Miller's team: key figures in the management of Gazprom. Miller Alexey Borisovich - biography Son-in-law of Miller Alexey

Alexey Miller is the chairman of the board and manager of Gazprom, head of the board of directors of three organizations: NPF Gazfond, Gazprombank and SOGAZ. Member of the state commission on TC issues and the board of trustees of Global Energy.

Childhood and student years

Alexey Borisovich Miller was born on January 31, 1962 in the now defunct Leningrad. His parents were employees of the research and production association "Leninets" - military production closed type. The father performed the duties of a fitter, while the boy's mother was an engineer. There was no one in the family of Boris and Lyudmila except little Lesha, so there was enough attention and love.

Due to their nationality and place of residence, his parents were often called “Russian Germans.” That is why it often pops up on the Internet various kinds information about Miller's origins.

His second home was Leningrad Gymnasium 330, distinguished by intensive study exact sciences. Throughout his school time he was an exemplary student: did not conflict with other students or teachers. He was shy and diligent. Miller's teachers and classmates recall that he was an inconspicuous person, but at the same time he always strived to achieve various goals.

Having received a school certificate with good grades, he entered the Leningrad Financial and Economic Institute without any problems. After graduating in 1984, he received a specialty and diploma as an engineer-economist. For some teachers, Alexey became a favorite student, while others say that he was a responsible student.

After his studies, Miller took up the post of engineer-economist at LenNIIproekt. While working there, he decided to continue his studies and became a graduate student, and three years later in 1989 he successfully defended his dissertation.

Fast-paced career

In the early 90s, perhaps the most important acquaintance in his life happened in the life of Alexei Miller. Then the young specialist was just starting to work at the mayor’s office of St. Petersburg. His responsibilities included working with external relations, and Miller’s boss at the time was Vladimir Putin himself. He carried out his activities for five years, as a result of which the Committee on External Relations acquired contacts with serious Western banks.

After fast career in the Committee and good results, Alexey became a desired employee in many large companies in the Russian Federation, and they wanted him for leadership positions. From 1996 to 1999, he worked at the Sea Port of St. Petersburg company, and then assumed the position of General Director of the Baltic Pipeline System OJSC.

In the early 2000s, Vladimir Putin occupied the main place in the Kremlin, and Miller decided to follow his friend to Moscow. There he receives the post of Deputy Minister of Russian Energy, but remains in office for only a year and becomes chairman of Gazprom. The new leadership, replacing Rem Vyakhirev, promises significant reforms, which happened almost immediately. The previously partially free Gazprom was completely transferred to the authorities and the process of returning assets that Vyakhirev lost during his leadership began.

A year after starting work at Gazprom, instead of his previous position, Alexey is appointed to the post of deputy chairman of the Board of Directors. During this period, the organization underwent significant personnel changes. Many people from Vyakhirev’s circle were fired. The vacant positions were filled by people with whom Miller had previously worked and people from the Kremlin.

Due to numerous reshuffles, it became popular that they would end with Alexei’s resignation, but he only just secured his position as manager, and in 2006 his contract was extended until 2011. A year earlier, the authoritative Harvard Business Review magazine assessed Miller’s abilities and awarded him third place in the list of the most professional top managers in the whole world. In 2013, he was noted by Forbes magazine, according to the editors of which Alexey again took bronze in the ranking of the world's most successful managers, whose annual income is about $25 million. IN Russian list Forbes, despite all the problems of Gazprom, Miller still ranks 1st.

Personal life

In terms of openness to journalists, Alexey Miller is one of those people who does not have enough time for numerous interviews and meetings with the press. The small number of interviews that he does give are devoted to the work, development of Gazprom and the company’s cooperation with foreign organizations.

Despite the lack of desire to talk about his personal life, it is known that he has been married for a long time, and in the family, in addition to his wife, there is a son. IN free time Miller prefers to play sports: cycling or skiing. From time to time he engages in horse riding, and not always as a recreational activity. One of his responsibilities, in accordance with the presidential decree, is the development of Russian equestrian sports.

Alexey Miller now

IN at the moment Alexey is involved in two major projects that are designed to improve Gazprom’s situation. He controls the construction of two branches for gas transportation: Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream. Miller regularly appears on television and meets with heads of cooperating states.

Date of birth. 01/31/1962

Origin. Alexey Miller was born in the city on the Neva, when it still bore the old name Leningrad. His parents worked at a closed military plant. So Alexey has been able to keep military secrets since childhood. In addition, he grew up to be an obedient and efficient person. These two qualities probably determined his fate.

Education. Alexey received his secondary education at gymnasium No. 330 in St. Petersburg, from which he graduated with honors in 1979. However, the graduate was not awarded a gold medal, since there were too many excellent students that year, and there was simply not enough “gold” for everyone.

Immediately after school, Miller entered the Leningrad Institute of Economics and Finance (LFEI) and five years later became a certified engineer-economist.

In 1989, having defended his dissertation at the LFEI, the future millionaire received the title of candidate economic sciences.

Career. The professional growth of financier Miller began back in the distant 80s, when he was a regular at the informal club of young economists “Sintez”. Already at that time he was on friendly terms with Anatoly Chubais, Andrei Illarionov, Mikhail Manevich, Alexei Kudrin - representatives of the past and present political elite.

In 1990, Alexey worked on the executive committee of the Leningrad City Council for economic reform. A year later, he moved to work in another Committee - for external relations of the city mayor's office (KVS). His immediate boss until 1996 was Vladimir Putin himself.

From 1996 to 1999, he held the position of Director for Development and Investment of the Sea Port in St. Petersburg.

In the year of appointment as President V.V. Putin (2000) Alexey Miller was appointed Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation. And a year later he sits in the chair of the Chairman of the Management Board of OJSC Gazprom.

The businessman also heads the Boards of Directors of Gazprom subsidiaries: Gazprombank, NPF Gazfond, IC SOGAZ and Gazpromneft (formerly Sibneft).

Hobbies. One of Alexey Miller’s colleagues, who wished to remain anonymous, called him a “careerist.” It is logical to assume that career is Miller’s passion. However, classmates say that when he was Alexey loved to play the guitar and run around football field or cheer for Zenit.

According to the businessman himself, his love for the guitar and Zenit remains with him to this day, and besides, he is not averse to taking a ride on alpine skiing or bicycle.

Family. Alexey Miller and his wife Irina are raising their son Mikhail. The family lives in two houses - in St. Petersburg and in Moscow. Alexey does not talk about his personal life, and prefers to spend his free time in a quiet family circle

Phrase. In one of his interviews, Alexey Miller compared business to something between art and war.

What irritates him? Banquets, buffets, noisy companies. Although this may be due to kidney stones.

Advantages. Executive workaholic. Always achieves goals, believes in both himself and his partners.

Flaws. Doesn't like to stick out, always remains as if in the shadows. Hidden.

Valuable advice. Dreaming is good! This is how what was conceived becomes reality.

Awards. At one time, Alexey Miller did not receive a gold medal, but at the age of fifty he has many honorary titles, medals, and orders. For strengthening friendship and international cooperation awarded orders from the Republic of Armenia, Kazakhstan, South Ossetia, Vietnam, Italy. He is an honorary citizen of the city of Astrakhan. He has sacred titles and orders from the Russian Orthodox Church. Most recently, in February 2012, he received a certificate of honor from the hands of the President of the Russian Federation for his long, conscientious work in the gas industry.

Chairman of the Board of OJSC Gazprom, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Neft, Gazprombank and Sogaz. Candidate of Economic Sciences.

"Biography"

Alexey Miller was born on January 31, 1962 in Leningrad, into a family of Russian Germans. Mother - Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Miller (1936-2009), father - Boris Vasilyevich Miller (1935-1986). Parents worked at the Radioelectronics Research Institute of the USSR Ministry of Aviation Industry, which was later transformed into the Leninets Research and Production Association. His mother worked as an engineer, his father as an assembler, and he died of cancer. The parents are buried at the Kinoveevsky cemetery in St. Petersburg.

Education

Miller studied at school-gymnasium No. 330 in the Nevsky district of Leningrad.

In 1984 he graduated from the Leningrad Financial and Economic Institute. N. A. Voznesensky.

Activity

In the 1980s he was part of the circle of Leningrad economists-reformers, informal leader which was Anatoly Chubais;

in 1987, he was a member of the “Synthesis” club at the Leningrad Youth Palace, which included young Leningrad economists and social scientists, including: Dmitry Vasiliev, Mikhail Dmitriev, Andrei Illarionov, Boris Lvin, Mikhail Manevich, Andrei Lankov, Andrei Prokofiev, Dmitry Travin and other.

"Connections / Partners"

— Soviet and Russian chess player, Master of Sports of the USSR in chess (1964), international master (1995), economic geographer. As part of the Leningrad team, he won the USSR chess championship between teams of union republics (1960). Vice-President of the St. Petersburg Chess Federation. Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1984), professor

"Friends of Putin"

“Putin’s friends controlling State Corporations”

"News"

Gazprom's cash flow has dried up to zero

Gazprom's budget continues to burst at the seams, despite a surge in gas prices in Europe and a sharp increase in supplies to all key markets.

Blue chips have calculated dividends

Before last weekend, shareholders of PJSC Gazprom met for the first time in St. Petersburg and approved the amount of dividends for 2017. The gas monopolist will allocate 190 billion rubles, or 26.6% of net profit, for these purposes.

Holders of shares in the gas monopolist will receive a little more than 8 rubles for each share, which corresponds to a yield of about 6%. This is far from the highest figure among blue chips. You can earn up to 9% on dividends from other major companies.

Gazprom was one of the last to approve the dividend amount for 2017. The gas monopolist will close its register of shareholders on July 19, which means that the last day on which its shares can be purchased in order to receive dividend income is July 17. The company is traditionally not too generous with shareholders - they will receive 8.04 rubles per share. And most of the profits will go to the implementation of large-scale projects.

A London court froze the British assets of Gazprom following a claim by Naftogaz.

The assets of the Russian company in the UK are frozen to ensure the decision of the Stockholm arbitration to pay Naftogaz $2.6 billion

The Commercial Court in London allowed the freezing of the assets of the Russian Gazprom in the UK as part of the implementation of the decision of the Stockholm arbitration in the claim of Naftogaz of Ukraine. This was reported on Tuesday, June 19, by the press service of the Ukrainian company.

“Yesterday, at the request of Naftogaz, the Commercial Court in London issued an order to freeze (assets) against Gazprom as part of ensuring compliance with the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration,” the report says (quoted by TASS).

Gazprom has a chance to challenge the decision to pay $2.6 billion to Naftogaz

On Wednesday, June 13, the Svea District Court of Appeal suspended the execution of the Stockholm arbitration decision, which concerns the transit contract between Gazprom and Naftogaz of Ukraine. This was first reported Russian company, and a little later the Ukrainian one confirmed it. The petition was filed on June 7. This was done in connection with an appeal of the arbitration decision on the transit contract and “attempts by Naftogaz, before considering the complaint on the merits, to begin the procedure for enforcing this decision in various jurisdictions,” Gazprom said in a statement.

Interfax-Ukraine, with reference to Naftogaz, reports: the decision is temporary, made without notifying the Ukrainian company, and Naftogaz will insist on its revision. “In accordance with the Swedish Arbitration Law, the order of the appellate court cannot be appealed,” Gazprom counters.

Miller named the deadline for achieving oil and gas parity in the global energy balance

By 2035, the share of gas in the global fuel and energy balance will be equal to the share of oil, said Alexey Miller

The United States imposed sanctions against Russian billionaires and government managers

The US Treasury published a list Russian businessmen and top managers against whom new sanctions have been imposed. As noted in the department’s message, the new list of SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) includes 26 people and 15 companies.

The United States introduced new sanctions due to the situations in Ukraine, Syria, as well as cyber attacks, but “primarily Russia’s attempts to undermine Western democracy,” the US Treasury said in a statement. Russian government is involved in a number of conflicts around the world, “including continuing to occupy Crimea and provoking violence in eastern Ukraine,” supplying weapons to the Syrian army, the message quotes US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Oligarchs and heads of state-owned companies fall under new US sanctions

Miller announced the upcoming reduction in gas transit through Ukraine by 10 times

The head of Gazprom announced the deadline for terminating all contracts with Ukraine

According to the head of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, it will take from one and a half to two years to break all contracts for transit and gas supply with Ukraine. He explained the refusal of contracts by their economic inexpediency

Medvedev awarded the head of Gazprom the Stolypin medal

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev awarded the head of Gazprom Alexey Miller with the Stolypin medal, 1st degree. The corresponding government order was published on the legal information portal.

Miller spoke about the risks of gas transit through Ukraine

Gazprom Chairman of the Board Alexey Miller admitted that the Ukrainian gas transportation system may not be reliable enough for the transit of Russian gas, but in the medium and long term

Miller announced the start date for gas supplies via the Power of Siberia to China

Under the terms of the agreement signed on July 4, gas supplies should begin in December 2019. The head of Gazprom is confident that this will happen

Miller announced the recovery of $1.7 billion from Naftogaz Ukraine

According to Alexey Miller, Gazprom considers this amount “insufficient” and intends to appeal the interim decision of the Stockholm Arbitration Court

Miller commented on Gazprom's records

On Friday, November 25, Gazprom for the eighth time during the fall updated the record for daily export volumes to non-CIS countries: 601.2 million cubic meters.

“This is a significant event, a historical milestone in terms of our gas supplies for export. The confident growth in demand for Russian gas indicates the reliability and stability of Gazprom’s supplies to Europe,” RIA Novosti quotes Miller as saying.

Alexey Miller and Igor Sechin became the highest paid top managers in the country

First place this year was taken by the head of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, with a remuneration of $17.7 million. The second place was taken by Rosneft President Igor Sechin, with an estimated remuneration of $13 million. Last year they received according to Forbes, 27 million and 17.5 million dollars, respectively.

Formally in third position, but essentially outside the list, was VTB President Andrei Kostin, who last year occupied second place in the ranking. The magazine was unable to estimate the top manager's salary because the bank did not provide data on "key management employees" by the time of publication. The total remuneration of key VTB employees at the end of 2015 was $99.5 million.

A meeting between Ramazan Abdulatipov and Alexey Miller took place in Moscow

On September 20, the Head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov, who is on a working trip to Moscow, met with the Chairman of the Board of Gazprom PJSC Alexey Miller.

A meeting between Ramazan Abdulatipov and Alexey Miller took place in Moscow

During the conversation, issues of joint gasification of mountainous areas were touched upon by creating storage facilities for liquefied gas; They talked about the implementation of part of the gas distribution networks of the republic and the possibility of reassigning the branch of Gazprommezhregiongaz LLC in Dagestan.

The issue related to the debt of Dagestan gas consumers for the provided energy resources was also discussed. As noted, targeted work is being carried out in the region to reduce the level of debt for gas of public sector enterprises and the public utilities complex. An interdepartmental commission formed under the Government of Dagestan constantly monitors the situation in this area; measures are being taken to eliminate the debt of these enterprises. As a result of the commission’s work, gas payments by consumers financed from the republican and local budgets amounted to last year and the first half of this year more than 100 percent of current supplies.

However, despite the efforts being made, it is extremely difficult to change the situation overall. In this regard, Ramazan Abdulatipov voiced a proposal to consider the issue of creating an organization in the republic directly subordinate to Gazprom Mezhregiongaz LLC, whose functions would include gas supply and collection of payments.

The meeting participants stated that, as part of the implementation of agreements between the Government of the Republic of Dagestan and PJSC Gazprom, large-scale work is being carried out to gasify the mountainous regions of the republic; in the period from 2005 to 2015, Gazprom's total investments amounted to about 8.2 billion rubles.

The program for the development of gas supply and gasification of Dagestan for 2012-2015 included 125 facilities, 85 of which have completed construction. These are, for example, inter-settlement gas pipelines in the Akhtynsky, Dokuzparinsky, Khasavyurtsky, Untsukulsky, Botlikhsky and Tsumadinsky districts; in some municipalities Intra-village gas pipelines have also been laid.

Ramazan Abdulatipov, in addition, proposed to include Gunibsky and Charodinsky districts in the list of municipalities subject to gasification by 2020.

Another point of discussion was the reconstruction of the Kazi-Magomed - Mozdok gas pipeline on the section 600-610 km, which due to natural conditions was suspended.

Viktor Nazarov has already managed to guide Alexey Miller along Lyubinsky Prospekt at night

And in the afternoon the head of Gazprom began to look for shortcomings and asked the mayor’s office to replace the manhole covers. This is the only roughness that caught the guest's eye. After Chairman of the Board of Gazprom PJSC Alexey Miller and Governor of the Omsk Region Viktor Nazarov opened the updated Lyubinsky Avenue, they shared their impressions with journalists. As it turned out, the first walk of high-ranking guests along the street took place at night. “I flew to Omsk yesterday, and Viktor Nazarov made a proposal to look at the avenue at night to see the lighting. This is not my first time on Lyubinsky Prospekt, but at night it’s like this vivid impression- solemn, festive and exciting,” said Alexey Miller. In addition, the head of Gazprom recalled how he conceived this project with the governor, calling the center of Omsk a pearl Russian architecture. According to him, the company initially approached the idea of ​​reconstruction with the highest requirements: “I said: “Viktor Ivanovich, we will do it according to the highest world standards. It simply cannot and should not be better. Everything needs to be worked out to the smallest detail." However, while walking along Lyubinsky this afternoon, Alexey Miller, in his words, “walked more fastidiously and tried to find some flaws.” “The only thing is that there is only a slight roughness: the hatches are on top, and the entire surface around is smooth and granite,” he said. “I think that the city authorities will still go so far as to make the hatches in these places flat and not ribbed.” Because people ride bicycles, run, rollerblade. The hatches need to be made smooth and maybe even designed in some historical theme.”

A working meeting took place between Andrey Turchak and Alexey Miller

On Tuesday, September 20, a working meeting between the Governor of the Pskov Region Andrey Turchak and the Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC Gazprom Alexey Miller took place in Moscow.

The parties discussed issues of further gasification of the Pskov region and continued cooperation on the construction, reconstruction and modernization of thermal power facilities in the region.

Particular attention at the meeting was paid to the issues of repaying debts for consumed natural gas. The head of the region said that current payments are currently being paid in full. In addition, over the past 5 months, the debt for gas supplied has decreased by more than 520 million rubles. As a result of the discussion, an agreement was reached to agree on a five-year debt repayment schedule. In turn, Alexey Miller noted that all current payments must continue to be paid in full.

At the meeting they also spoke about the continuation of the implementation of the gasification program in the region. Andrey Turchak emphasized that thanks to joint actions over 7 years, the level of gasification in the region has increased from 33% to 51%. Given the positive dynamics, Alexey Miller expressed his readiness to continue to support the region in this matter. In particular, PJSC Gazprom will partially assume obligations for the construction of distribution (intra-village) gas supply networks in newly gasified areas.

In addition, at the meeting an agreement was reached to continue cooperation with Gazprom Teploenergo in the implementation of projects for the construction, reconstruction and modernization of thermal power facilities. Let us remind you that, at the expense of Gazprom Teploenergo JSC, 17 block-modular boiler houses have already been built in the Pskov region, which have improved the quality utilities for the population of the region. Also during the conversation, the Governor once again drew Alexey Miller’s attention to the need to preserve the Pskov State District Power Plant, which is one of the city-forming enterprises of the Dedovichi district.

Miller was re-elected head of Gazprom for another five years

The Gazprom board of directors re-elected Alexey Miller as chairman of the company's board for another five years. Earlier, the media reported that the decision to retain Miller’s post was approved by the government

Alexey Miller will remain the head of Gazprom for at least another five years.

“The Board of Directors considered the issue of electing the Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC Gazprom and unanimously decided to elect Alexey Borisovich Miller as Chairman of the Management Board from May 31, 2016 for a period of five years,” the company said in a statement.

Alexey Miller will head Gazprom for another five years

The board of directors voted unanimously to elect Miller as chairman of the board of Gazprom from May 31 for a period of five years, the statement said. Miller's current contract was accepted by the Gazprom board of directors on March 22, 2011, effective May 31, 2011, for a period of five years.

Miller took over Gazprom in 2001, shortly after Vladimir Putin was first elected president of Russia. Miller knew Putin from his work at the St. Petersburg mayor's office in the 1990s. This year, Miller was recognized by Forbes magazine as the highest paid top manager in Russia, his remuneration amounted to $27 million.

The media learned about the authorities’ reluctance to deprive Gazprom of its monopoly

The government and the Kremlin understand that Gazprom’s export monopoly cannot be maintained in its current form, but they do not agree to spin off the gas transmission system (GTS) into a company separate from Gazprom. A high-ranking federal official told Vedomosti about this.

Rosneft wrote a plan for the division of Gazprom in three parts

Rosneft not only demands to limit Gazprom’s export monopoly and reduce gas pumping tariffs. She wrote a plan for the Ministry of Energy to divide the monopoly business in three parts

Gazprom spoke about scammers posing as company employees

Gazprom's Corporate Protection Service (CPS) spoke about a new type of fraud. The attackers pose as high-ranking employees of the company and ask employees to transfer a certain amount to a plastic card account, Interfax reports, citing a SKZ message in the corporate press.

Who's in charge here: how Igor Sechin argued with Alexei Miller

Alexey Miller and Igor Sechin are long-time opponents. One of the controversial issues is whose company is the main taxpayer in the country. RBC remembered other acute moments of the confrontation

Gazprom began to save: why Turkish Stream was left without a contractor

Gazprom terminated the contract for laying pipes for the Turkish Stream with the Italian Saipem. The monopoly has decided to no longer pay for contractor downtime, says a source in the company

Gazprom terminated the contract with the Turkish Stream contractor

Gazprom's subsidiary South Stream Transport terminated the contract with the Italian Saipem for the construction of the first line of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline. The reason is “the inability to reach agreement on many issues”

Turkmenistan called Gazprom an “insolvent partner”

A message appeared on the government portal of Turkmenistan that the Russian Gazprom has become an “insolvent partner” and has not paid gas debts since the beginning of 2015

Alexey Miller was born on January 31, 1962 in St. Petersburg. The boy grew up in a family of Russian Germans. Mother, Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Miller, father, Boris Vasilyevich Miller. Alexei’s parents worked in the closed military enterprise of the Leninets Research and Production Association.

The guy studied at a specialized gymnasium with a mathematical bias No. 330 in his hometown. Miller's only hobby was football. Alexey passionately supported Zenit and did not miss a single game of his favorite club.

After graduating from school with excellent grades, he managed to enter the local financial and economic institute the first time, from which he successfully graduated in 1984 and received a diploma as an “engineer-economist.” For several years after receiving his diploma, Miller worked in his specialty at the St. Petersburg Research and Design Institute, however, being a capable student, in 1986 he decided to continue his studies in graduate school. Three years later, Miller became a candidate of economic sciences.

After graduate school, the young specialist continued his activities at the St. Petersburg Research and Design Institute as a junior researcher, and in 1990 he transferred to the executive committee of the St. Petersburg Council, where he headed the Committee on Economic Reforms.

The next step in career ladder A successful Russian economist became the Committee for External Relations in the mayor's office of St. Petersburg, in which Vladimir Putin was Miller's immediate superior. This cooperation became key point in the future successful biography Alexey Borisovich.

Thanks to Miller, the first investment zones in the city were developed: Pulkovo and Parnas, where the Gillette, Coca-Cola, and Baltika factories were built. At the same time, Alexey Borisovich introduced the first foreign banks “Lyonsky Credit” and “Dresden Bank” into the territory of St. Petersburg. Miller also developed the hotel business and headed the board of directors of the Europe Hotel.

From 1996 to 2000, Alexey Miller held the position of Director for Development and Investments of the Sea Port of St. Petersburg OJSC, and was also the General Director of the Open Joint Stock Company"Baltic Pipeline System".

After Vladimir Putin’s victory in the presidential elections in 2000, many of his colleagues in the St. Petersburg administration received senior positions in the Government and state enterprises Russia. Alexey Miller, who received the post of Deputy Minister of Energy, was no exception. For his successful work in his position, experts and politicians predicted the post of Minister of Energy of Russia for the successful economist, but their assumptions did not come true. In 2001, Miller became the head of the board of OJSC Gazprom.

In 2002, Miller took the position of Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC Gazprom. By this time, the organization had undergone major personnel changes. Being far from the energy sector, Miller needed people for whom this field was not alien. A number of leadership positions went to people with whom the new chairman of the board had already worked; other appointments came from the Kremlin; some managed to retain their posts.

In 2010, the American magazine Harvard Business Review ranked Miller third in the ranking of the world's most effective top managers. In 2013 he took third place in Forbes list, and named one of the most expensive Russian managers.

During Miller's tenure, Gazprom became the world's global energy business leader. The gas giant acquired large assets in the oil and energy sectors, strengthened its position in exports, created strong economic ties with Italian and German corporations, began implementing projects to diversify supplies, and signed strategic agreements for gas supplies to countries in the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, Miller managed to eliminate actual competition from Gazprom in the gas sector.

In 2018, Miller oversaw the construction of Nord Stream 2, which runs along the bottom of the Baltic Sea, and also supervised the launch of the Turkish Stream, laid through the Black Sea. In the fall of the same year, he reported on the construction of 200 km of the expected 1,200 km of Nord Stream and the laying of the Turkish Stream pipe with the final joint.

As of January 2019, Alexey Borisovich is interested in football and remains a fan of the St. Petersburg club Zenit. He is the vice-president of the Russian Football Union. Miller also enjoys horse riding. Over time, the hobby grew into the fact that the manager holds the position of head of Russian Hippodromes OJSC. The main task set by the president is the revival of domestic equestrian sport.

Vladimir Putin September 9, 2019 had a working meeting with Alexey Miller. The head of the energy company informed the President of Russia about the current work, the progress of preparations for the autumn winter season and the prospects for the implementation of one of the largest projects - “Power of Siberia”. Gazprom’s interaction with Ukrainian and European consumers of Russian gas was also discussed.

Prime Minister of Russia October 18, 2019 held a working meeting with Chairman of the Board of Gazprom PJSC Alexey Miller. The results of the company’s activities since the beginning of 2019, the progress of preparations for the upcoming winter season, as well as issues related to gas transit through the territory of Ukraine were discussed.

Vladimir Putin November 26, 2019 held a working meeting with the Minister of Energy Alexander Novak and Alexey Miller. The readiness of the country’s energy complex to work in winter period. Issues of Russian-Ukrainian interaction in the energy sector were discussed separately.

Alexey Miller Awards

Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st class (2017)

Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (2006)

Order of Alexander Nevsky (2014)

Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (March 2, 2002) - for great services in strengthening Russian statehood and many years of conscientious service

Order of the Cross of the Hungarian Republic, II degree (Hungary) - for services in energy cooperation

Order of Saint Mesrop Mashtots (Republic of Armenia)

Order of Dostyk, II degree (Kazakhstan) - awarded on the basis of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 2, 2006 for his contribution to the strengthening and development of cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.

Order of Honor ( South Ossetia, August 24, 2009) - for services to strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples, great personal contribution to the construction of the Dzuarikau - Tskhinvali gas pipeline

Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy, 12 February 2010)
Order St. Sergius Radonezh II degree (ROC)

Order of the Saint St. Seraphim Sarovsky I degree (ROC, 2009)

Order of Glory and Honor, II degree (ROC, 2013) - in recognition of work for the benefit of the Russian Orthodox Church and in connection with the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra

Honorary citizen of the city of Astrakhan (2008)

Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology (2010)

Order of the Nizhny Novgorod Region "For Civil Valor and Honor" 1st degree (2010)

Order of Labor, 1st class (Vietnam, 2011)

Certificate of Honor from the President of the Russian Federation (February 6, 2012) - for services in the development of the gas complex and many years of conscientious work

Order "For Merit to the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan" (2012, Kazakhstan Metropolitan District of the Russian Orthodox Church)

Order of Friendship (Armenia) (2015)

Badge of honor “For caring for the beauty of the city” (Government of St. Petersburg, 2016)

Family of Alexey Miller

Chairman of the Board, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC Gazprom

Chairman of the Board of JSC Gazprom, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Neft, Gazprombank and Sogaz. Candidate of Economic Sciences. Has a number state awards, including the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree, received in 2006 for his contribution to the development of the Russian gas complex.

Alexey Borisovich Miller was born on January 31, 1962 in Leningrad. In 1979 he entered the Leningrad Financial and Economic Institute. In 1984, he graduated from the institute with a degree in economics and got a job at LenNIIproekt. In 1986 he entered graduate school at LenNIIproekt. He graduated from it in 1989, defending his Ph.D. thesis.

In 1990, he worked at LenNIIproekt as a junior researcher. In the same year, he was invited to work on the Committee on Economic Reform of the Executive Committee of the Leningrad City Council. From 1991 to 1996, he worked in the Committee for External Relations of the St. Petersburg City Hall under the direct supervision of Vladimir Putin (who at that time served as head of the Committee for External Relations of the City Hall; Miller was his deputy and head of the department of foreign economic relations). Miller was involved in the development of the first investment zones in the city, in particular Pulkovo (the Coca-Cola and Gillette factories were built there) and Parnas (a complex of buildings for the Baltika brewing company was built). He brought the first foreign banks to the city, such as Dresden Bank and Lyon Credit. He was involved in the hotel business, was the chairman of the board of directors of the Europe Hotel, , .

In 1996, after the current mayor Anatoly Sobchak lost the election to Vladimir Yakovlev and Sobchak’s team left Smolny, Miller went to work at OJSC Sea Port of St. Petersburg. There he served as director of development and investments.

In 1999, Miller was appointed general director JSC "Baltic Pipeline System". In 2000, he became Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia, overseeing issues of foreign economic activity. Miller is credited with the fact that thanks to the cooperation of the Ministry of Energy with OPEC, he managed to maintain a fairly high price for oil on world markets.

In January 2001, the media reported that Miller could become the successor to Energy Minister Alexander Gavrin. However, on May 30, 2001, Miller was elected chairman of the board of Gazprom OJSC (replacing Rem Vyakhirev in this post). According to a source from the Vedomosti newspaper, Miller himself refused the ministerial post offered to him as unpromising.

In the same year, Miller first took the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors of CJSC CB Gazprombank (later CJSC Joint-Stock Bank (AB) Gazprombank; OJSC Gazprombank). Subsequently (as of September 2008), he retained the post of head of the board of directors of Gazprombank.

The media claimed that the appointment of “Putin’s man” to replace Vyakhirev was a complete surprise for Gazprom management. The company's management learned about it an hour before the start of the board of directors meeting - during a conversation with the president in the Kremlin. According to some media outlets, this appointment meant that Putin decided to take control of the gas empire into his own hands. After his appointment, Miller himself told news agencies that he intended to ensure continuity and strengthen the role of the state in the company.

On May 6, 2002, the government appointed Miller as a state representative as a shareholder to participate in the company's annual meeting of shareholders.

At the end of 2004 - beginning of 2005, Gazprom advocated increasing the price of gas supplied abroad. Another major gas supplier, Turkmenistan, has also expressed its intention to increase gas prices. In January 2006, the media reported that Gazprom and the Ukrainian Naftogaz agreed to supply Russian gas to Ukraine, but in June 2006, the company headed by Miller refused to buy gas from Turkmenistan, and Kyiv became interested in the possibility of concluding a contract between Naftogaz and Turkmenistan for direct gas supplies without the participation of Gazprom.

At the end of October 2005, a group of minority shareholders of the Yukos oil company (mostly US citizens) filed a class action lawsuit in Washington District Court against the Russian Federation and a number of Russian energy companies, as well as their executives (including Miller) and ministers. The plaintiffs accused them of conspiring to “effectively nationalize” YUKOS, as a result of which minority shareholders lost expected profits. On the same day, the Reuters news agency reported that Gazprom representatives received subpoenas summoning them to court.

In February 2006, lawyers for Gazprom, Rosneft and Rosneftegaz, as well as lawyers for the head of the Ministry of Industry and Energy, Viktor Khristenko, and the Minister of Finance, Alexei Kudrin, filed a joint motion with the District of Columbia (USA) court to delay the submission of a response to the claims of YUKOS minority shareholders. On March 23, lawyers for minority shareholders stated that the summons had also been received Russian Federation generally. On March 24, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied this report, and in May 2006, lawyers for the defendants in the lawsuit of minority shareholders of YUKOS sent a petition to the Washington District Court with a request to dismiss the claim. By the end of September 2006, the application had not yet been considered.

Also in 2005 and 2006, Miller's name was mentioned in the media in connection with Gazprom's ambitious project - the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline. This gas pipeline was decided to be built jointly by Gazprom and the German companies E.ON and BASF. He must pass through the water area Baltic Sea(bypassing countries that previously provided transit of Russian gas to Europe). Row European countries(especially the Baltic countries) expressed dissatisfaction with this project. Objections ceased when Miller stated that Gazprom was ready to consider proposals from any country in the Baltic region for the construction of offtakes. It was assumed that the first line of the gas pipeline would be put into operation in 2010. However, in September 2006, it became clear that the start of construction had been delayed indefinitely because the long-term business plan for the project was not ready on time.

In March 2008, the first deputy prime minister of Russia, chairman of the board of directors of Gazprom, Dmitry Medvedev, won the presidential elections in Russia, whose candidacy was nominated by a number of political parties countries, including United Russia", and supported by President Putin. On May 7, 2008, Medvedev took office as President of Russia, after which Miller became acting chairman of the board of directors of Gazprom for the period until the annual meeting elected a new board. On June 27, 2008, the new head of the board of directors gas monopoly, Viktor Zubkov was elected First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, and Miller took the position of his deputy.

Despite information published in Vedomosti that Miller might resign from his post for health reasons, in March 2011 the corporation's board of directors re-elected him as chairman of the board for a five-year term.

The media have repeatedly written about Miller's income. In November 2007, Vedomosti reported that in 2006, Gazprom paid members of the company's board, including Miller, an average of 35 million rubles. In addition, as deputy chairman of the board of directors of Gazprom, he received 16.2 million rubles. At the same time, as the publication noted, Miller still heads the boards of directors of Gazprom Neft, Gazprombank and Sogaz - all together, as Vedomosti wrote, this contributed about $5 million to Miller’s income.

In November 2012, Russian Forbes compiled a ranking of the highest paid top managers in Russia, and Miller took second place in it. The publication estimates that he earned about $25 million a year.

Miller has numerous awards, including the medal of the Order "3a of Merit to the Fatherland" II degree; Order of the Cross of the Hungarian Republic, II degree, for merits in energy cooperation, Order of “St. Mesrop Mashtots” (Republic of Armenia), Order of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, II degree, and Patriarchal Charter. On March 30, 2006, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Miller the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree. As noted in the text of the decree posted on the website of the presidential administration, Miller was awarded the award “for services to the development of the gas complex of the Russian Federation.” One of Miller's hobbies was horse racing. In 2012, Miller took the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC Russian Hippodromes.

Miller is married and has a son.

Materials used

Elena Berezanskaya. Who receives the highest salary in Russia? - Forbes Russia, 19.11.2012

The state instructed the head of Gazprom to monitor horse racing and betting. - Interfax, 14.08.2012

Alexey Miller was re-elected Chairman of the Management Board of OAO Gazprom. - Official website of OJSC Gazprom (gazprom.com), 22.03.2011

Elena Mazneva. There are no changes at Gazprom. - Vedomosti, 25.01.2011. - № 11 (2777)

The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the new Board of Directors of OAO Gazprom were elected. - OJSC Gazprom, 27.06.2008

Medvedev took office as President of the Russian Federation. - RIA Novosti, 07.05.2008

Miller became acting Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom until June 27. - RIA Novosti, 07.05.2008