Euroset is one of the largest retail chains in Russia, working in the field of sales of mobile and portable equipment, as well as providing services in the field of cellular communications and other financial services. But who became the owner of Euroset after its founder, Evgeny Chichvarkin?
A little about the history of the network company
Euroset was founded in 1997 and is currently one of the most famous brands in Russian business. In addition to mobile payments, visitors to the company's retail outlets have the opportunity to purchase something they need from a wide range of tablets, laptops, phones, smartphones, cameras, accessories and much more.
According to 2013 estimates, the share of the retailer in the total industry market reached 30%.
Currently, Euroset stores operate in 1,500 cities in Russia and Belarus. According to information provided by the company itself, about 50 million visitors visit outlets every month.
Euroset in Russia is also the largest employer, providing permanent employment for over 30 thousand people of various specialties.
According to the Best Retail - 2010 rating, Euroset has become not only the largest non-food chain in the country, but also the leader in terms of profitability, EBITDA and net profit. Over the past few years, the retailer has been able to further improve its performance, and the renewal of the entire network has played an important role in this.
Who is the owner of the Euroset company?
As of September 2012, 50.1% of the retailer's shares were owned by Megafon, which bought a stake from ANN, owned by Alexander Mamut, and the remaining 49.9% - by Vimpelcom.
The executive director of Euroset is Alexander Malis, who is also a member of the top management of the company. The rest of the members of the governing board are Dmitry Denisov, who is Euroset's chief vice president for operations, Dmitry Milstein (in charge of the financial side), Sergey Malyshev (vice president for specialized activities) and Vyacheslav Yakhin, head of marketing.
But who is Alexander Malis? The specialist, who has held the post of President of Euroset since 2009, previously worked at VimpelCom as the head of broadband development, and earlier at Corbina Telecom, where he was CEO.
Graduated from Malis Moscow State University of Commerce, where he received a red diploma in Financial Accounting and Auditing. Then there was a postgraduate study at the Financial Research Institute.
And the beginning of Alexander Malis's career took place at RusConsult, where from 1990 to 1995 he was an expert and financial consultant.
