The success story of Zakhar Smushkin, the founder of the largest pulp and paper company Ilim. Resort ups and downs Where Smushkin lives

Zakhar Smushkin - Chairman of the Board of Directors of OAO Ilim Group, founder and head construction company"Start Development" and the network of supermarkets "Domovoy".

Childhood and education

From a young age, he was distinguished by perseverance and perseverance, he excelled at school, which distinguished him from most of his peers and made him a good example for them. In 1984 he entered the Leningrad Institute pulp and paper industry, and this choice predetermined his future fate as a specialist. Having received a diploma of higher education, he decided not to stop there and continued his studies in graduate school. He successfully combined the writing of his thesis with work in his specialty.

Labor activity

After defending his Ph.D. thesis, he easily got a job at NPO Hydroilizprom as a researcher.

In 1990, a young specialist, already having an impressive work experience for his age, moved to the large international enterprise Technofirm-Engineering as the head of the technical department. In many ways, it is to him that the company owes the introduction of innovations and further successful recruitment investment.

With the support of the aforementioned Technofirm-Engineering and the Zingarevich brothers, colleagues and former classmates, in 1992 Smushkin founded the Ilim company. At first, it was engaged in the export of pulp abroad in small volumes, however, thanks to the managerial skills of the founder, the company managed to accumulate impressive capital in a short time, retraining into a timber industry enterprise.

Ilim and the development of the Russian economy

Within a few years, the company acquired more than 30 pulp mills. The largest of them were the Kotlas Pulp and Paper Mill (purchased in 1994) and the Ust-Ilimsk TPP (in 2000).

Zakhar Davidovich played a big role in the restoration and development of the entire industry. In the 1990s (after the collapse of the USSR), all acquired enterprises were in a deplorable state, in fact, on the verge of bankruptcy. Thanks to their accession to the Ilim holding, it was possible to save not only jobs, but also the industry as a whole, even increase its efficiency, which had a positive impact on the development of the entire North-Western District of Russia.

In addition, during the period of active development of the holding (from 1996 to 1998), the businessman was on the supervisory board of VTB (Vneshtorgbank). This experience allowed him to increase his knowledge in the field of economics and finance, which also had a positive effect on the management of the young and promising Ilim company. In 2001, he was included in the council of experts economic development and investments under the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District.

About the holding

At the moment, it is the largest pulp production enterprise not only in Russia, but also in Europe. The annual harvesting of raw wood in the amount of more than 10 million cubic meters. And the annual harvested volumes of boxboard, pulp and raw wood are 77%, 75% and 10% respectively. Ilim, with its activities and innovative management mechanisms, had a huge impact on the formation and development of the economy in the Russian timber industry in the context of the transition from a planned to a market model.

The holding almost completely satisfies the demand for products in the domestic market, while it is also export-oriented: it actively cooperates with Asian countries, in particular with the People's Republic of China. Exports from the holding of bleached softwood and hardwood pulp satisfy one third of all the country's needs for this product (recall that the population of China in 2015 is more than 1.5 billion people).

In addition, Ilim is also a leader in the introduction of innovations, not only technological, but also financial and managerial. Therefore, even despite the crisis, the holding successfully maintains and increases the positive dynamics in all production and financial indicators, while remaining as transparent as possible for control: both environmental, civil and financial.

As the head of the largest timber industry enterprise, Mr. Smushkin understands the importance of complying with international environmental regulations and standards. As a member of the Council for the Development of the Forest Complex under the Government of the Russian Federation, he actively contributes to its activities by making recommendations on the development and improvement of the state of forest resources Russian Federation. His company also contributes in every possible way to international initiatives in terms of nature protection, which is important for the largest timber industry holding. So, according to Smushkin himself, one of the company's priorities is to achieve a positive balance between planting and deforestation.

It is noteworthy that in 2012 Ilim began cooperation with International Fund conservation, most known as WWF. On a voluntary basis, Mr. Smushkin took control of the enterprise over a vast territory in the Leningrad region, called the Verkhnevashkinsky forest area. This area is not protected from cutting down at the legislative level in the Russian Federation, however, it is of great interest in the world community as it has practically no analogues in the world. The enterprise, on the personal instructions of Zakhar Davidovich and as part of charity, leases it, while the lease agreement contains a moratorium on cutting down this territory. For such large enterprise, like Ilim, this is not just a gesture of goodwill, it is a conscious step towards achieving a balance between the resources consumed by people and its growth, which is very rare these days.

Expert and teaching activities

In addition to his managerial and specialized skills, Mr. Smushkin has both a certain amount of courage and an innovative spirit. It was he who first applied the technology of vertical integration of enterprises on the territory of the Russian Federation, which had a positive effect on the economy, which is undergoing an emergency restructuring under the conditions of a market model. Now the manager shares the acquired knowledge and developed technologies that have proven their effectiveness by personal example.

As a member of the RSPP, he is engaged in the introduction of vertical integration mechanisms developed by himself as a tool to bring the industry out of stagnation, and as a member of the Council for the Development of the Forestry Complex under the Government of the Russian Federation, he actively forms and makes recommendations regarding the development and increase of the forest wealth of Russia. Dmitry Medvedev has repeatedly noted him as one of the most valuable specialists in the timber industry.

In addition, he participates in the education of young specialists in the timber industry. At the State Technological University of Plant Polymers and at the St. Petersburg State Forest Engineering University named after S. M. Kirov, where he has the status of an honorary doctor and professor, he acts as a lecturer on a permanent basis. As part of the implementation educational activities it contributes to the modernization of student education programs in accordance with the latest international requirements, and also provides students preparing for graduation qualifying works places for internships at the enterprises of their group of companies.

Member of the Presidium of the Russian Entrepreneurial Society.

Other business projects

In 2007, the Ilim timber holding held a restructuring into OAO Ilim Group, the chairman of the board of directors of which is Zakhar Davidovich to this day. Thanks to these changes in the structure of the enterprise, the businessman found funds for two more successful projects discovered by him in the same year:
- chain of supermarkets "Domovoy" (7 branches at the moment), specializing in the sale of goods for home, household and light repairs.
- construction company "Start Development" , which she currently leads the largest construction projects in the Leningrad region.

The most famous project of "Start Development" is the satellite city "Yuzhny", located in the Pushkinsky district of St. Petersburg and striking in its scope. For construction, a territory with a total area of ​​more than 2,012 hectares was purchased on both sides along the Kyiv highway, also called the M-20 highway. The project plans to build residential real estate (4.9 million sq. m.), designed for at least 170 thousand people, as well as commercial (1.5 million sq. m.), which is designed to create at least 60 thousand jobs . Already on this stage investment in the project is more than 209 billion rubles.

Fully construction of the satellite city "Yuzhny"; implemented within 19 years. In such a short time (by the standards of the construction of a whole city) Smushkin plans not only to carry out the construction of residential and commercial areas, but also to create a full-fledged innovative social and transport infrastructure. Thus, the construction of residential buildings will be accompanied by the construction of at least 60 kindergartens, 30 schools, 10 general medical centers. And as part of the development of ITMO University, the "Foreign of Science and Technology" will be built.

Zakhar Smushkin's project is unique in its way. The plan initially involves the creation of a full-fledged city: with its own infrastructure, jobs, recreational areas, and even a “silicon valley” in miniature, which Inograd is supposed to become at ITMO. Moreover, almost half of the territory - a thousand hectares - has been allocated for the placement of a production cluster in the field of innovation. Without the introduction of innovations, as the manager himself notes, the arrangement of living space will not do either - it will be most comfortably integrated with the environment. So, for example, part of the electricity that meets the needs of the city will be generated solar panels, and electric buses will become municipal transport, and their arrival can be tracked using mobile applications. Most of living space is focused on people with average incomes, and the projected population density will be half that of St. Petersburg.

In the summer of 2016, it became known that the first stage of development (an area of ​​200 hectares) would be sold to one developer, and not to a pool, as previously planned. This method of implementing the project was chosen by Smushkin not by chance and is due to some important points. So, for example, it will be much easier to coordinate the concept of construction and sales, the architecture of the buildings under construction with one developer. On the allotted site, the selected developer will have to build real estate with an area of ​​1 million square meters within five years. m.

In addition, he is engaged in the implementation of several other projects. The second largest after the satellite city "Yuzhny" is the industrial park "Doni-Verevo". It is located in the Gatchinsky district of St. Petersburg. Production and logistics enterprises will be located on an area of ​​185 hectares.

In total, Start Development owns 40 million square meters. m. The company also has smaller projects, for example, "Tyberry" and "Golden Keys", intended for the development of summer cottages and the construction of low-rise residential buildings in the Gatchinsky and Pushkinsky districts of St. Petersburg.

The head of the company personally pays attention to solving and discussing issues and areas related to the construction. At the II International Forum of Spatial Development, which took place on September 26-27, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Mr. Smushkin formed and voiced the concept of urban development development, as well as the accompanying specific model for the development of economic centers. According to Zakhar Davidovich, the northern capital is developing along the path of polycentrism. This is due to the active implementation of such large projects as the satellite city "Yuzhny" in the Pushkinsky district and the public and business complex "Lakhta Center" in Primorsky, located in the south and north, respectively. This effect will be achieved, first of all, due to the presence in the plans of projects to provide jobs for a huge number of people.

Zakhar Davidovich Smushkin is not just a successful businessman, a specialist in his field and an effective manager, his activities help to develop the economy of the region and the country as a whole, and at the same time he actively develops and modernizes the areas related to this activity: ecology, urban planning, entrepreneurship, education of the young generations, based on their own example.

In Russia, in the ranking of billionaires, Smushkin takes sixth place, 37th in the ranking of the most successful businessmen and 52nd in terms of capital. The American magazine Forbes placed him on the 114th place in the list of the richest businessmen in Russia.

Personal life: family and hobbies

As Zakhar Smushkin himself notes, when doing business, it is very important not to forget about your spiritual development. So, he collects paintings by Russian artists of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. On November 12, 2016, an exhibition of Japanese art from the Meiji era was opened in the Small Hermitage. At the end of the exhibition, the collection will be transferred to the museum of the Yuzhny satellite city, where it will be on permanent display.

Despite such an active and varied activity, he does not forget about the most important thing in life - the family. Together with his wife, they are raising a son, family hobbies include chess and tennis.

Zakhar Davidovich Smushkin is an entrepreneur, investor and developer. Position: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Joint-Stock Company Ilim Group. He is among the top richest businessmen in Russia. In 1992, he founded the pulp and paper enterprise Ilim Pulp Enterprise (now the Ilim Group), which has been the key for the country's forest industry sector for more than 20 years, as it is the leader in terms of production volume. In 2018, the number of Ilim employees is about 17 thousand people.

In addition, Zakhar Smushkin also has a retail business. In 2006, he opened the construction hypermarket "Start" in St. Petersburg, which at the moment is a federal network of seven branches located in five regions of Russia. And in 2007, Smushkin founded LLC " Management Company START Development is a development company that implements commercial and residential construction projects of various sizes. The company is a member of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce and has more than 10 awards to its credit.

The most famous project implemented by Zakhar Smushkin's development company is the construction of the satellite city Yuzhny, designed for 170,000 inhabitants and 21,000 jobs. This project was given federal significance not only because of the scale, but also because the scientific cluster "Innograd of Science and Technology" will be created on its territory on the basis of the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology, Mechanics and Optics. Innograd will become the best innovation cluster in Russia, with more than 7,000 ITMO students and employees to work and study on its territory.

Zakhar Smushkin's birthday is January 23, 1962, his hometown is St. Petersburg.
Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich received higher education in his native city. In our time, all areas of its activity are also most closely connected with the North-West Federal District and St. Petersburg.
In 1984, Smushkin graduated from the specialty and entered the graduate school of the Leningrad Technological Institute. As a result of the training, he received the scientific degree of candidate of technical sciences. In addition, at the moment Smushkin is an honorary professor at two universities in St. Petersburg, where he periodically gives lectures on the features of the timber industry. Then, in 1984, Zakhar Smushkin, by distribution, got to the Hydrolizprom Research and Production Association, where he took the position of a researcher.

Six years later, Zakhar Smushkin took over as chief technical department on international enterprise"Technoferm-Engineering", organized by representatives of Sweden and Russia. With two steps behind higher education and work experience, Zakhar Davidovich was able to modernize the production process at the enterprise as soon as possible. The result of the work of Zakhar Smushkin in Technoferm-Engineering was an increase investment attractiveness companies.

Mine own business Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich decides to open in 1992, having gained enough work experience and extensively studied the features of the timber industry. The company CJSC Ilim Pulp Enterprise, founded by him, was initially engaged only in the export of small volumes of pulp and paper products, but in a short time it retrained directly into a manufacturer.

After that, Ilim carried out a number of transactions for the accession of large manufacturing enterprises. The first such enterprise was the Kotlas Pulp and Paper Mill, which was merged with the company in 1995. Further, in 1997, the Bratsk timber industry complex became part of the Ilim Group, and in 2002, Ust-Ilimsk. This was the beginning of the formation of an all-Russian network under the control of a centralized leadership.

The main reason for the rapid development of the company was. Since Ilim included a large number of enterprises located in different parts of the country, their well-coordinated work was ensured thanks to centralized management. The technology of vertical integration allowed to carry out such management. For the first time it was applied in Russia precisely at the enterprises of Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich.

This technology made it possible to coordinate all production areas under a single management, as well as to carry out full cycle production of pulp and paper products. Ilim independently carried out the extraction of resources, processing and delivery to the end consumer.

This way of organizing work in a short time began to show its effectiveness - by the second half of the 90s, Ilim took first place in terms of production in Russia, and also began to develop international export markets. In 1996, Ilim opened its representative office in China. At the moment, the main export direction of the Ilim Group is also the Asian markets.

In 2003, Ilim changed its organizational and management principles and began to work according to the system of business lines, instead of the previously used geographical principle of management. Also in 2003, the company began developing a new production line and opened the first corrugated packaging plant, Ilim Gofropak. Even this year, IlimSeverLes began its work, an enterprise created on the basis of the Kotlas Pulp and Paper Mill in order to combine production in Komi and the Arkhangelsk region. In these parts of Russia, Ilim operated more than 10 manufacturing plants in 2003.

In 2007, Zakhar Smushkin decided to restructure the company, which would improve the quality of management of a large number of enterprises within Ilim. The changes affected not only the internal structure, but also the form of ownership and the name. CJSC Ilim Pulp Enterprise, where Smushkin held a post CEO, became Ilim Group JSC, in which Zakhar Davidovich moved to the position of chairman of the board of directors. He is currently working in this position.

In 2009, the Ilim Group mastered another new line of production: a plant for neutral sulfite pulp was opened in the city of Koryazhma. From the moment of its opening to this day, it remains the world's largest plant for the production of of this type products.

In 2018, the Ilim Group consists of three large pulp and paper mills located in Ust-Ilimsk, Koryazhma and Bratsk. The company also includes two factories for the production of corrugated packaging - in the cities of Kommunar and Dmitrov. In addition, Ilim has three representative offices in Russia and one representative office abroad, in China. Zakhar Smushkin's company occupies a key position in Russian industry timber industry, as it ranks first in terms of production. The Ilim Group accounts for 75% of pulp and 20% of paper produced in the country. In total, the annual volume of products produced by the company is about 3 million tons.

The total number of employees involved in the enterprises of the Ilim Group is about 18 thousand people. Each company has been certified international system safety and health. Ilim's enterprises also operate their own, improving the safety culture, aimed at eliminating risks.

Since the company of Zakhar Davidovich Smushkin occupies a central position in the Russian forest industry sector due to the volume of its products, environmental policy is a priority for the management of Ilim.
This aspect of Ilim's work was also noted by the Ministry of Nature - in 2017 at International Exhibition"ECOTECH" company was awarded the corresponding award: "for an active environmental policy in the year of ecology."

The Ilim Group strictly complies with all environmental standards in force in Russia and abroad. Enterprises also implement corporate environmental measures on their own initiative.

The business strategy of Zakhar Smushkin's company is based on the principles of environmental friendliness. Among them are the rational use of resources and modern technologies“Together they help to reduce the burden on the environment. Also, the Ilim Group has developed its own principles, which it adheres to in carrying out its activities. And corporate environmental programs implemented at enterprises are built individually, taking into account the specifics of production processes.

In addition, the company has independently developed some principles to reduce the impact on the environment, and strictly adheres to them in its work. Also, for each individual enterprise that is part of the Smushkin company, developed targeted programs nature conservation. They are built taking into account the specifics of production processes.

The World Wildlife Fund annually compiles a list of enterprises that voluntarily undergo forest certification. For many years, Zakhar Smushkin's company has occupied a leading position in it. The territories of all forest areas leased by the Ilim Group for the purpose of extracting the resource are certified for compliance international standards. Ilim Group conducts annual reforestation works on territories with a total area of ​​forty thousand hectares. In 2016 and 2017, the company allocated more than 3 billion rubles for various activities aimed at protecting environment.

In addition, since 2012, Ilim, under an agreement with WWF, has refused to lease unique forest tracts that do not fall under protection Russian legislation. One of them - Verkhnevashkinsky, the company even took under guardianship. Ilim leases this territory, while introducing a moratorium on cutting down trees.

The enterprises that are part of the Ilim Group also strictly observe the principles of transparency in their activities. Every year, all enterprises prepare reports that contain information on how production processes have affected the environment. The enterprises send these reports to several instances: Rospotrebnadzor, Rosstat and the Federal Service for Supervision in the field of environmental management. And enterprises located in the Irkutsk and Arkhangelsk regions also take part in the preparation of collections on ecology.

In 2005, the company established charitable foundation, called "Ilim-Garant". In 2016, 312 million rubles were allocated, which were used to implement charitable and social projects. In total, during its work, the Ilim Group independently compiled and implemented more than 200 charity projects. Ilim also actively participates in similar projects organized by other companies or foundations.

Other types of entrepreneurial activities of Zakhar Davidovich Smushkin

Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich, in addition to the manufacturer of pulp and paper products, organized a business in other areas not related to the timber industry.

The first such company was opened in the retail sector. The hypermarket of building materials, opened at the end of 2006, was named "Start". The first two branches were opened in the hometown of Zakhar Smushkin - St. Petersburg. At the moment, "Start" is already a federal network, which includes seven branches throughout Russia. In particular, "Start" opened in Samara, Ufa, Chelyabinsk and Voronezh. The assortment of the hypermarket includes more than 55 thousand items - all kinds of goods for repair, home and everyday life.

Less than a year later, in 2007, Smushkin established the START Development Management Company LLC. This company specializes in the preparation, implementation and control of various construction projects. The specialists of Zakhar Davidovich's company are engaged in the creation of architectural concepts for future projects, as well as concepts for the further integrated development of territories. In addition, START Development carries out all related construction procedures, such as preparation required documents, attraction of investments. The tasks of the START Development company also include the formation of land banks.

And, besides this, Zakhar Smushkin's company carries out construction and control over all stages of the implementation of construction projects - infrastructure, commercial, residential.
By 2018, the company has several holiday villages on its account, including Taiberry and Zolotye Klyuchi in the Leningrad Region. The largest commercial construction project is the Donni-Verevo industrial park in the Gatchinsky district of St. Petersburg. Its area is more than 180 hectares, and soon about 30 enterprises operating in the fields of logistics and production will start operating in the park.

This project, like many others implemented by Zakhar Smushkin's company, has a great potential for the development of the economy of St. Petersburg. "Donnie-Verevo" will become one of the main economic hubs of the city and will create a large number of jobs in modern enterprises.

The most famous project implemented by START Development is the construction of a satellite town in the Pushkin district of St. Petersburg. The city was named “Innograd”, its area will be 2012 hectares, and the population will be 170 thousand people. By 2018, about 210 billion rubles have been invested in the project. The final construction will be completed within 20 years.

For Russia, this project will be innovative for several reasons. Firstly, Yuzhny is the largest project for the integrated development of the territory. Secondly, the concept of the city was formed according to the principles of ecological construction, and similar projects have not been implemented in the Russian Federation before, although this has been practiced abroad for at least 15-20 years.

Eco-construction, or green development, is a way of organizing living spaces, in which people's comfort is achieved with minimal harm to nature, and all infrastructure facilities are competently integrated into the environment. For example, in Yuzhny, electricity for street lighting will be generated using solar panels.

The area of ​​commercial construction will create more than 20,000 jobs in the city. And for quick movement to St. Petersburg, the Kyiv highway will be expanded, along which a satellite city will be built. Also, several stations of electric trains are already operating on the territory of Yuzhny. In turn, Pulkovo Airport is less than 10 minutes away from the city by car.

Taking into account the population, about 60 kindergartens and 30 schools will be built in the satellite town. Another 10 general hospitals will be built.

In addition, the project takes into account the creation of a large number of green areas and bike paths for comfortable and safe movement around the city. A special mobile application will be developed to track municipal transport routes.

An innovation cluster will also operate in the city. It will cover an area of ​​100 hectares, where laboratories, lecture halls and a campus will be located for work, education and residence of 3,000 employees and 4,000 students of the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology, Mechanics and Optics. The cluster was named "Innograd of Science and Technology", more than 40 billion rubles have already been invested in it. Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich also invested in this project.

The specialization of Innograd will include such areas as robotics, urban studies, photonics, cyber-physical systems and biomedical technologies.

Achievements and personal life of Zakhar Smushkin

Zakhar Davidovich Smushkin - successful Russian businessman. JSC Ilim Group, which he founded over 25 years ago, is at the center of the Russian forestry sector. The Start hypermarket chain, opened by Smushkin in 2006, currently operates in five Russian regions. And the START Development company, established in 2007, is implementing the largest territorial development project in Russia - the construction of a city for 170,000 people. Zakhar Davidovich's business has a positive impact on the economy of St. Petersburg, the Northwestern Federal District and Russia as a whole.

Forbes included Smushkin in the top of the richest businessmen in the Russian Federation, and the magazine "General Director" - in the "top 100 businessmen who changed the Russian economy."
Zakhar Davidovich is also one of the three most influential businessmen in St. Petersburg, according to the list compiled by the City 812 Internet portal.

Zakhar Davidovich Smushkin has a wife and a son. The press does not know very much about the personal life of the Smushkin family, since they lead a rather modest lifestyle.
For example, Zakhar Smushkin's hobbies are known. Among his hobbies, the businessman especially notes collecting paintings by Russian artists of the late 19th century, tennis and chess.

Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich is a Russian businessman and entrepreneur. He founded the Ilim Group, the largest pulp and paper concern in Russia and Europe. He is also the owner of the federal network of construction hypermarkets "Start" and the development company "Start Development", which implements a project of federal significance - the satellite town of "Yuzhny".

Biography of Zakhar Smushkin

Zakhar Smushkin was born in Leningrad on January 23, 1962. He received his education in his native city, and currently lives in St. Petersburg.

In 1984 he entered the graduate school of the Leningrad Technological Institute, from which he had previously graduated as a specialist.

Around the same time, the distribution institute sent Zakhar Smushkin to work at the specialized All-Union Research Institute NPO Hydrolizprom. Zakhar Davidovich writes a candidate's thesis while working at Hydrolizprom researcher. After defending his PhD, Smushkin receives the status of a candidate of technical sciences.

A few years later, in 1990, Zakhar Smushkin was appointed head of the technological department at the international enterprise Technoferm-Engineering. The company was engaged in trade in equipment and products of the pulp and paper industry. Zakhar Smushkin in his position was actively engaged in the modernization of production, thanks to which the company began to attract investments in large volumes.

During his work at Technoferm-Engineering, Zakhar Smushkin managed to study the features of the pulp and paper industry even deeper, and he decides to open his own business.

In 1992, Zakhar Davidovich Smushkin opens CJSC Ilim Pulp Enterprise, where he holds the post of General Director. His assistants in this matter were former classmates and colleagues at the Technoferm-Engineering firm - Boris Zingarevich and Mikhail Zingarevich.

Until 2001, Zakhar Smushkin was the CEO, and after the restructuring of the company in 2007, he moved to the position of chairman of the board of directors.

At the very beginning of its existence, Ilim Pulp Enterprise specialized in the export of pulp and paper products. But soon, in parallel with the conduct of trade, the company began to acquire and attach industrial timber enterprises. Modernization was carried out at the enterprises that became part of Ilim.

In the first years of operation, Ilim concluded several big deals, due to which it began to rapidly develop and grow. So, in 1995, the Kotlas Pulp and Paper Mill became part of the concern, in 1997 and 2004 - the Bratsk and Ust-Ilim timber processing complexes. By 2005, Ilim also included 43 forestry enterprises, the St. Petersburg Cardboard and Printing Plant and paper factory "Kommunar".

Centralized management ensured the well-coordinated work of a large number of enterprises, the Ilim holding constantly improved its performance - both financial and technological.

As the head of the holding, Zakhar Smushkin actively introduced new management technologies. He was the first in the Russian Federation to apply the technology of vertical integration, which made it possible to cover all stages production process and sales of products.

The company's timber reserves became the largest in Russia and Europe, and Ilim accounted for 77% of cardboard and 61% of pulp produced in Russia.

By the end of the 2000s, the holding entered the international market. Currently, it is represented by 5 large manufacturing enterprises and 4 representative offices, one of which is located in China.

The location of the foreign representative office is due to the fact that Ilim's exports are mostly focused on the Asian market. Thus, 1/3 of the bleached pulp market in China consists of Ilim products, despite the fact that the number of people in this country is more than one and a half billion.

The largest Russian pulp and paper holding complies with all necessary environmental standards, and also participates in environmental protection measures - state and international. Smushkin, as the head of the company, exercises careful control in this direction.

Ilim itself also attracts volunteers to carry out freelance inspections at its enterprises, employees of non-governmental institutions, students and schoolchildren can participate in them.

In 2012, the company entered into an agreement with WWF - the World Wildlife Fund, according to which it voluntarily refused to cut down unique forest areas that are not protected at the legislative level. In addition, Smushkin, on behalf of Ilim, took custody of the territory of the Verkhnevashkinsky forest area in the Arkhangelsk region. Since the forest is also not protected by the legislation of the Russian Federation, the company leases it, introducing a moratorium on cutting down - as for own enterprises, as well as for everyone else. Thus, the Verkhnevashkinsky forest remains untouched.

In December 2017, the Ministry natural resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation presented Zakhar Smushkin and the Ilim company with an award for the company's active environmental policy in the Year of Ecology.

Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich is a member of the forest complex development council. At meetings, he presents various measures to preserve and increase the forest resource of Russia. In Ilim, they carefully monitor the maintenance of a positive balance during planting and deforestation. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev notes Smushkin as a valuable specialist in the forest industry.

The Ilim Group, managed by Zakhar Smushkin, has been a leader in terms of production volumes not only in Russia, but also in Europe for more than 20 years. The company, even during periods of fluctuations in international markets, manages to maintain a positive increase in financial and technological indicators. In addition, Zakhar Smushkin actively follows innovations in the field of management, and constantly introduces new effective methods in all industries.

In 2007, the management decides to restructure Ilim in order to improve management efficiency. As a result of the restructuring, the company became a Joint Stock Company, and the name was changed to Ilim Group. In turn, Zakhar Smushkin in new firm was given the post of chairman of the board of directors, in this position he is currently.

Other projects of Zakhar Davidovich

In 2007 there were several important events that influenced the development of the entrepreneurial career of Zakhar Smushkin.

First of all, in order to improve management efficiency, the management of Ilim decides to restructure the holding. As a result of this process, Closed Joint-Stock Company Ilim Pulp Enterprise became joint stock company Ilim Group. In a company with a new structure, Zakhar Davidovich moved from the post of general director to the post of chairman of the board of directors. He currently holds this position.

In early 2007, Zakhar Smushkin opens the Start hypermarket chain in his native St. Petersburg. The store's products are intended for minor repairs in the DIY format ("do it yourself"), as well as for home and everyday life. In total, the hypermarket presents about 55 thousand different items of goods. Currently, stores have opened in Chelyabinsk, Voronezh, Ufa and Samara. In total, the network consists of seven branches located in five regions of Russia.

Also in 2007, Smushkin opens the Start Development company. The company provides a wide range of services, covering all possible stages of development - it is engaged in the creation of land banks and the development of concepts for the development of territories, the preparation of urban planning documentation and the attraction of investors. In addition, it carries out a full cycle of the construction and control process - from the creation of an architectural concept to the construction of a complex building with all the necessary infrastructure.

Zakhar Smushkin's company "Start Development" is a member of several guilds - the Russian Guild of Managers and Developers, the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce and the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Also "Start Development" is the owner of 11 awards and thanks. Among them are the "Best Management Company of the Year", " Best project mass low-rise development”, “Best low-rise construction project in the Leningrad region”, “Best cottage village”, “Village of the year 2013”. In addition, the company has a nomination for providing targeted assistance to children.

Start Development is engaged in a variety of projects, including land assets, commercial, industrial and residential real estate. In total, the company's land bank contains more than 40 million square meters.

Among the projects of suburban residential construction, already completed by the company, one can single out the cottage villages "Tiberry" and "Golden Keys". Also "Start Development" is engaged in the preparation of sites for summer cottage construction in the south and north of St. Petersburg - in the Pushkin and Gatchinsky districts. The firm was given a commendation "For the development of Gatchina" - the management company "Start Development" organized the 215th anniversary of the city's day.

For now largest project Zakhar Smushkin's company is the construction of a satellite town of Yuzhny in the Pushkinsky district of St. Petersburg. The satellite city project is of federal importance, as it is the largest integrated development project in the Russian Federation. In addition, by decree of the Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, a modern cluster will be erected on the territory of the city, in which innovative developments will be carried out.

The total investment in the project for 2017 has already exceeded 176 billion rubles, the construction will be completed within 20 years. The satellite town of Yuzhny will be located on an area of ​​2012 hectares along the Kyiv highway (M20 highway).

The concept of the city is based on the principles of "green development" - they mean the integration of infrastructure into the environment, with maximum convenience for people and minimal harm to nature. So, for example, electricity for lighting the streets of the city will be produced by solar panels.

More than 170 thousand people will be able to settle in the city - residential buildings with a total area of ​​4.9 million square meters will be built for this. In addition, all the necessary infrastructure is provided - kindergartens, comprehensive schools, family medical centers of a wide profile, about 100 objects in total.

The architecture of the city will represent a single style, residential buildings will be low-rise, below 40 meters. The price of apartments is designed for people with average incomes.

In addition, the project provides for the construction of commercial space - more than one and a half million square meters. Such an area, according to calculations, is capable of creating about 21,000 jobs.

Residents of Yuzhny will be able to quickly get to nearby St. Petersburg with the help of electric trains and transport interchanges. It is also planned to increase the number of lanes of the Kyiv highway. It is less than 15 kilometers from Yuzhny to the Ring Road along the M20 highway.

Another important component of the satellite city project is the creation of an innovation cluster on its territory by decree of Dmitry Medvedev.

The cluster will be called "Innograd of Science and Technology", it will be created on the basis of St. Petersburg Research University information technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO). Laboratories will be located on an area of ​​100 hectares, scientific centers, production, and a campus for 3,000 employees of the Institute and 4,000 students of ITMO.

The areas in which Innograd specializes include biomedical, quantum and information technologies, photonics, cyber-physical systems, smart materials, and robotics. As well as the creation, research and testing of developments and technologies in the fields of urbanism and urban planning.

Investments in the project exceed 41 billion rubles, 35% of which are provided by private investors. Zakhar Smushkin is also involved in investing in the scientific cluster.

Smushkin's company is also implementing an industrial park project in the Gatchinsky district of St. Petersburg. The project is called "Industrial Park Donnie-Verevo". Its area exceeds 180 hectares, and it is intended to accommodate industrial and logistics companies. Star Development received an award from Delovoy Peterburg newspaper for this project - "The Most Demanded Industrial Park Project".

As the head of a large development company, Smushkin participates in all kinds of conferences and discussions that touch on the topic of urban planning. For example, in 2016, at the 2nd International Forum for the Development of Space, he voiced his vision for the development of St. Petersburg. In his opinion, the city is developing polycentrically - because the largest promising projects are located in the south and north - Lakhta Center and the satellite city Yuzhny. These projects are large-scale and multifunctional, which means they will be able to accumulate investments and create a large number of jobs in the future.

Personal life and achievements

Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich - successful Russian entrepreneur and businessman. He is the founder and head of the pulp and paper holding Ilim Group, which has been the leader in terms of production among other enterprises in Russia and Europe for more than 20 years. For the most part, the rapid growth and strengthening of the company's position in the market was due to the interest of Zakhar Smushkin in applying innovative technologies in the field of management. Ilim became the first vertically integrated holding in the Russian Federation, having managed to fully cover the processes of production and sale of the product. The company also adheres to the principles of transparency, and complies with all the necessary environmental standards - both international and Russian.

Zakhar Smushkin proved himself as a professional entrepreneur not only in the timber industry - his network of building hypermarkets is developing and expanding its range. And the construction company "Start Development" is engaged in the implementation of the largest federal project for the development of the territory and the creation of an innovation cluster, which will contribute to the development of science in Russia.

Many publications dedicated to business and entrepreneurship include Zakhar Smushkin in their ratings.

Forbes ranked Zakhar Smushkin 114th in the list of the richest businessmen in the Russian Federation.

According to the City 812 publication, Smushkin is one of the three most influential businessmen in St. Petersburg.

And the General Director magazine in 2014 included Smushkin in the top 100 businessmen who changed the Russian economy.

Zakhar Smushkin also participates in various meetings, discussions and conferences on topics related to his business - the forest industry and urban planning.

Two St. Petersburg Universities awarded Smushkin the status of an honorary professor. At these universities, Smushkin lectures, shares own developments, provides senior students with places at Ilim enterprises for pre-graduation production practice.

The personal life of a businessman is not covered in the press, since the Smushkin family leads a rather modest lifestyle. Zakhar Davidovich has a wife, together they raise a son.

The Smushkin family has several hobbies, such as tennis and chess, as well as collecting works by Russian artists from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The head of the company implementing the Yuzhny satellite city project admitted to Fontanka that he plans to open a private museum in St. Petersburg in the future.

Sergei Mikhailichenko

The exhibition “Perfection in Details. The Art of Meiji Japan (1868 - 1912)" from the collection of Russian billionaire Zakhar Smushkin. At the opening day, the collector admitted that he himself saw the items he collected for the first time “during the parade”, promised to open an art museum in St. Petersburg and told what tasks art performs in his life.

Zakhar Smushkin, who occupies the sixth line in the Delovoy Petersburg rating of billionaires for 2016 with a score of 108 billion rubles, is the chairman of the board of directors of the Ilim group. According to Forbes, he did his first business with Boris Zingarevich, bartering production equipment with pulp and paper mills and exporting pulp and paperboard. Now his "Start Development" is planning to build a satellite city "Yuzhny" in the Pushkinsky district of St. Petersburg.

However, at the same time, Zakhar Smushkin is seriously interested in art - both modern and the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries. Previously, his collection of Russian art of this period was known, and now the businessman has presented a collection of Japanese decorative and applied art of the same period in the Hermitage. The Hermitage curators of the exhibition demonstrated in all their glory to the visitors and to Zakhar Smushkin himself (who honestly admitted that he had not seen the objects properly before, since they were stored in a warehouse) about 700 objects. These are ceramics, metals with various processing techniques, as well as products decorated with enamels and varnishes.

“All my life I have been collecting something, but it has never been arts and crafts,” Smushkin told reporters before the opening of the exhibition. – I have been doing Russian art for a long time, Russian painting, and in the early 2000s I became annoyed that of the two pieces of Russian art I bought, one would certainly turn out to be a fake. So many unnatural things intervened in the market that I wanted to have something standard and valuable. It seems to me that these objects in any era will be the standard.

Smushkin is sure of the authenticity of his objects, in his words, “by 400 percent” (he bought them mainly at auctions). As in the fact that "any finished thing must be presented to society" - and the billionaire considers his "Japanese" collection to be completed. Drawing analogies with business, he compares the process of its demonstration to the public with an IPO (initial public offering). And he calls it “a modest contribution to the aesthetic range” of the Hermitage.

But despite using the parsimonious language of economics, it would be a mistake to say that a billionaire approaches art without a soul.

“All my life I have been doing more material things - I am a businessman, but at some point, especially when I began to work on the Yuzhny project, I realized that without spiritual development I become pragmatic and even cynical,” he explained the reasons for his rapprochement with the world. art. The two hemispheres must work the same way. If we are talking about values, then these art objects are values, not zeros. Therefore, it seems to me that any person, when he passes the line - age or any other, must understand that the spiritual principle must be in each of us.

Despite the years of collecting, Smushkin assured that the word “gambling” was not about him, although, after thinking, he made a reservation: “On the other hand, if I see an object that surpasses everything that I saw, I naturally want to have it. This is beyond any doubt. It's called excitement, or vanity, or something else - I don't know.

In a conversation with a Fontanka correspondent, he explained that art for him is a kind of way of knowing the world, moreover, “more correct”. “Any technical doctrine is conservative, but here, on the contrary, it is infinite,” Smushkin reasoned. - Because any training is the imposition of stereotypes. And here you choose your own sources.

It also turned out that the billionaire is ready to introduce all citizens to the knowledge of the world - by creating a new art museum in St. Petersburg.

“I believe that in St. Petersburg there is not a single museum of modern art, real, full-fledged,” he explained. - There is no museum of the East, there is no landscape park with sculpture - a lot of things are missing. And most importantly, in Russia there is no museum a la the Metropolitan, which was not built with state money. Although I have a huge number of acquaintances who have significant interesting and meaningful collections that they would be happy to show.”

The journalists immediately pointed out to the businessman that there was at least the Erarta museum in St. Petersburg, but he explained that it was a “small museum” (“Erarta” occupies five floors), and the choice of its exhibits was “peculiar”.

The fact that any museum will appear in the "Southern", Smushkin says with confidence, they say, "do not even hesitate." But, in addition, the businessman is actively negotiating with the governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko regarding the opening of a museum in St. Petersburg itself. In particular, he is interested in buildings that may be vacated with the relocation of the Smolny committees to the Nevsky City Hall building. And the long-suffering Stables Department: the businessman remarked that "locating a museum of contemporary art there would be a super idea."

“As you know, a huge number of excellent painters left St. Petersburg, who would gladly donate a thing to the museum,” Smushkin motivated his approach. - Plus there are a huge number of private collections. Their liquidity is determined only through exhibitions. A real collector should not "sit" at them and look, but in fact - only spoil them. Pushkin's lines about the stingy knight are well known.

But while the opening of his own museum, as well as the appearance of the satellite city Yuzhny, is still quite far away, Zakhar Smushkin has already “extended” the opening hours of the Hermitage - but only in that part of it where the exhibition is being held (fortunately, a separate entrance is possible from Shuvalovsky passage). You can see Japanese vases, dishes, cabinets, jewelry and much more on weekdays (from Tuesday to Friday) until 21.00. The exhibition will run until April 2.

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Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich is a major Russian entrepreneur, industrialist and developer. He is the founder and head of Ilim, the largest pulp and paper company in Russia. In addition, Zakhar Smushkin owns START Development Management Company LLC, which implements federal projects, as well as the Start federal hypermarket chain.

Dossier:

• FULL NAME:
• Date of Birth: 23.01.1962.
• Education: Leningrad Technological Institute of Paper Industry.
• Business start date/age: 1992, 30 years old.
• Type of activity at the start: ZAO Ilim Pulp Enterprise.
• Current activity: Russian entrepreneur and investor in the timber and pulp and paper industries, as well as development and retail.
• Current state: 700 million dollars.

Zakhar Smushkin, according to the General Director publication, is one of the hundred businessmen who have changed the Russian economy.

Portal "City 812" included him in the top three most influential businessmen in St. Petersburg. In addition, at the end of 2017, Gorod 812, together with Fontanka, presented an overall rating of the most influential people in St. Petersburg, where Zakhar Smushkin was ranked 26th. As the publication notes, influence in this rating means the ability to achieve the desired decision, as well as the impact of the decision on the city and its residents.

Other major publications dedicated to business and finance also often include Smushkin in their ratings. So, according to the "Rating of Billionaires", Zakhar Smushkin is in 6th place - his fortune is estimated at 108 billion rubles. Forbes, in turn, assigned Smushkin 114th place in the list of the richest businessmen in the Russian Federation.

Biography of Zakhar Smushkin

Smushkin was born on January 23, 1962 in St. Petersburg. He received his education in his native city. And currently it entrepreneurial activity also concentrated here.

In 1984 he entered the graduate school of the Leningrad Technological Institute, which he had previously graduated as a specialist.

According to the distribution, he was sent to work as a researcher in the research and production association "NPO Hydrolizprom". In parallel with this, Smushkin defends his Ph.D. and receives a Ph.D. in technical sciences.

Further, in 1990, Zakhar Smushkin was hired in international company"Technoferm-Engineering". As the head of the technical department, Zakhar Smushkin modernizes production in a short time, thanks to which the company begins to attract large investments.

While working at Technoferm-Engineering, Zakhar Smushkin studied the features of the forest industry well and in 1992 decided to start his own business.

The history of the formation of the company "Ilim"

Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich opened CJSC Ilim Pulp Enterprise, a company that was engaged in the export of pulp and paper products. His assistants were former fellow students and colleagues - the Zingarevich brothers. In Ilim, Smushkin served as CEO until restructuring in 2007, after which he moved to the position of chairman of the board of directors.

Soon the management of the company decided to open its own production.

Ilim developed rapidly, as in the first years after its opening, the management concluded several large deals for the purchase of forest industry enterprises. Among them are the Kotlas Pulp and Paper Mill, which was merged in 1995, and two timber processing complexes: Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk, merged in 1997 and 2002.

Another important feature that played a role in the rapid development of Ilim was innovative management. Vertical integration technology was used for the first time in Russia at the enterprises of Zakhar Smushkin. It allowed to exercise control over the complete production cycle while maintaining centralized leadership. Vertical integration also contributed to the well-coordinated work of a large number of enterprises - their technical and financial indicators showed a positive trend.

These factors led to the fact that in early 2000 Ilim became the largest company in Russia producing pulp and paper products. In addition, the company has entered international markets.

Rice. 2. Smushkin's company has become the largest in the pulp and paper industry.
Source: 24smi

To improve the efficiency of managing a large number of manufacturing enterprises, the management decided to restructure the company. In 2007, CJSC Ilim Pulp Enterprise changed its legal form and name and became JSC Ilim Group. After the restructuring, Zakhar Smushkin moved from the post of general director to the post of chairman of the board of directors, which he currently holds.

At the moment, Ilim Group JSC is represented by 5 large industries and 4 representative offices, one of which is located in China, as the company's exports are more focused on Asian markets. Ilim produces 75% of pulp in the Russian Federation, and more than 17 thousand people are involved in the enterprises.

Smushkin Zakhar Davidovich carefully monitors compliance environmental standards This is especially important given the scale of the company's activities. "Ilim" takes an active part in nature protection enterprises - not only Russian, but also international. In addition, at the enterprises that are part of Ilim, regardless of the planned ones, their own targeted environmental programs are being implemented. Also, all enterprises maintain a positive balance in the development of forest areas. Thus, the positive growth of Russia's forest resource is maintained.

Rice. 3. Ilim Group monitors compliance with environmental standards.
Source: informupack.ru

In 2012, Ilim stopped the development of unique forest areas that are not protected by law. This happened as part of an agreement concluded with WWF (World Wildlife Fund). One such area was taken under guardianship by the company - Ilim leases the territory of the Verkhnevashkinsky forest (Arkhangelsk region), while introducing a moratorium on logging for all.

At the end of 2017, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology awarded Zakhar Smushkin's company for its active environmental policy.

Important! The timber industry is one of the main areas of the Russian import substitution program.

Under the leadership of Smushkin, Ilim has been a leader in terms of production for more than 20 years, not only in the Russian Federation, but also in Europe. The company maintains a positive trend in financial and performance indicators even during periods of global market fluctuations.

Financial condition

Financial condition Smushkin is 700 million dollars. You can see the following dynamics of changes in these indicators from 2011 to 2017.

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Other entrepreneurial activities of Zakhar Smushkin

In 2007, several important events took place in the entrepreneurial career of Zakhar Smushkin. First of all, the restructuring of Ilim and its transition from the post of general director to the post of chairman of the board of directors.

In addition, Zakhar Smushkin opened two more companies not related to the timber industry - retail and development.

In early 2007, Smushkin opened the Start hypermarket in St. Petersburg. By 2018, it has already become a federal network, consisting of seven branches in five regions of Russia. There are shops in St. Petersburg, Samara, Ufa, Voronezh and Chelyabinsk. "Start" is a hypermarket of goods for the home, everyday life and minor repairs. The assortment is represented by more than 55 thousand items of goods.

In the same 2007, Zakhar Smushkin organized LLC Management Company START Development. At the moment, the company has already implemented several projects of commercial and residential real estate, and the land bank contains more than 40 million square meters.

START Development has a comprehensive approach to the implementation of all its projects: from the formation of an architectural concept to the implementation of complex development and control over the implementation of all stages of the project.

Peculiarities construction industry covered in the material: The history of the development of the largest construction companies in the world.

In addition, the company carries out all the necessary related procedures: preparing the necessary documents, attracting investments, developing a concept for the development of the territory, etc.

Zakhar Smushkin's company has 11 awards, including such as "Best Management Company of the Year", "Best Cottage Village", "Village of 2013", "Best Mass Low-Rise Development Project", "Best Low-Rise Construction Project in the Leningrad Region". In addition, START Development has a nomination for targeted assistance to children.

The most famous project implemented by Zakhar Smushkin's company is the construction of the satellite town of Yuzhny in the Pushkinsky district of St. Petersburg.

Rice. 5. Satellite city Yuzhny.
Source: expert.ru

This project has federal status. First of all, Yuzhny will become the largest project for the integrated development of the territory in the Russian Federation. In addition, a scientific cluster will be located on the territory of the city, where innovative research and development. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

The construction of the city with all the necessary infrastructure will be completed within 20 years. At the moment, the total investment in the project has exceeded 176 billion rubles.

The area of ​​the satellite city will be 2012 hectares, it will be located in the southern part of St. Petersburg, on both sides of the M20 highway, also known as the Kiev highway.

In addition, Yuzhny was designed according to the principles of eco-construction (green development). They assume a low level of consumption of material and environmental resources in the construction and operation of buildings. At the same time, their quality remains at a high level. Eco-building allows the use of modern construction technologies, resource-saving technologies and natural Construction Materials within a single architectural concept. Such details as noise and vibration isolation, the degree of light pollution of the environment are also taken into account. The Southern project includes green spaces, cycle paths and pedestrian zones. Also, the functioning of municipal services will be provided by a single computer system that will be able to adapt to the needs of city residents, depending on the circumstances. Abroad, this practice has been spreading for more than a dozen years, and the satellite town of Yuzhny will become one of the first such projects in Russia.

The Southern project was also developed with the participation of ITMO employees, on the basis of which an innovation cluster will be created in the city.

The area of ​​residential buildings will be about 5 million square meters, which will allow at least 170,000 people to settle in Yuzhny. All the necessary infrastructure will be created for them, including kindergartens, schools and medical centers - about 100 buildings in total. The cost of apartments in the city is designed for the budget of the middle class.

Commercial buildings will create at least 21 thousand jobs, their area will be 1.5 million square meters.

The construction will be carried out by one large investor, which, according to Zakhar Smushkin, will allow maintaining a single stylistic concept. Experts of world renown took part in the development of the architectural style.

In addition, the project takes into account the need to quickly get to nearby St. Petersburg. The number of lanes on the Kiev highway will be increased. On the territory of the South there are also several electric train stations.

The satellite city project is also notable for the fact that an innovative cluster will be created on its territory - "Innograd of Science and Technology" - based on research university information technology, mechanics and optics.