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Vladimir Lisin
Chairman of the Board, Novolipetsk Steel
 Born on May 7, 1956 in Ivanovo
1975-1979 - Worked as a welder while attending university
1979 - graduated from the Siberian Mettalurgical Institute
1979 - worked as an engineer at the Karaganda Steel Plant in Kazakhstan
1981 (?) - promoted to a senior position at Karaganda, reporting to future Soviet metals minister Oleg Soskovets; became a director of TSK-Steel, a private firm Soskovets set up.
1985 - 1991 worked as a deputy head engeneer then deputy director at Karaganda.
1992 - became a director of TransWorld Group, a metal commodity broker.
1992- 1997 he was a member and then a Chairman (1992- 1993) of the Board of Directors of AO Sayan Aluminum Plant .
1994 received a post-graduate degree in technical science from the Plekhanov Russian Economics Academy
1996 - appointed to the board of Novolipetsk
1997 - left TransWorld; appointed to the Board of Directors of Magnitogorsky hardware-metallurgical plant.
2002 - after several years spent aquiring stock in Novolipetsk, Lisin managed to buy out Vladimir Potanin's share in the plant, making him the sole owner of the venture.
December, 2005 - Novolipetsk is listed on the London Stock Exchange, netting Lisin an additional $600 million.
According to Forbes 2006 list, he is the third richest man in Russia (41st richest in the world), worth an estimated $10.7 billion.
Married with three children
last updated March 13, 2006
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