In the information field, disputes about the reasons for the miserable existence of the citizens of the Russian Federation do not subside. At the same time, data from rating agencies regularly appear on the growth in the welfare of the so-called oligarchs. Andrey Melnichenko is one of the classic representatives of the Russian establishment.
Starting conditions
Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko was born on March 8, 1972 in a family of Soviet intellectuals. Parents lived in the city of Gomel. His father was engaged in theoretical physics, and his mother taught literature. The child grew up in a supportive environment. He was always well-fed and well-dressed. Andrei showed early aptitude for the exact sciences. The boy was sent to a school with a mathematical bias. He did not like to communicate with classmates. I was not interested in how his peers live and what they do in their free time.
The biography of the future oligarch could have developed according to the standard scheme. The final academic year, Andrei studied at the Moscow School of Physics and Mathematics. I decided to enter the famous physics department of the Moscow State University and successfully passed the entrance exams. During this period, perestroika processes began and after a short period of time the USSR collapsed. Melnichenko instantly got his bearings and transferred to the financial academy to get an economic education. Already in his student years, his business career started.
Entrepreneurial activity
The first money, not with his hands or with his head, but thanks to sleight of hand, Melnichenko "made" by opening a currency exchange office in a student hostel. Do not be ironic over this fact, since the exchanger after a while was transformed into a commercial bank. Founded in the mid-1990s, MDM Bank is still operating successfully. Having accumulated operating capital, Melnichenko began to actively work in the developing stock market. This type of activity is close to creativity.
In the first decade of the 21st century, Melnichenko concentrated all his organizational resources and capital to acquire a controlling stake in EuroChem. Already at that time, this concern was the largest producer of mineral fertilizers in the country. The next "prize" that a young and smart entrepreneur has outlined for himself is the Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK). The mechanism for buying back shares from minority shareholders was already well established.
Quirks of personal life
The fortune of Andrey Melnichenko is estimated by rating agencies at fifteen billion. The account is kept in dollars. In proportion to the increase in capital, the former lover of the exact sciences began to show aesthetic addictions. He collects Impressionist paintings. Andrey Igorevich developed a passionate love for sea trips, and he built a unique yacht for himself. Even the Arab sheikhs do not have such a ship.
The billionaire does not hide his personal life. In 2005, he was legally married to a former fashion model from Croatia. Husband and wife prefer to live in southern latitudes. The Siberian climate is contraindicated for the couple for psychological reasons.
