Andrei Kozitsyn: biography, photo

He is a successful businessman, an experienced manager, and a visionary manager. Thanks to these qualities, entrepreneur Andrei Kozitsyn could become a wealthy man whose financial assets, according to Forbes magazine, are estimated at $ 2 billion. But Andrei Kozitsyn puts in the first place not only money. He wants to help others and was able to prove in practice that his words do not differ from the case. Andrei Kozitsyn is a well-known philanthropist, and he did a lot for his native region. How did he become a successful businessman? Let's consider this issue in more detail.

Biographical information

Andrei Kozitsyn is a native of the town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma (Sverdlovsk Region). He was born on June 9, 1960. The desire to help people with him manifested itself in childhood. One day he saved a little girl who could drown in the river. For this heroic deed, young Kozitsyn Andrei Anatolyevich was awarded the medal "For the salvation of drowning".

After receiving a certificate of maturity, the young man entered the mining and metallurgical technical school of. II Polzunov, who was in Sverdlovsk.

Work days

After graduating from it, Andrei Kozitsyn got a job as a locksmith at Uralelectromed. He went through all the steps of the office ladder in the company and in the mid-90s he finally headed it. The time was not easy: Uralelektromed suffered a serious production and economic crisis, and to try to remedy the situation, Andrei decided to get another education, becoming a student of the Ural Polytechnic Institute (Metallurgy Department). Managed "Uralelectromed" Kozintsev until 2002.

UMMC

In the late 90s, a graduate of the mining and metallurgical technical school headed yet another large enterprise. We are talking about the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company, which appeared as a result of the reorganization of Uralelektromedi.

This structure was established by Kozitsyn's partner, who is known as Iskander Makhmudov.

Holding

After a while, a number of enterprises producing non-ferrous and ferrous metals, construction and agrarian companies were consolidated in UGKM-Holding, which became the managing company of UGKM. The head of the commercial alliance was Andrei Kozitsyn, whose biography represents a certain interest for beginning businessmen. After a while horizons of professional interests of the businessman have a little expanded. In the late 90's Andrei Kozitsyn ("UMMC") concluded on a parity basis a profitable deal to acquire a zinc plant in Chelyabinsk. His companion was businessman Igor Altushkin.

Currently, Andrei Anatolyevich is the head of the Union of Enterprises of the Metallurgical Complex of the Sverdlovsk Region, is a member of the presidium of the Association of Metallurgists of our country and heads the Committee on Metallurgy in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia.

Charity

As already emphasized, Kozitsyn pays much attention to projects aimed at rendering real help to people. Andrei Anatolyevich is the head of the charity fund "Children of Russia".

It was he who could instill a love of sport in his hometown. Now in Upper Pyshma future champions of the world train. In the middle of zero with the assistance of Kozitsyn there was erected a multi-profile Sports Palace of UMMC. This modern complex is equipped with an excellent training base.

In autumn, in 2010, before the juniors, the branch of the regional school of the Olympic reserve No. 1 opened its doors. And after some time in a solemn atmosphere, the opening of the Olympic Training Center for Russian national teams in table tennis was held. But that's not all. The next object, which was planned to launch, is the Ice Palace of Sports. Not every region in Russia can boast of such a developed sports infrastructure. And in many ways it is the merit of businessman Andrei Kozitsyn.

In addition, the businessman initiated the introduction of a housing program, favorable conditions which provide an opportunity for young families in Upper Pyshma to acquire their own mansions. UGKM is engaged in the construction of the microdistrict "Sadovy", which appeared on the ground, which had been empty for many years.

But this is not all projects of Andrei Anatolyevich. In his hometown, he created a museum of military equipment to pay respect to the veterans of the Second World War.

And Kozitsyn takes care of the spiritual revival of Upper Pyshma. This, with his direct participation in the city, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared and a mosque in the name of Imam Ismail Bukhari.

Naturally, such merits in the field of charity could not go unnoticed. Earlier Kozitsyn was awarded the title of "Philanthropist of the Year", he received three orders of the Russian Orthodox Church, he has many state and public awards. He is also an honorary citizen of the Sverdlovsk region, the city of Yekaterinburg and the city of Verkhnyaya Pyshma.