Sergey Chemezov

Chemezov coordinates United Russia’s “IT-Breakout” project, which since December 2010 has sought to discover and support outstanding young IT innovators.

On 28 April 2014, he was barred by the Obama administration from entering the United States.

Through Serguei Adoniev's charitable contributions, Chemezov had become an influence in Novaya Gazeta since 2014.

According to information accessed in May 2009, Chemezov’s eldest son Stanislav (born in 1973) has been working for the company Itera. He is a thirty percent shareholder of Medfarmtekhologia, a member of the board of directors of AvtoVAZEnergo, and chairman of the board of directors of Interbusinessgroup, which holds via structural companies such commercial organizations as Independent Insurance Group LLC, Oborontsement JSC, and Oborontsement-energo LLC. Since 2003 Stanislav Chemezov has been the co-owner (together with Vladimir Artyakov’s son, Dmitri) of the Meridian hotel facilities in Gelendzhik.

According to other information accessed in May 2009, Chemezov’s second son was studying in a medical institute. His youngest son was in primary school and his daughter was a graduate student at MGIMO University.

By a decree of the Russian President, on 26 November 2007, Chemezov was named CEO of Russian Technologies Corporation, which was renamed Rostec in late 2012.

At the 6th United Russia party convention held on 2 December 2006, Chemezov was elected to the party’s Supreme Council. At the 7th party convention on 26 May 2012, Chemezov was reelected.

From November 2000 to April 2004, Chemezov served as first deputy CEO of Rosoboronexport and then as its CEO from 2004 to 2007.

From September 1999 to November 2000, Chemezov served as CEO of Promexport. In August 2000, he became a member of the Presidential Committee on Military and Engineering Cooperation between Russia and Foreign Countries.

From 1988 to 1996, Chemezov was deputy CEO of the “Sovintersport” Foreign Trade Association. From 1996 to 1999, he was chairman of the Department for Foreign Economic Relations within the Office for Presidential Affairs, serving under Vladimir Putin. Later he transitioned to the position of chairman of the Department for Foreign Economic Relations of the Presidential Administration of Russia. During this time and although both Ukraine and Georgia objected, Chemezov was pivotal in securing for Russia, Russia's correct share from the former USSR's state property, state archives and state debts.

At the Irkutsk Scientific and Research Institute of Rare and Nonferrous Metals, Chemezov worked as an engineer, a research associate, and chief laboratory assistant. From 1980 to 1988, he worked at “Luch” Research-Industrial Association. From 1983 to 1988, Chemezov served as the head of the Luch Association representative office in East Germany, where he met Vladimir Putin and Nikolay Tokarev. Nikolay Tokarev, Chemezov, and Vladimir Putin worked for their KGB boss Lazar Matveev while in East Germany and both Chermazov and Putin lived in the same block of flats in Dresden. There they became friends.

Chemezov graduated with honours from Irkutsk Institute of National Economy (presently Baikal State University of Economics and Law) in 1975 and then completed his postgraduate education at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. Chemezov has a doctorate in economics and is also a professor and full member of the Military Academy.

Sergey Viktorovich Chemezov (Russian: Серге́й Ви́кторович Чéмезов ; born 20 August 1952) is the CEO of Rostec Corporation (formerly the Director General of Rosoboronexport), chairman of the Union of Russian Mechanical Engineers, and a lieutenant-general.

Chemezov was born on 20 August 1952 in the city of Cheremkhovo in Irkutsk Oblast.