Andrey Skoch: if President Putin shakes hands with a bandit, is he called a bandit? Deputy Andrey Skoch in the “Shakro case” Good has a name Andrey Skoch.

20.06.2023 | To the teacher

Fixed Assets

30% of the shares of Metalloinvest (transferred to the father for ownership, and to friend and co-owner Alisher Usmanov for management).

Biography

Andrey Skoch was born on January 30, 1966 in the village of Nikolskoye, Balashikha district, Moscow region. In 1998 graduated from the Faculty of Psychology of the Moscow State Open Pedagogical University; Russian Academy of Civil Service under the President of the Russian Federation.

In 1984 served in the army as part of a reconnaissance and landing company. Then he worked in commercial structures, was a deputy general director Kuznetsov and Partners LLC, organized a baking cooperative bakery products, sold computers in the pavilion at VDNKh.

In the early 1990s. met Alisher Usmanov while trying to get a batch of oil for processing at the Moscow Refinery. The deal did not materialize, but close relationships developed between the businessmen. In 1995 became Usmanov's partner in the Interfin company, which soon became part of the Metalloinvest structure. In 1997 was the chairman of the Moscow regional lottery fund "Youth of the Planet". Until December 1999 – Deputy General Director of Lebedinsky Mining and Processing Plant JSC.

In 1999 elected to the State Duma, member of the Committee on Industry, Construction and High Technologies. Since 2000 – Chairman of the Expert Council on Metallurgy and Mining Industry. In 2003 re-elected as a deputy, joined the United Russia faction. In 2007 elected to the State Duma from the United Russia party. In 2012 again became a deputy, member of the State Duma Committee on Commonwealth Affairs Independent States and connections with compatriots.

At the end of 2012 The formation of the USM Holdings company was completed, its main owner is Alisher Usmanov (60%), Skoch's share is 30%, and the British Farhad Moshiri's is 10%. The holding unites the metallurgical, telecommunications and Internet assets of its partners.

Touches to the portrait

President of the international foundation "Generation", which deals with projects in the field of medicine, sports and culture. From personal funds he donated $11 million for the restoration of the burial places of Soviet soldiers in Hungary and the restoration of the monument to Tsar Alexander II in Bulgaria. provided veterans of the Great Patriotic War Belgorod region with personal cars, purchased 3 thousand cars. He was a member of the presidium of the Small Business Association of the Moscow Region.

Skoch, along with Elena Mizulina, Valentina Tereshkova and Irina Yarova, is a member of the inter-factional parliamentary group for the protection of Christian values, which is lobbying to give Orthodoxy the status of “the basis of the national and cultural identity of Russia.”

Divorced, has eight children.

Honored Sambo and Judo Trainer. Awarded medals of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, I and II degrees. In March 2014 Skoch was awarded the Five Continents Medal from UNESCO.

Gossip

According to media reports, Andrei Skoch served in the KGB research unit, which was engaged in experimental research in the field of mass suggestion.

At the end of the 1990s. The media reported Andrei Skoch’s involvement in the “showdown” around the Serpukhov oil products base, which became the subject of a dispute between the Solntsevsk and Podolsk criminal groups. In 1998 members of the Podolsk organized crime group fired at the oil depot with grenade launchers, and the Oka-Oil company, of which Skoch was the chairman of the board, moved.

In 2000 Skoch, who was listed as an adviser to Montazhspetsbank, was a witness in the case of the theft of $7 million by the former treasurer of the Solntsevskaya organized crime group, Arkady Angelevich, from the Unity Bank.

In 2006 Skoch teamed up with Alisher Usmanov and bought out the shares of former partner Lev Kvetnoy in the Lebedinsky GOK and the Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant. After this, Skoch and Usmanov began to combine the assets of the enterprise with the assets of Metalloinvest into an iron ore holding; for some time they were partners of Gazprom.

In 2012 The media actively discussed a photo in which Skoch appeared next to crime bosses Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin. Skoch confirmed the authenticity of the photo, noting that since 1995. had no dealings with these authorities. In 2012 It turned out that Skoch has been since 1996. is a citizen of Israel.

Andrey Skoch - deputy of the State Duma, philanthropist, according to the Forbes magazine rating for 2016, he ranks 18th in the list richest people Russia with a capital of $5.3 billion.

Andrey Vladimirovich was born on January 30, 1966 in the village of Nikolskoye, Balashikha district, Moscow region.

Education

In 1984 he served in the ranks Soviet army as part of a reconnaissance and landing company.

Received higher education at the Moscow State Open pedagogical university named after M. A. Sholokhov (now - Moscow State Humanities University named after M. A. Sholokhov).

In addition, he studied at the Faculty of Psychology at the Lenin Moscow State Pedagogical University (formerly the Moscow State Pedagogical University pedagogical institute(MGPI)), which he successfully graduated in 1998. Then he entered graduate school, and in 2000 defended his dissertation on the topic “Charity in Russia as a means of social protection of children.”

Also graduated from the Russian Academy civil service under the President of the Russian Federation.

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences.

Labor activity

It is known that he worked as deputy general director of the limited liability company Kuznetsov and Partners and the investment company Interfin.

In 1999, he took the post of Deputy General Director of Lebedinsky Mining and Processing Plant JSC.

Political activity

In 1999, Andrei Vladimirovich became a deputy of the State Duma of the third convocation in the Novooskol single-mandate electoral district of the Belgorod region. In 2000, he headed the Expert Council on Metallurgy and Mining Industry as Chairman.

In December 2007, he was elected to the State Duma of the fifth convocation as part of the list of candidates of the United Russia political party. In 2012, he was elected to a new term.

Member of the inter-factional parliamentary group for the protection of Christian values.

Charity

In 1996, he founded the Healthy Generation charity foundation, whose main activity was to provide assistance to children suffering from congenital heart disease. Over time, the scope of the foundation’s activities expanded noticeably, and the organization itself changed its name to “Generation”. Thus, in October 2008, the president of the “Generation” humanitarian foundation, A.V. Skoch, laid the first stone of the new “Generation” medical center in Belgorod, which to this day provides medical services to everyone.

In 2007, he provided veterans of the Great Patriotic War of the Belgorod region with personal VAZ-2105 (purchased three thousand cars total cost 260 million rubles).

According to data published on the Forbes website, he owns a stake in USM Holdings (30%), which was founded by his longtime friend and partner Alisher Usmanov. He also owns a share of Vnukovo Airport (formally both shares are owned by his father, pensioner Vladimir Skoch).

For more than ten years he has been among the top 50 richest businessmen in Russia. His fortune reached its maximum in 2013 and 2014 - 7.9 and 8.2 billion dollars, respectively (19th and 18th lines of the rating).

Hobbies

He is seriously involved in sports. Honored trainer of Russia in sambo and judo.

Family status

He was married several times. From his first marriage he has five children - four of them are twins born in 1994: Nikita, Sophia, Alexandra, Yulia.

Now officially married, the billionaire's current wife is socialite Elena Likhach. They have been together with Elena for more than fifteen years, of which the couple simply dated for more than ten years. In the summer of 2011, they registered their relationship and got married in their wife’s homeland - Belarus.

In this marriage, he had four more children, and the entrepreneur also raised Elena’s daughter, Daria.

Simon Goodley, Luke Harding, Miriam Edler

This low-quality photo from 1994 features several notable figures who are now suddenly becoming interested in City of London bankers, The Guardian illustrates. "Far right - Andrey Skoch, now considered the richest State Duma deputy. He is a close friend of the billionaire oligarch and Arsenal shareholder. Alisher Usmanova, and also (indirectly) one of the leading figures behind the Russian telecom operator Megafon, write the authors of the article, journalists Simon Goodley, Luke Harding and Miriam Edler. On Wednesday, Usmanov held an IPO of Megafon in Moscow and London.

"Sits side by side with Skoch Sergey Mikhailov, and next to him, in the first row, Victor Averin. These two are said to be one of the most formidable gangsters in Russia,” the article says.

Information about these old acquaintances surfaced when Megafon placed 17% of its shares in London. “Coincidentally, this is almost equal to the stake indirectly owned by the Skoch family,” the article says. Skoch transferred his entire business to the name of Vladimir’s father, the newspaper claims.

Skoch refused to answer questions from the Guardian about his dating life. Official representative Usmanova said in an email: "There are too many unsubstantiated allegations, rumors and unsubstantiated assumptions about various people in Russia."

However, the authors discovered: “Last Friday, Skoch admitted the fact of acquaintance with Mikhailov and Averin. He previously spoke about these acquaintances in 2010, in which he confirmed that the photograph was genuine.” According to Skoch, he and his partner Lev Kvetnoy held negotiations with Mikhailov and Averin on the purchase of service companies at Vnukovo airport. Skoch also told Vedomosti that since 1995, “there have been no more joint stories with Viktor [Averin]. We no longer had any common affairs with either him or Sergei [Mikhailov].

“However, last week Skoch said in an interview with the Financial Times that after the incident he continued to meet with Averin on business matters. The last time they saw each other was 7 years ago, when they met by chance in a Moscow restaurant,” the article says. In the same interview, Skoch said about Mikhailov and Averin: “I can’t say that they were bandits. They were ordinary businessmen.”

"However, according to Federico Varese, professor of criminology at Oxford University, Mikhailov is the alleged founder "Solntsevskaya group"- the most powerful mafia gang in Russia,” the article says.

“In the same interview with Vedomosti, Skoch boasts of his close friendship with Usmanov, to whom questions also arose, in particular about his connections with an alleged drug dealer Gafur Rakhimov from Uzbekistan. Usmanov denies that he ever had business ties with Rakhimov, and says that he lived next door to his parents,” the publication reports. Original material
© The Financial Times, UK, Translation: Inopressa.Ru, 23.11.2012

The partner broke the silence on Usmanov’s transactions

Courtney Weaver

While Alisher Usmanov is preparing a $2.1 billion placement of Megafon shares on the London market, his friend Andrei Skoch has found himself in the spotlight, writes the Financial Times.

46-year-old Skoch should receive indirect ownership of 30% in the holding company created by Usmanov, which will unite the oligarch’s shares in Megafon, Facebook, Mail.ru and the Arsenal football club.

"Skoch, who remained in the shadows throughout his entire business and political career, became an example of the so-called. silent partner of major Russian oligarchs who have become prominent as a result of due diligence carried out in connection with IPOs and international transactions,” says Courtney Weaver.

In a rare interview, Skoch emphasized that Usmanov will retain full control over Megafon's holding and strategy, even if Skoch decides to take direct ownership of a 30 percent stake. While the share will be registered in the name of his 79-year-old father.

"Alisher Usmanov manages assets and will manage them. If he wants to expand, he will do so. If he wants to sell, he will sell," he told the Financial Times.

“I trust him. I know that he always does what is needed,” he emphasized. [...]

“They said: then we will kill you. We said: well, then we will kill you too. And so we parted ways.”

Andrey Skoch remembered his youth

Original of this material
© Vedomosti, 11/16/2010, “I don’t have much to buy,” - Andrey Skoch, deputy State Duma RF", Photo: "Kommersant"

Alexandra Terentyeva, Maria Rozhkova, Vasily Kudinov, Alexey Nikolsky

Andrey Skoch

Co-owner of Metalloinvest Andrei Skoch is called the richest State Duma deputy - his fortune is estimated at $1.4 billion, in "Forbes Golden Hundred" for 2010 he ranks 46th in terms of wealth. It was all the more surprising to read his income statement before the October elections to the Belgorod Regional Duma (Skoch was one of the “locomotives” on the United Russia list). It turned out that billionaire Skoch owns only a modest apartment in the Belgorod region and has no other property - no securities, no bank account. In an interview with Vedomosti, Skoch revealed this secret, and at the same time told the history of his business and explained why his name was once associated with the Solntsevo organized crime group.

- How did you earn your first money?

We had a cooperative, we baked bread. It was the second half of the 80s, when the first laws came out that made it possible to do something.

[...] At the end of the 80s, computers began: we rented a pavilion at VDNKh, brought components, assembled and sold them - we made our first big money from this. [...]

- The media wrote that at this time you met representatives of the Solntsevo organized crime group. This is true?

Then there were no distinctions between who was a group and who was not. Go to any restaurant and there are some serious guys sitting there. If you wanted to live, you just had to not be afraid. But he was never a member of Solntsevo or any other group.

And on the site there is a photograph in which you are captured with Sergei Mikhailov, who was considered the leader of the Solntsevo organized crime group, and Viktor Averin. What was the relationship like between you?

This is 1994. We with Lev [Kvetny] decided to buy service companies at Vnukovo airport. I was introduced to Sergei and Victor as the owners of these companies. We met, discussed the conditions, then agreed - a photo was taken on this topic. I cannot say that someone was a member of some group - that would be incorrect.

- Have you communicated with Mikhailov or Averin since then?

In 1995, I was at Victor [Averin’s] birthday party. My quintuplets were born in December 1994. Victor called to congratulate him, he was struck by this incident, and he invited my wife and me to Prague. I remember I didn’t want to go, but I thought about my wife, who suffered in hospitals. After all, no matter where we turned, how many hospitals we changed, nowhere did we want to accept these births. Then I wanted to get away from all this as soon as possible, I wanted some kind of holiday. We went, celebrated for 15 minutes at the Ritz, then they took us all to the police, took pictures and released us. There were no more joint stories with Victor. We no longer had any common affairs with either him or Sergei. [...]

- And in the 1990s. did the bandits have to pay?

To pay - no, I had to deal with it. The very first clashes took place when we started a bread baking cooperative. Previously, we only saw this in movies. Some guys came, strong-looking with gloomy faces, and said: you will pay us. We reacted harshly: we said that we would not pay anyone. They said: then we will kill you. We said: well, then we will kill you too. That's where we parted ways. There was such a time - weakness was life-threatening.

- And then?

Then God had mercy. There were conflicts, but not because of business, but rather when it was necessary to stand up for oneself. This happened, I could protect the woman I love. [...]

When submitting information about yourself to the election commission of the Belgorod region on the eve of the campaign for the election of deputies to the local legislative assembly, you indicated that you do not own any property. How did this happen?

Ever since I realized that business didn’t arouse the same interest in me as it did in my friends, I was looking for something for myself. In 1999, I was deputy general director of the Lebedinsky GOK and decided to try something new for myself - I went to the State Duma elections. I was so inspired by these elections - there was such drive, such competition. But according to the law, a deputy has no right to engage in business. Therefore, the assets that had been created by this time became the property of my father. In addition to metallurgy, this is also a telecommunications business - a lot of things. The whole farm - and everything belongs to my father, and is managed by Alisher Burkhanovich. They developed a good, warm relationship. [...]

- So you don’t have a bank account or a card?

No. I had a card in 1995, when it was fashionable, prestigious, I was very young myself, and then I realized that I didn’t need it. No cards, no bills.

- Do you always travel with cash?

Yes, I took what I needed and went. I don’t have much to buy; I’m not interested in expensive clothes. [...]

- There’s not even a yacht?

Andrey Skoch

Andrey Skoch is a member of the United Russia party, a deputy of the Belgorod region. Long time holds the post of Chairman of the Mining Industry Council, partner of the Gazmetall association. For more than 10 years, Andrei Vladimirovich has been one of fifty wealthy businessmen.

In 2009, according to Finance analysts, he earned about $1.5 billion and was listed 32nd in the ranking of rich businessmen.
By 2013, his fortune almost doubled ($3.9 billion). In the top of the rich and successful he took 29th position.
A year later, income increased to $7.9 billion.
Capital reached its peak in 2013-14. - $7.9 and $8.2 billion. Then the oligarch occupied 19th and 18th positions in the ranking.
According to Forbes analytics, the businessman earned $4.9 billion in 2018 and took 23rd place.

Profile of Andrey Vladimirovich Skoch

Born 01/30/1966 in the small village of Nikolskoye, Moscow region. After school I entered the Moscow State Pedagogical University, a pedagogical institute. In 1998, he received a diploma in social psychology and later studied at the Civil Service Academy. In 1984, the guy was drafted into the SA into the airborne company. In the 2000s, information appeared that Andrei served in one of the KGB units that carried out psychological research. There is no specific information on this topic. He trained professionally in sambo in David Rudman’s section, became a master of sports, and taught others fighting skills.

Compromising evidence

In the 90s, Andrei was a member of the Solntsevo group and had the nickname Scotch. Together with the Kvetny brothers, D. Baranovsky was one of the leaders of the organized crime group. A group of 20 athletes and guys with a criminal past supplied weapons from Poland and the Baltic countries. Profits were legalized through the purchase of assets of mining and processing enterprises. The Solntsevsky guys supervised Dialogbank, Montazhspetsstroy, and gaming establishments like Karusel. At this time, Andrei and his partner ran the Arbatsky Dvorik casino.

At the end of 1998, Skoch was drawn in the press to the scandal with the Serpukhov oil depot, when 2 large criminal groups could not divide the sphere of influence. The case ended with the Podolsk organized crime group shooting at an oil depot. Guys armed with grenade launchers seized the facility where Scotch’s company called Oka-oila was located. In 2012 A photograph appeared in the newspapers where a famous deputy was standing in company with former authorities S. Mikhailov and V. Averin. Andrei Vladimirovich confirmed the authenticity of the photo, but noted that since 1995. has no common projects with crime.

Career of a politician and official

The purpose of Skoch’s coming to the Duma is the desire to take the chair of the Chairman of the Expert Council and oversee the mining industry. Before coming to the decision to enter politics in the upper echelon of power, he gained local experience.

He held the position of General Director of Kuznetsov and Partners.
During this period of time, he organized a bread baking workshop.
He sold computers at VDNKh.
He was listed as deputy general director of the Infitini investment company.
Since the mid-90s. received the portfolio of the head of the Youth of the Planet lottery fund.
In 1999, he agreed to the position of deputy head of the Lebedinsky plant.

Friendship with Usmanov

In the 90s, at the dawn of his business career, Andrei Skoch, while searching for raw materials for MNZP, came across Alisher Usmanov. Although the supply deal did not take place, good relations developed between the entrepreneurs. They later developed into a strong friendship. In 1995, they became partners in Interfin, which moved to Metalloinvest. Since 2012, Usmanov has owned USM Holdings, which he created after integrating metallurgical and communications packages. 60% of the shares belong to the owner, the remaining 40% was divided between the deputy (30%) and the British Farhad Moshiri (10%).

One of the most interesting professions is the wife of a deputy. And it's not a joke. After all, holding this position is very honorable: the spouse works, gifts with diamonds, furs, and sometimes even buys personal air transport. This is exactly what happened with the famous housewife and wife of a deputy, Elena Likhach. We will tell you more about this fragile and beautiful woman further.

Briefly about Elena

Since our heroine is legally married to a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, nothing is known in detail about her childhood, education and career success. Her biography is also very modest. Elena Likhach is a beautiful and fragile representative of the fair sex, born in the Brest region. She is in her early forties, but looks much younger than her actual age.

According to some sources, the year of birth of Elena Likhach is 1973. Other sources insist on 1975. However, what information is reliable is difficult to say.

The heroine herself, like a true lady, prefers not to discuss her age in public. Therefore, let's say that our beautiful Elena is the owner of the most interesting Balzac age.

A short description of the heroine

Elena Likhach - charming woman with a charming smile. According to those closest to her, she doesn’t just walk, but seems to float, as she moves very quietly and gracefully. She loves to smile. And he does this not feignedly, but sincerely. This is exactly what the employees of one of her favorites say about her. From their story it becomes clear that this beautiful socialite He gives his radiant smile to the entire staff literally from the doorstep.

However, in addition to her pleasant appearance, Elena Likhach is quite an interesting conversationalist. According to the story of some representatives of the press, who managed to get the coveted interview with the wife of one of the most successful businessmen, it is very interesting and pleasant to communicate with Elena. She speaks the most different topics, easily fends off sensitive questions and supports any conversation.

A few words about personal life

It is reliably known that Elena Likhach was previously married. From her first marriage she has a daughter, Daria. Elena is a wonderful hostess and loves to come up with new dishes. True, she doesn’t always manage to cook herself. And there's no point in that. After all, personal chefs and other personnel who work every day in the large family mansion of a socialite do an excellent job with this activity.

IN currently Elena is a loving mother of four children, three of whom were acquired in her second marriage. Elena Likhach and the children live in a large house, where there are rooms for each of them. They get along well with their mother and love to play on the huge and picturesque veranda.

Social life and public appearances

Elena Likhach, who is about 44 years old, loves to appear in public. And this despite the fact that her husband, United Russia deputy Andrei Skoch, is trying to protect her from the press. However, as you can see in the photo, the wife of a businessman and deputy is very photogenic. Therefore, even if it gets into the camera lenses, it turns out very impressive and sophisticated in any picture.

Luxury real estate and participation in fashionable parties

It is known that the beautiful and fragile Elena is very fond of loud parties. The frequent parties that she organizes in a large country house in Sardinia bring her particular popularity. Here she often meets with her famous wife. By the way, both charming ladies are on friendly terms and even share one manicurist.

Moreover, her favorite event is considered to be where she regularly arrives on a personal yacht, which she parks near the famous Eden-Roc Hotel. This is where popular Hollywood stars also stay.

In addition, the spectacular beauty prefers to travel around the world on her personal A-320 aircraft. According to all the eyewitnesses who have ever been on board, this is a unique liner, the interior of which is strewn not with rhinestones, but with “stones” of much greater value. However, since Elena is a believer, she begins each flight with prayer.

Brief information about Elena's wife

At the moment, Elena’s husband is Andrei Vladimirovich Skoch, born at the end of January 1966 in the village of Nikolskoye, Moscow region. In addition to his political activities, this person is famous for his fairly good success in business. True, every year he regularly “jumps” from one line in the Forbes ranking to another. For comparison, in 2009 he was in 45th place, in 2008 he was in 37th place, and in 2007 he was in 40th place. In 2011, Andrei Vladimirovich ranked 29th among the 200 richest people in Russia. Today, the estimated net worth of this major iron ore magnate is estimated at $5.3 billion.

Andrey Skoch and Elena Likhach

The entrepreneur and the blonde beauty met over 11 years ago. However, they managed to get married only in 2011. The couple entered into an official marriage in Elena’s native Belarus. It is noteworthy that the event itself took place on a weekday and behind closed doors of the Minsk Sporting Club.

Let us remind you that some time ago it was here that Vadim Galygin played his wedding. At that time, the press was also not allowed in, although some thrill-seekers still sneaked into Galygin’s wedding and took several entertaining pictures.

But with the wedding of Andrei and Elena everything was much more complicated. According to preliminary data, it was very difficult to get to the building, since the perimeter was guarded by a serious security organization. The reason for such strict secrecy is due to the fact that the deputy simply does not like to advertise his personal life. Therefore, during the movement of the wedding procession around the city, they were accompanied by serious security and several police cars.

In a word, the wedding took place in a narrow circle, to which only 25 guests were admitted. And these are exclusively relatives, closest friends and business partners of the politician. However, among them there were also quite famous star performers. For example, the lead singer of “Moral Code” Sergei Mazaev was invited to the wedding. Moreover, such stars as Philip Kirkorov, Leonid Agutin, Lyubov Uspenskaya, Vera Brezhneva and others came to congratulate the bride and groom.

Bright and beautiful wedding

Despite all its secrecy, the wedding of a businessman and his charming companion was still leaked to the press. However, only a few publications revealed scant details of this event. So, according to information from some sources, the beautiful couple not only registered their marriage in the registry office, but also performed the wedding ceremony in the Church of the Holy Trinity.

As it turned out, during the entire wedding, Elena changed clothes twice. At first it was a long and voluminous dress with a long train, and then it was short and decorated with precious stones.

Relationship

In addition to Elena, there were other wives in Andrei’s life. In particular, it is said that his first wife currently lives in London and maintains an excellent relationship with her ex-husband. Andrey and Elena also get along well with each other. The husband spoils his beloved. He buys her luxury real estate, cars, furs and expensive diamonds.

Comprehensive support from my husband

It is interesting that the businessman strongly supports his wife in all her endeavors. For example, there is a known case when Elena decided to become a designer and told her husband about it. He supported her and even allocated funds to promote her business.

However, it turned out that the beauty is not at all good at accounting, and, in fact, at design. Enterprising managers took advantage of her weakness. Seeing this, the entrepreneur advised his wife to abandon her idea, offering a substantial “compensation”. Elena immediately agreed.

The couple often appear at social events and are active in charitable activities. And after Andrei found out that Elena Likhach was pregnant, he became even more attentive and happier. This is currently the couple's fourth child together.