35 Facts About Dmitry Mazepin

Dmitry Arkadievich Mazepin is a Belarusian-Russian oligarch businessman.

Dmitry Mazepin is the former owner and former CEO of Uralchem.

Dmitry Mazepin was born on 18 April 1968, in Minsk, graduating from the Suvorov Military Academy in Minsk in 1985.

Dmitry Mazepin then served as a military interpreter in Afghanistan between 1986 and 1988.

Dmitry Mazepin graduated from the MGIMO University's Department of Economics in 1992 before going to work in the financial sector of Russia and Belarus and ultimately taking executive positions at major Russian private and government-owned companies Nizhnevartovskneftegaz and Sibur.

Dmitry Mazepin graduated from the Saint Petersburg Institute for Economics and Management in 2008 with a first-tier university degree in Organization Management.

Dmitry Mazepin earned his PhD from the same school in 2012 after defending a thesis on developing a methodical approach to managing the stock market potential of an oil producing company.

Dmitry Mazepin was the CEO of Infistrakh, an insurance company, from 1992 to 1993.

Dmitry Mazepin had just acquired Nizhnevartovskneftegaz as a subsidiary and Mazepin was made its executive director in charge of making the firm profitable again.

Dmitry Mazepin was the president of Sibur, a subsidiary of major gas producer Gazprom, in 2002 and held the position until 2003.

Dmitry Mazepin was invited to take up the position to replace Jacob Goldovsky, who was arrested for illegally removing assets belonging to Gazprom from the company.

Dmitry Mazepin was tasked to return these assets under Gazprom's operational control, as well as stabilize the at the time deeply indebted business.

Dmitry Mazepin underwent extensive technical audits to restart idle capacity and several issues relating to worker welfare, including pay arrears and housing conditions, were resolved.

Dmitry Mazepin sought to diversify Sibur's revenue sources, signing a MOU on gas processing with Sibneft in 2003.

In 2004, Dmitry Mazepin created his own company in the sector after leaving Sibur.

Constructive Bureau, a company controlled by Dmitry Mazepin, acquired a majority stake in Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemicals Plant in a public auction, outbidding Gazprom.

Dmitry Mazepin became chairman of the board of the plant in 2005.

In 2007, all assets under Dmitry Mazepin's control were combined to form Uralchem United Chemicals Company, a public joint-stock company and Dmitry Mazepin became the chairman of the Board of Director of Uralchem.

Dmitry Mazepin resigned from the Board of Directors of Halopolymer in 2015.

In December 2018, Dmitry Mazepin met with Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss new business deals as relations between Russia and Kenya are improving.

Dmitry Mazepin met with Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zambia's President Edgar Lungu, in 2018.

Dmitry Mazepin met with Angola's president Joao Lourenco in March 2019 to discuss the possible construction of a urea plant in the country that would have a capacity of 1 million tonnes per year.

Dmitry Mazepin is on the board of the All Russian Swimming Federation.

Dmitry Mazepin is member of the Bureau of the RSPP Board and Chairman of the Commission on Mineral Fertilizers Production and Trading of RSPP.

Dmitry Mazepin is Chairman of the Russia-Zimbabwe Business Council as well as Chairman of the Russia-Belarus Business Council.

Dmitry Mazepin was accused of conflicts of interest during his stint at the Russian Government Property Fund, as he was on the board of several enterprises at the time, including Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard and Kuzbassugol Coal Company, which he allegedly privileged in corporate disputes with competitors.

TOAZ CEO Sergey Makhlai accused Dmitry Mazepin of making personal threats against himself.

Dmitry Mazepin has denied that he or Uralchem harbor any interest in the asset.

Market observers speculated at the time that the buyback would make it easier for Dmitry Mazepin to merge Uralkali and Uralchem, which would make Dmitry Mazepin the largest shareholder.

On 24 February 2022, Dmitry Mazepin attended a general meeting of representatives of Russian business and President Vladimir Putin.

On 11 March 2022, Dmitry Mazepin sold a controlling stake in Uralchem and stepped down as its chief executive officer.

Dmitry Mazepin has been under Swiss sanctions since March 16,2022.

Dmitry Mazepin has been under Australian sanctions since April 6,2022, under New Zealand sanctions since October 12,2022.

Dmitry Mazepin is a recipient of a Honorary Certificate from the Russian Government, and received the military's Medal "For Courage" and Medal "For Battle Merit".

On October 25,2018, Dmitry Mazepin received Order of Friendship for the achieved labour successes, active social activities and many years of conscientious work.