Maxim Liksutov started his career as a businessman in Estonia. Then he moved to Moscow, where he continued to successfully engage in entrepreneurial activities in the transport sector. After meeting Vladimir Putin, the enterprising Liksutov made a dizzying career in the Moscow government.
From the biography of Maxim Stanislavovich Liksutov
The future entrepreneur and Russian statesman was born in the Estonian city of Loksa on June 19, 1976. At one time, Maxim's parents moved to the Baltic republic from the Tula region to get a job at a shipbuilding enterprise.
Since 1998, Liksutov has been living in the capital of Russia. His family also settled here - parents, wife and children. Maxim Stanislavovich has a sister who lives in Tallinn.
Liksutov received his education at the Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics. He graduated from the university in 2007 with a degree in Finance and Credit. Five years later, Maxim Stanislavovich received a solid diploma from the International Law Institute. His second major is Organization Management.
Business in the life of Maxim Liksutov
Back in Estonia, Liksutov began to actively engage in entrepreneurship. He was in charge of the supply of Kuzbass coal to the port of Tallinn.
After moving to Russia, Liksutov held senior positions in Russian transport companies. From 2001 to 2011, he headed the board of directors of the TransGroup company. Then he became the head of CJSC Transmashholding. However, Maxim Stanislavovich did not have a controlling stake in the enterprise.
Subsequently, Liksutov held senior positions in the companies "Uni Trans", "Iriston-Service", "Aeroexpress".
While working in Moscow, Liksutov became the author of the project for launching high-speed electric trains of regional significance.
A key moment in the career of a businessman was his acquaintance in 2011 with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who appreciated the advantages of the mode of transport proposed by Liksutov. The prime minister and Maxim Liksutov had a long conversation about the prospects for aeroexpress trains. This meeting was followed by the rapid career rise of Maxim Stanislavovich.
Work in the metropolitan government
Since April 2011, Liksutov has become an advisor to the mayor of the capital of Russia on transport and road infrastructure development. By the end of the year, Sergei Sobyanin appointed Liksutov to the post of head of the Department of Transport. After assuming this position, Maxim Stanislavovich said that now he will refuse to participate in commercial projects. In 2013, it turned out that he transferred the shares in the business to his wife Tatyana.
In September 2012, Liksutov became the deputy mayor of the capital for transport. He became the first legal millionaire to occupy such a high position in the Moscow government. In 2013, Forbs estimated his fortune at about $ 650 million.
Until recently, Liksutov was married and, together with his wife Tatyana, raised two sons. The couple officially divorced in 2013. Experts believe that the divorce is fictitious - it's just a way to hide Liksutov's business assets.
