A very important role in the fate of a person is played by his place and time of birth. The birth in the right family forms high life goals. The right family helps and encourages you to achieve better results. Boris Titov, whose biography justifies the assertion of the primary role of the influence of the family, clearly demonstrates such a trajectory of the development of the life path. In addition, life always favors a person with a solid inner core.
Let's get acquainted
This name is familiar to everyone who is somehow connected with entrepreneurial activity. Boris Titov is the head of Business Russia, a member of the Public Chamber, the executive director and main owner of Solvalub, the chairman of the board of OJSC Interchimprom.
From 2008 to 2011, he was one of the three co-chairs of the Just Cause party. In recent years (since mid-2012) he has been working as the Commissioner for Entrepreneurs under the President of the Russian Federation.
Great start
Boris Titov was born in Moscow on December 24, 1960. Childhood and adolescence passed like most Soviet children of that time. Although there were features related to family requirements.
The young man graduates from an English special school. After receiving the certificate, he directly goes to the country's most prestigious university - MGIMO (Moscow State Institute of International Relations). Chooses the Faculty of Economics. He studies successfully, he is really interested in subjects. In 1983 he received a diploma in international economics. The young specialist was in demand and is gaining a place in the foreign trade association Soyuznefteexport. He is entrusted with an important area: the supply of oils and petrochemicals.
There were all conditions for such a wonderful start. Dear family with almost unlimited connections. Grandfather led a Moscow hospital for the old Bolsheviks. Father is a famous geologist, deputy of the Moscow Council. A father-in-law helped to get a good job for a specialist who had just appeared. He was on friendly terms with Vladimir Morozov, at that time the director of Soyuznefteexport.
First attempts to make money
The desire of a future millionaire has always had a desire to earn money on his own. While still at the institute, Boris Titov tried to trade records. In the late 70s and early 80s, recordings, especially by foreign performers, were a “terrible” deficit. The Titov family had no problems with their acquisition: parents brought records from business trips abroad.
After the third year, a student with knowledge of foreign languages was invited to the Lubyanka. The KGB needed such specialists, and tried to recruit many of Titov’s classmates. Boris Titov was suitable in all respects. He successfully passed the interview, it remained to undergo a medical commission. The young man decides to consult with his father, who dissuaded his son from such a step. Boris listened to the advice and refused.
A career from failure to cooperate with the KGB was not affected. In the fourth year, the student is sent to Peru, since he knew Spanish very well. The first years of work at Soyuznefteexport forced him to often go on business trips. Trips to Cuba provided an additional opportunity to earn. During a transplant in Ireland, a young specialist on all business trips bought an electronic watch. Having spent one dollar apiece (the dollar was then 60 kopecks), he sold them in Moscow for sixty rubles. Money in a young family has never been superfluous.
Career
The first step in your career is working at Soyuznefteexport. In 1983-1989 he was engaged in the supply of petrochemical products to Latin America and the Far East. In parallel, in 1983 he worked in Peru as a translator from the Spanish language.
In 1989, Boris Yurievich left his previous job and became the head of the chemistry department at Urals. This position at the Soviet-Dutch enterprise was the next step in career growth. In 1991, he was Executive Director of Solvalub. The joint venture of Titov and several partners was created on the basis of the acquired London company Solvents and Lubricants. Gradually, the company turns into an investment group. It is engaged in the supply of agricultural chemistry and petrochemicals, liquefied gases and other petroleum products.
Solvalyub is building a chemical terminal in the port of Ventspils. She buys another port "Caucasus" in 1994. International trade remains its main focus. By the end of the nineties, the company began financing domestic projects. Investing in trade operations, investing in transport and production projects is done by Boris Titov. Photos of the results of these investments spread throughout the pages of all the central media.
New rise
1996 brings the following changes in Titov’s career. Boris Yurievich is elected president of Solvalyub. Three years later, Interchimprom OJSC, which conducted Solvalub's asset management in the Russian Federation, received a new chairman of the board, Boris Titov.
The main projects of the company during this period:
- Tversk Polyester OJSC. Engaged in the supply of foam-based tripled fabrics to the Ford plant for car seats in Vsevolozhsk and for AvtoVAZ.
- LLC SVL-TERMINAL. Construction of a transshipment terminal for petrochemical products.
- Zhejiang Juisheng Fluorochemical Company. Russian-Chinese Cooperation Limited Liability Company Juhua Ftorochemical Co. Ltd ”manufactures teflon fluoropolymers.
- Rzhev poultry farm.
- Factory "Abrau-Durso". The largest producer of champagne wines.
The beginning of the new century coincided with the presidency of Titov at ZAO Agrochemical Corporation Azot. Solvalub Group has become a co-owner of this largest mineral fertilizer producer, along with a giant like Gazprom. In 2002-2004, Boris Yurievich headed the Foundation for the Development of the Mineral Fertilizer Industry as President.
Social work
Despite his busy schedule, Boris Titov, authorized by his nature to understand economic issues, begins to engage in public work. He gained his first experience in 2000 when he became vice president and member of the board of the board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs). In 2002-2005, he headed the ethics committee.
In May 2004, the public organization Delovaya Rossiya elected Boris Titov as its chairman. This society is trying to create a favorable climate for investment in the regions. His activities led to a clash with the Minister of Finance Kudrin.
As the head of Business Russia, he is among several other public organizations. Among them, the Council for the implementation of national projects stands out. Support for a young family is one of the projects controlled by Titov. Another structure, the Council for Promoting the Development of Civil Society Institutions, has led to an increase in the entrepreneur's social activity.
Several areas are directly related to economic issues. This is membership in the Competition Council and the Government Commission on issues coordinating the development of Russian industry. In the Corporate Governance Council, Titov became a member of the Presidium, and in the Russian-Chinese Business Council - Chairman. In 2005, it became part of the Public Chamber.
Party life
In 2007, Boris Yurievich, an ordinary member of United Russia, was a member of the Supreme Council of the party. He set himself the goal: to convey economic problems to the general public. To do this, you need the power of the party and the political tribune.
The next year, together with three other founders, he forms the opposition Just cause party. Three people headed it: Titov, Deputy Chairman of the Union of Right Forces L. Gozman and Georgy Bovt, journalist. The coalition lasted until 2011. Along with the liquidation of the co-chairmanship, the party has the sole head Mikhail Prokhorov.
In June next year, by order of President Putin, Boris Titov received a new post. The Presidential Commissioner for the Rights of Entrepreneurs is called upon to protect the interests of business. Party activity was not in vain. The clash of economic and political issues in the formation of the party’s strategy led to the formation of a clear idea that "business cannot risk relations with the government."
Titov Initiatives
The economic proposals initiated by Boris Titov, the ombudsman, often received mixed reviews. Back in 2009, he proposed replacing unwillingness to serve in the army with monetary compensation. The proceeds, in his opinion, will go to the state, and not to the pockets of officials. Double benefit: fight against corruption and replenishment of the state treasury.
At the suggestion of Titov, a new union, Zodernization.RU, was created. Grigory Yavlinsky, the ex-chairman of the Yabloko party, and Vladislav Inozemtsev, editor-in-chief of the Free Thought magazine, supported the union and actively participated in its creation. The main goal of the new education is to unite businessmen to plan the strategic line of modernization of modern Russia.
Boris Titov, the plenipotentiary under the President of the Russian Federation, stood at the head of the group advocating for the formation of an effective communication system for entrepreneurs and executive authorities, including a mechanism for quickly responding to requests from entrepreneurs, at the Agency for Strategic Initiatives. This association is developing the so-called Roadmap. The document aims to create a quick interaction between business and government structures.
Hobbies of a busy person
In addition to the Spanish language, Boris Yurievich is fluent in English. Free time devotes to diving and squash. Can play a set in tennis. Travel and navigation are of particular interest. Yacht, sea air and freedom - the best rest from cabinet tightness.
Achievements
His main achievement for family and children is Boris Titov. The Ombudsman for Entrepreneurs' Rights resolves important issues at the state level, and his wife Elena, the heir to the surname Pavel and daughter Masha, are waiting for him at home. Elena Titova is active in public activities: she heads the Russian Glass Development Fund and the All-Russian Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts in Moscow. Pavel can easily replace his father under the management of Abrau-Durso.
On August 25, 2008, Titov received a state award: medal of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland Order, 1st degree.