Andrei Andreevich Koslow

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portrait of Kozlov on his tombstone in Moscow

Andrei Andreevich Kozlov ( Russian Андрей Андреевич Козлов ; scientific transliteration Andrej Andreevič Kozlov ; born  January 6, 1965 in Moscow ; †  September 14, 2006 ibid) was the deputy chairman of the Russian central bank and head of the banking supervisory authority from 2002 to 2006.

life and work

From 1983 to 1985 Kozlov served in the Soviet army . He then completed an apprenticeship at the Moscow Financial Institute , which he completed in 1989.

Kozlov was responsible for the banking supervision of the Russian central bank. Under his leadership, the Russian central bank had withdrawn the licenses of numerous banks that were suspected of participating in money laundering . After a friendly match between two football teams and bank employees on September 13, 2006 in the stadium of the first division club Spartak Moscow , two assassins lay in wait for him in the parking lot and shot him and his driver. They first escaped on foot through the adjacent forest, throwing away their guns wrapped in insulating tape with a silencer. A waiting car took the assassins away. Despite his dangerous work, Kozlov had no bodyguards. Since 1995, 24 bankers in leading positions in Russian state banks have been murdered. The investigation is based on a contract killing in connection with the blocking of Russian banks. A team of three dozen investigators, who are among the most capable criminologists in Russia, has started the investigation.

One of his measures to improve the creditworthiness of Russian banks was to increase the minimum deposit or cover for commercial banks at the central bank from EUR 1 million to EUR 5 million. However, for the time being this only affected newly established banks, while today there are still 1200 Russian banks, some of which have very small total assets and are therefore suspected of money laundering and white-collar crime as bogus institutions. On average, his agency closed two to three banks a week. According to the newspaper Vremja Novosti , the central bank has withdrawn licenses from around 90 credit institutions since mid-1994. Of these, 46 banks were closed in 2006 alone, according to Rossiskaya Gazeta . In a statement on September 15, 2006, President Putin admitted a setback in the fight against white-collar crime, but at the same time reiterated his determination to take action against it.

Andrei Koslow left behind his wife and three children. His grave is in the Troyekurovo cemetery in Moscow.

Quotes

“ Andrei Kozlov was among the brightest stars in the Russian government. "

- Eugene K. Lawson, September 14, 2006, President of the US-Russia Business Council

" He was at the cutting edge of the battle against financial crime. He was a very brave and honest man and through his activity he repeatedly encroached on the interests of unprincipled financiers. "

- Alexei Kudrin , Minister of Finance ("He was at the forefront of the fight against white-collar
crime in the financial sector. He was a very courageous and sincere man and during his work he repeatedly interfered with the interests of unprincipled financiers.")

" For this [Kozlov's assassination] the management of the central bank is to blame. A man with such a job should be guarded by 10, 15, 20 people. "

- Nikolai A. Kovarsky, consultant and friend of Koslow's

swell

  1. ↑ a b c CJ Chivers and Andrew E. Kramer: "Russian Bank Reformer This After Shooting" , New York Times , September 15, 2006
  2. ↑ "Central bank vice dies after the attack" (tagesschau.de archive), Tagesschau , September 15, 2006
  3. ↑ a b Gleb Bryanski: "Top Russian central banker killed in contract" hit "" , Reuters / insidearm.com 14 September, 2006
  4. ↑ "Putin: Banker's Murder Reveals Problems" , AP / Washington Post, September 15, 2006
  5. ↑ Michael Schwirtz and James K. Philips, “Russian Banker's Slaying Tied to His Reforms,” New York Times, September 15, 2006

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Koslow, Andrei Andreevich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Андрей Андреевич Козлов, Andrej Andreevič Kozlov (scientific transliteration)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian banker, Vice-Chairwoman of the Russian Central Bank (2002-2006)
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow , Soviet Union
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 2006
Place of death Moscow , Russia