Boris Mints

Boris Iosifovich Mints (Russian: Минц, Борис Иосифович); – Russian entrepreneur, public person and philanthropist, Chairman of the Board of Directors at an investment company O1 Group.[1]

Biography

Mr. Mints was born in Moldova in the family of a military engineer, Iosif Samuilovich Mints (born 1932). His mother, Lusia Izrailevna Milter (1936–2007, Kodyma, Ukrainian SSR), worked as a librarian; as a child in 1941–1944 she was deported to the ghetto in Chechelnik in Transnistria, where 14 members of her family died. Both grandfathers – Samuil Iosifovich Mints (1892–1942) and Srul Gershkovich Milter (1901–1944) - perished in the Great Patriotic War.

In 1980 he graduated from the Physical Faculty of Ivanovo State University, PhD in Technical Sciences, A.P. of Academic Department of Higher Mathematics.[2]

From 1987–1990 he worked in one of the Centers of Scientific-Technical Creativity of Youth, where he earned his first funds. From 1990–1994 he held the position of Vice Mayor of Ivanovo, and was the Head of the City Property Management Committee.

From 1994–1996 he was the Head of Chief Directorate of the Public Assets Ministry of the Russian Federation. From 1996–2000 he was the Head of Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation on the issues of local self-regulation.

From 2001–2003 he acted as General Director of REN TV media holding. From 2004–2013 he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and since 2012 he was the President of Otkritie Financial Corporation. In 2004 he founded an investment company, O1 Group, owning and managing assets in real estate and financial sectors.[3]

In 2010 he founded an investment company, O1 Properties for the management of real estate assets and a holding structure for O1 Group.[4]

In 2013 he ceased to be a shareholder of FC Otkritie upon disposition of his shareholding to business partners Vadim Belyaev and Ruben Aganbegyan.

Currently he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at O1 Group.[5]

In 2013 and 2014 he acquired three non-governmental pension funds: Stalfond, Telekom-Soyuz and Blagosostoyanie OPS which were merged under a common tradename Future.[6]

Between 2014 and 2015 he acquired stakes in Austrian companies CA Immo and Immofinanz.[7][8]

Starting from 2014 he commenced the active development of his personal project - Russia’s first Museum of Russian Impressionism.[9]

He is a Class 1 Actual State Counselor of the Russian Federation (the qualification category was awarded by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1006 on September 11, 1997).

Boris Mints is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

He is the founder and Chairman of Yegor Gaidar Foundation.

Family

Hobbies and Interests

Collects paintings, plays chess and tennis.

Charity and patronage

Boris Mints regularly supports cultural and social projects. He inspired the establishment of the Russia’s first Museum of Russian Impressionism on the site of the former Bolshevik confectionery factory.[10][11] The core of the exposition consists of Mr. Mints’ private collection. In 2014, prior to opening of the permanent exposition, the museum began a series of exhibitions in Moscow and in the regions. In addition the museum launched an artistic and educational programme for children. In May 2016, the first permanent exposition of the museum will be opened, where the works of outstanding Russian artists such as Valentin Serov, Konstantin Korovin, Petr Konchalovskyi, Yuriy Pimenov and others will be exhibited. The art collection that reflects the traditions of the Russian impressionism was started over 12 years ago. In September 2014 a sculptural-spatial composition of the famous Russian sculptor Georgy Frangulyan was installed on the site of Moscow business centre “White Square” which considered to be a major event, significant both for the cultural community, and for the commercial real estate market.

Mr. Mints also supports international projects with social and cultural significance. In 2015 he encouraged the establishment of the Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions to Global Challenges named after Boris Mints in collaboration with Tel Aviv University and became its first donor.[12] The institute will bring together researchers from Tel Aviv University and other leading universities, which will research pressing issues and formulate solutions and deliver strategic policy recommendations.

Moreover the companies of O1 Group support a number of iconic cultural events – theater fests Golden Mask, «Territory», a festival of street theatres in Arkhangelsk, the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation projects and others.

Awards and Rankings

Boris Iosifovich Mints, the founder of the Museum of Russian Impressionism, won Prize named after Yekaterina Romanovna Dashkova in the “Philanthropist” category. In 2014, the Miloserdiye awards ceremony took place to honour public persons for commitment to humanitarian values. Boris Mints became the first winner of this award. As of March 2016 Boris Mints is No. 55 in the Forbes ranking of Russian Billionaires and No. 1476 in the Forbes World’s Billionaires’ ranking.

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References

  1. ↑ "Boris Iosifovich Mints Ph.D.: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  2. ↑ "Russian Investor Boris Mints to Launch Tender Offer for 10 Pct of CA Immo Shares". FriedlNews - Austria International Business, Finance and Diplomacy. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  3. ↑ "History". o1group.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  4. ↑ Evans, Peter. "Office Owner in Moscow Embraces Western Ways". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  5. ↑ "O1 Group: CEO and Executives - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  6. ↑ "History". o1group.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  7. ↑ "Forbes Profile: Boris Mints". Forbes. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Weber, Alexander. "CA Immo, Immofinanz Cool Down Austrian Property Takeover". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Art-Loving Russian Business Leaders Present New Museums to Moscow | Arts and Ideas". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  10. ↑ "Russia’s private museums defy the economic odds". theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  11. ↑ "John McAslan + Partners | Museum of Russian Impressionism, Moscow". www.mcaslan.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  12. ↑ "bmiglobalsolutions". bmiglobalsolutions. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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