Konstantin Babkin
Konstantin Anatolyevich Babkin (Russian: Константи́н Анато́льевич Ба́бкин; born 13 February 1971) is a Russian businessman and politician. He is the chairman of the Federal Council of the political party "Party Action" and the president of "New Commonwealth" LTD and association "Rosagromash."[1]
Early life and education
Babkin was born in 1971 in the town of Miass, Chelyabinsk region. In 1994, he graduated from the faculty of molecular and chemical physics of Moscow physic-technical institute.[2][3]
Career
In 1992, Babkin became the co-founder of the Joint-Stock Company Industrial Association Commonwealth. Since 2005 he has been the president of the Joint-Stock Company «New commonwealth».[4] The company includes 20 enterprises located in Rostov region, Moscow, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Canada and the USA. Key assets of the holding are Rostselmash, Empils and Buhler Industries (Farm King,[5] Versatile[6]). The annual turnover is more than 1 billion dollars.
The main shareholders of "New Commonwealth" are its three founders and managing directors: Babkin, Dmitry Udras and Yuri Ryazanov.
In November 2004, Babkin was elected the president of the association "Rosagromash".[7] He is the member of the Bureau of the Central Council of Russian Engineering Union.
On 8 October 2006, he was elected the deputy of Novgorod regional Duma of the fourth convocation in the "Free Russia" party list, which he headed 11.03% of the vote.[8] He is a member of deputy group "Veche", and a member of the budget, finance and economy committee.
On 3 September 2010, Babkin initiated the creation of the organizing committee of all-Russian political party Party Action ("The Party of Business"). On 14 October 2010, at the constituent congress, he was elected the chairman of the Federal Political Party Council.[9]
One of the organizers and co-chairman of the Moscow Economic Forum.[10]
Personal life
Babkin is married and has three sons and two daughters.[2]
Awards
- 2014 voted "Man of the Year" by the magazine Business Quarter, Rostov-on-Don.[11]
- 2014 was awarded the title "Honored Machine Builder" by the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.[12]
Publications
- K. A. Babkin. In the interests of modernization of agricultural production / / Agricultural Economics of Russia. - 2007. - № 6. - S. 26-27.
- K.A.Babkin,etc. V.V.Putin has held a meeting in Rostov-on-Don with the administration of "Rostselmash". The shorthand report of the beginning of the meeting. On July, 6th 2009
References
- ↑ Sokolov, Mikhail (6 September 2011). "Почему миллионер Константин Бабкин и его "Партия дела" не пошли с миллиардером Михаилом Прохоровым в "Правое дело"". Radio Svoboda. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Грустный итог совещания у Медведева: кризису быть!". Business Journal. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Graduates of Moscow Physico-Technical Institute. 1994".
- ↑ "Forbes".
- ↑ "The official site Farm King".
- ↑ "The official site Versatile".
- ↑ "Konstantin Babkin is elected the president of "Sojuzagromash". November, 5th, 2004".
- ↑ "Konstantin Babkin was elected chairman of the executive committee of the party "Free Russia"".
- ↑ "Konstantin Anatolevich Babkin on the official website of "the Party of Business"".
- ↑ "The official website of Moscow Economic Forum".
- ↑ "The official site of magazine "Bisiness Quarter"".
- ↑ "The official site of magazine "Kommersant"".