say. It is difficult to determine his main specialty, even a specific area, where he applied to that particular effort that prepared him for financial success. The fact is that Dmitry Valentinovich Kostygin has tried a lot of classes - from trade in jeans to translations and writing books, from management of enterprises to trade with them. He did not stop at anything, but success was almost everywhere. From this it follows that as an investor and businessman Dmitry Kostygin completely took place.

Most of all this list of non-poor classesa person is interested in the item about books. An obligatory detail, present in each of his portraits, is a passion for the work of writer Alisa Zinovievna Rosenbaum, she is Ayn Rand. It is her principles that are guessed in all the interviews that he generously distributes, it is these principles that are built and commercial operations that supplement the state of Dmitry Kostygin.

Who is Ain Rand? Why in Russia very few people heard about it? Yes, because all of its ideas are much more suitable for the God-saved West, here we have a mentality hinders. But the sharks of capitalism highly respect this author. There are, of course, world-outlook imitators and among the only ones striving to become such sharks. Not at all it will turn out, no, not at all. Here, in addition to a world view, you need to have some characteristics in character. The ill-wishers call the activity of Dmitry Kostygin "a biography of the conflict manager." Very few people will be able to earn on conflicts.

The beginning of the way

In fact, the biography of Dmitry ValentinovichKostygina began in May 1972, when he was born in the city of Arzamas in the Gorky region. Grew obedient and read a lot, he was easily given English, he managed to learn a foreign language already at school, which is actually a rarity. In the 80's began training in the Military Medical Academy and simultaneously earned a living by excursions for foreigners. And since the communication with them was close, of course, farts.

Then he had friends from America,who were also interested in the work of the former Petersburger Ain Rand. They also helped the first trips to America, which Dmitry Kostygin committed. A photo of a young businessman presents us with an open, serious, but not without a trickery, face, strict clothing. In America, he was earning a means to translate the works of Ain Rand and in a variety of new business acquaintances.

Augustus Meyer

Proceedings of your favorite writer Dmitry Kostygintranslated, and in the mid-nineties they managed to publish with not too much benefit. Nevertheless, the funds from our hero came from somewhere, in order to engage in their own business. However, the main commercial success is an acquaintance with the millionaire from the US August Meyer, who was also an ardent fan of Rand. At first, his new American friend was engaged in popularizing ideas of libertarianism in Russia, but he could not resist investing in various business projects. And in constant partners he chose Dmitry Kostygin, whom he is to this day.

Synchronously bought shares, even enterprises aloneand the same, and the share that Meyer receives, is always much greater. And Kostygin looks for attractive objects, and actively manages the acquired capital, that is, it influences the choice that makes operational management, organizes its activities and the like. Dmitry Kostygin began to engage in business much earlier than when he gave up hope of becoming a military doctor. These two exercises were not combined at all. So he graduated in absentia in economics and finance at the University of St. Petersburg. By that time his business was already confidently going up the hill.

Own and private property

Until 1997 Dmitry Kostygin was the managerdirector of LLC "Dilmeykers", where he was engaged in commercial operations, it was from here that the path to big business began. Then he created together with partners a network of shops Colin's, where he sold jeans. Since 1996, Kostygin and his classmate at the University of Economics and Finance Vadim Gurinov had shares in the food company, which in 2001 became known as Petrosoyuz. In 2003, they sold their shares very profitable, and the enterprise became part of a large company from America. And the most interesting thing happened to Dmitry Kostygin in the same year: he became director at the Yaroslavl Tire Plant. The enterprise was born and spent practically its entire life in the Soviet Union, and therefore the clash here took place simply on an epic scale, when a man was appointed to the director, absolutely impregnated with the ideology of capitalism to the core.

Now each side gives its own versionevents that occurred. Kostygin was accused not only of abusing and using the plant in the interests of the firms owned by the director, but also in meaningless innovations. And Kostygin was outraged by the technical and organizational backwardness of this enterprise, as well as the poor quality of the products. It was he who computerized the whole enterprise, seriously cut staff and tried to train management of new methods of doing business. It was necessary to replace the notion of "plan", to learn the definition of "model", study manuals for doing business and so on. All this, of course, was perceived with hostility. The press presented this confrontation as a tragicomedy, where Dmitry Kostygin was the main character.

"Yulmart" and other enterprises

In 2005, the tire plant had to leave, workthere it did not seem to the director of perspective, shares of the enterprise were not sold. It should be noted that the owner of the plant was Sibur, and the owners strongly disliked the fact that the company was suffering losses. On the other hand, it was in 2004 that the expansion of Chinese tire production to the Russian markets began, our production could not compete with them, as the products of Chinese manufacturers were even less quality, but exceptionally cheap. All tire companies in the country very quickly lost their independence, and all of them considered losses massively.

But the retail network "Lenta", albeit with muchlarger scandals and a more loud war with other shareholders, but clearly developed into the right side of Kostygin and the necessary pace. August Meyer and Dmitry Kostygin opposed two other owners, and this confrontation lasted for ten years, until 2011. Kostygin's share was not too great, but Meyer supported all his undertakings. In addition, Kostygin owned the shares of GC "RozTech" (selling clothes such shops as "Defile", "Bustier", "Wild Orchid", "Favorite Territory", Optoclub "Rows", "Smile of the Rainbow", "Riv Gosh"). . But the most famous today's project of a businessman is, of course, "Yulmart". Dmitry Kostygin most appreciated this Internet portal, where digital and other non-food products were sold.

Personal status of the entrepreneur, according to informationratings, falls somewhat in recent years. If in 2015 it was $ 750 million, and in 2016 - $ 700 million, then this year it is estimated at $ 550 million. The businessman is clearly poorer, but it's not scary, it always happens if the whole fortune is invested in the assets of enterprises. The races depend on the stock prices, but they always fluctuate.

Strokes to the portrait

Personal life almost all businessmen hide behindseven seals, and in this they are certainly right. The general public should not know what Dmitri Kostygin's wife looks like. Here it is necessary to remember how the cases of kidnapping in Russia have become scary. Steal the closest people, especially children. Therefore, Dmitry Kostygin's wife and children are not public persons. And he has four children, we know that. Dmitry Kostygin's wife is Svetlana Kostygina. There are also no family photos on the Internet. The next stroke, and one of the most striking, to the portrait of a businessman will be the word about his citizenship. Both Dmitry Kostygin and August Mayer managed to choose the country where the most benevolent tax legislation is to the millionaires, and it is the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. These are small islands in the "pirate" Caribbean Sea, and in this country both entrepreneurs are citizens.

But what about our quite unpredictable timeis Dmitri Valentinovich Kostygin's favorite company - "Yulmart"? In Russia in recent years, street protests have increased. Who only does not rally and against what only do not rally! These are deceived investors, foreign currency mortgages, truckers, and young oppositionists ... The situation does not exclude the possibility that the next will be employees of large companies. And the staff of the leading online store, which is Yulmart, can begin the protest actions. Dmitry Kostygin in the photo, not a single muscle of his face shows his concern, although he just threatened Sberbank. He promised a ten-thousand meeting at the door of the main office of this financial institution.

What is the dispute about

The fact is that Kostygin strongly owed the bank, andnow he expects steps from him to meet in order to settle this debt. And it was necessary to settle the conflict before the May holidays in 2016, otherwise the transaction with investors from abroad was broken. Sberbank usually takes a tough position, and therefore threatened the debtor with bankruptcy. If this happened, most of the staff would be on the street. Then not only Sberbank would have to survive the pandemonium of the enraged people at the main entrance, but also the co-owners of "Yulmart" would also have had a hard time, because they brought the company to the debt hole.

Very long "Yulmart" went to the leaders of the Russianonline trade in digital content and other non-food products. From 2009 to 2015, the turnover grew almost twenty times - there were 3.3 billion rubles, it was 62.7 billion. The business was expanding rapidly, so borrowed funds were extremely important. Sberbank went to meet, opening a "Yulmartu" credit revolving line for a billion rubles until September 2017. Meanwhile, in Yulmart, the never-worsened conflict between shareholders was particularly bright, and therefore the company could not service the debt load. Sberbank, as always, went to court for early repayment of the loan.

Disputes in a dispute

The co-owners of "Yulmart" have approximately such a layoutpossessions: Kostygin and Meyer collectively control 61.5%, and Mikhail Vasinkevich - 38.5% of the company. Fierce disputes lasted the whole of last year. The debate was about how to develop the business. Kostygin - for the aggressive expansion of the company through financial pumping, and Vasinkevich - for improving efficiency and gaining profitability. The company's performance as a result of this dispute plummeted. Following the results of 2016, Wildberries won the leadership, confidently squeezing "Yulmart". And this circumstance also affected the arrears. Sberbank is merciless to the stragglers. Problem borrowers will always be bankrupt, especially if they have good assets. And, of course, Dmitry Kostygin could not possibly not know all that.

The lender will always demand the repayment of debtsany circumstances that overtake the client. Kostygin almost stood before the choice: either to him to give part of the capital, or to hit the run. On the floor no bank will believe the client. Moreover, Kostygin did not take steps to meet Sberbank. On the contrary, a counterclaim was filed, where there was an attempt to challenge the loan agreement itself.

Arbitration court

In November 2016 in St. Petersburg, the arbitrationthe court did not consider the lawsuit of Oleg Morozov on the bankruptcy of "Yulmart", and this information was placed in the file cabinet. To the retailer in 2016 a lot of suits were filed: two from the Bank of St. Petersburg, four from Sberbank. And the problem in this company began just when "Yulmart" because of the discord of shareholders started working without a general director.

But the court of Cyprus already in the autumn still arrested allaccount Ulmart Holding Limited in Ledaro's claim, which indicates certain wrong actions of Kostygin and his partners. Dmitry Valentinovich, in the opinion of many of his colleagues, inadequately assesses his own abilities and considers himself "elected." He often quotes from books read, expresses homegrown philosophical thoughts - mostly about personal effectiveness in business. On this subject, he wrote a book for a long time. Kostygin seriously considers himself a Russian Warren Buffett (an American millionaire who loved to give advice). But those own theories that Kostygin voices, from those who know economics and business theory cause uncontrollable laughter.

Guru Management

In the media Dmitry Kostyginis represented as a connoisseur of corporate law, competent expert, able to correctly explain the problems of each enterprise. He easily talks about the laws of governance and economics. Eloquent. About himself often says that he was born on the day between two geniuses: Marx and Freud, that is, there should be a combination of abilities for economic thought and psychoanalysis. Here this mysticism, according to experts of the site "Kompromat", and predetermined in the future the fate of the hero. A lot of people get the impression that from time to time his consciousness stays in this border space, where, on the one hand, dreams about the Nobel Prize, and on the other hand - the passage of the course of intensive therapy. And it's all about the worldview.

The essence of libertarianism is the maximum possiblethe exaltation of the interests of a strong personality and the absolute denial of the rights of the collective. The main principle is complete freedom of the individual, not the collective. The individual has the right to any plan of autonomy, including moral principles. The whole apologetics of business comes from the fact that business is a free activity, the state is not recognized as an institution, because it depresses the creators-businessmen, steals them with taxes and redistribution in favor of poor "parasites". The Randian doctrine is an extreme form of selfishness, elevating to absolute the greed, for which the main measure of morality is wealth. Kostygin, who is world-savvy, can call forth the favor of someone who needs him. But people quickly understand what is its rhetoric, when theoretical conversations must be confirmed by deed.