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Herman Gref

Herman Gref

Russian economist & politician, CEO of Sberbank of Russia, born in Kazakhstan

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CEO of
Sberbank of Russia
Sberbank of Russia
Sberbank
Sberbank
Birthdate
February 8, 1964
Birthplace
Pavlodar Region
Pavlodar Region
Nationality
Russia
Russia
Location
Moscow
Moscow
Educated at
Omsk State University
Omsk State University
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg State University
Awards Received
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation
Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation
Stolypin medal, 2st class
Stolypin medal, 2st class
Order of the Holy Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow, 1st class
Order of the Holy Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow, 1st class
Occupation
Politician
Politician
Economist
Economist

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Citizenship
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Russia
Russia
Known for
Oleg Germanovich Gref
Member of Board of Directors of
Sberbank
Sberbank
Wikidata ID
Q465285

Herman O. Gref is the CEO, Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank

Background

Herman O. Gref was born on February 8, 1964 in Panfilovo, Ertis District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakh SSR.

In 1990, he graduated from the Law Faculty of Omsk State University named after F. Dostoevsky majoring in Law; 1993 – postgraduate studies in the Law Department of St. Petersburg State University; 2011 – PhD in Economics Candidate of Sciences (PhD) in Economics.

In 1991-1992, he was a category 1 legal counsel to the Economic Development and Property Committee of the Administration of Petrodvorets and St. Petersburg.

In 1992, he was appointed Head of Petrodvorets District Agency, Committee for City Property Management, St. Petersburg Mayor's Office.

In 1992-1994, he was Chairman of the Property Management Committee and Deputy Head of the Administration for the town of Petrodvorets.

In 1994, he was appointed Deputy Chairman and, later, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for City Property Management, St Petersburg Mayor’s Office.

In 1997–1998, he was Vice Governor, Chairman of the Municipal Property Committee, St. Petersburg Mayor's Office.

In 1998–2000, he served as the First Deputy Minister of State Property of the Russian Federation.

In 2000–2007, he was Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.

Since November 2007, he has been the CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank.

For achievements in banking and personal contribution to the development of Sberbank, Mr. Gref has been awarded the Gold Seal of Sberbank.

Personal life

Gref married the designer Yana on May 1, 2004 in the throne room of Peterhof Palace. His wife has a teenage son from a prior relationship, just as Gref has a son, Oleg, from his marriage with Yelena, who refused to move to Moscow when Gref was called into the government in 1998. Since 2006 the couple has a daughter. Oleg studied jurisprudence in St. Petersburg until 2004 and moved to Germany for further education. Gref speaks German and is an admirer of Goethe and German Expressionism.

In a November 2016 interview with Russian News Agency TASS, Gref admitted to speculating with Bitcoin.

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