Yevtushenkov Vladimir Petrovich has been in business for more than 30 years. His first education was as a chemical engineer. His second education is in economics. He has a doctorate in economics. Yevtushenkov was actively involved in the development of large companies in various sectors of the economy.
Vladimir Yevtushenkov education
Vladimir Petrovich Yevtushenkov was born in 1948 in a simple rural family. His mother worked as a milkmaid at a dairy plant in the village of Kamenshchina, Smolensk region. His father was the director of this agricultural enterprise.
Vladimir Yevtushenkov himself wanted to become a scientist from an early age. Already then, he dreamed of having his chemical laboratory. At school, he studied natural sciences with great interest. At home, he conducted experiments and tests.
Yevtushenkov Vladimir Petrovich planned to enter the chemistry department at MSU. But instead, after graduating from school, he went into military service. After leaving the army, he decided to get higher education at Mendeleev University. In 1973 Vladimir Yevtushenkov became a certified engineering technologist. In 1980 Vladimir Yevtushenkov graduated from MSU, Faculty of Economics. In 2001 he became a doctor of economics.
Vladimir Yevtushenkov career in the chemical industry
Vladimir Petrovich started working in 1973. He began to work at one of the leading chemical enterprises of the USSR – “The Sverdlov Plant.” Vladimir Yevtushenkov biography connected with the industry. In 1975, he moved to Moscow. Yevtushenkov Vladimir headed one of the shops of Karacharovsky Plastics Plant. A talented chemist-technologist offered to improve the production process. Yevtushenkov Vladimir became chief engineer and deputy director of the plant.
Founding AFK Sistema
Vladimir Yevtushenkov began his business activities in the 1990s. Then he created a joint-stock company. In 1993, Yevtushenkov Vladimir and his business partners created AFK “Sistema.” The corporation specializes in investing in the civil sector of the economy. During this period, the corporation acquired its first assets in telecommunications, electronics, tourism, trade, oil refining, construction, and real estate.
In particular, Sistema acquired a controlling stake in Russia’s first mobile operator (Beeline).
A year later, Sistema acquired a brand of children’s goods stores among its assets. By 2020, when the retailer was sold, it included 850 stores in 300 cities in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. Creation of a technology company In 1995, the formation of one of Russia’s technology companies began.
Vladimir Yevtushenkov managed to build a large telecommunications company in a few years. Active expansion into the regions started in 1997: a subsidiary of AFK Sistema was building its networks and buying out local operators. Seven years later, the company’s operations covered the entire territory of the Russian Federation virtually, and the number of subscribers exceeded 15 million people. In 2020, their number increased to 78.2 million, which made it the leader among Russian cellular operators.
The company opened its own Artificial Intelligence Center, with innovative products based on natural language processing, voice recognition, computer vision, and machine learning technologies.
Vladimir Yevtushenkov investments in private medicine
Yevtushenkov Vladimir became one of the founders of private medicine in modern Russia. With his participation, the former polyclinic reorganized into the closed joint stock company “Medsi.” In 2004 the first Russian outpatient Center for extracorporeal treatment methods was created there. Twelve more profile Centers of competence in various directions of modern medicine appeared in Medsi, where a lot of scientific and practical work. The MEDSI network went beyond the Moscow region and became the largest in Russia.
Vladimir Yevtushenkov and business in agriculture
Also, with the participation of Vladimir Yevtushenkov, one of the leading companies in the agricultural sector, was founded. In 2014, he united agricultural assets in the southern regions of the Russian Federation in the agricultural holding STEP (Steppe). Modernization of production and active implementation of advanced technologies became the basis for successful development in such areas as crop farming, dairy cattle breeding, and intensive horticulture.
Vladimir Yevtushenkov social activities and charity
Yevtushenkov Vladimir has for many years been active in charitable and public activities. A charitable foundation founded by a businessman has been operating since 2004. The organization implements long-term programs in such areas as education and technology, culture and enlightenment, social environment, and volunteering. According to 2020 data, the foundation’s activities covered more than 20 regions of Russia.
Part of Vladimir Yevtushenkov biography was also a long-term cooperation with the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. He heads the Board of Trustees of the Museum Development Fund.
In 2022 Vladimir Yevtushenkov stepped down from his position at Sistema and entirely concentrated on his charity activities.
