Ian Luzin

Ian Vyacheslavovich Luzin (born on the 16th of September, 1972 in Pskov, Russia) is an entrepreneur, founder of holding company, Company group “LUG”.
==Education:==
Graduated from Saint-Petersburg State Technical University in 1994 (Economics and Management in Machine Building)
Completed training in “Business Management” at the faculty of higher economic education at Polytechnic University in IJselland (the Netherlands).
==Working career:==
- In 1994, after graduating from university, set up with partners several commercial enterprises which provided services in real estate and were engaged in wholesale. Ian Luzin was the director of TOO “LABEL”.
- In 1996 became the director of the company he set up on his own, TOO “UNO”. Within a short period of time the company became the biggest real estate agency in Pskov.
- Working in real estate market in collaboration with leading Russian banks, Ian Luzin started his first investment project in 2001. A small shopping complex “Passage” was built in the historic centre of Pskov. This investment project was carried out with assistance from Sberbank of Russia. The object was put in service on 17.12.2002. 
Since that time investment activities in real estate development through bank loans, as well as further management of commercial real estate, have become the primary activity for entrepreneur Ian Luzin.
- 22.11.2002 - Ian Luzin established and directed OOO “Uno-Trade-Invest”. The company was set up to implement a large-scale investment project – purchase and overhaul of former industrial property in the centre of Pskov, followed by construction of shopping and office spaces. The object under construction was named “Shopping Centre Maximus” . It was restructured with the help of an investment loan from Sberbank.
14.10.2004 - Completion of the first stage of the project
17.11.2005 – Completion of the second stage of the project
- 2005. Ian Luzin comes up with an idea to build a brand new modern shopping centre. Another investment loan is taken on 28.02.2006 from Sberbank and the construction starts. The outcome of the investment project was shopping centre “PIK-60” in Pskov .
- 2007. Ian Luzin decides to go into politics and refers the completed real estate objects and existing business to the management of third parties.
Taking part in election to the Pskov City Duma of the forth convocation, he wins the election in his constituency.
During the first session of Pskov City Duma Ian Luzin is elected the first Head of the city .
- 31 March 2009 – fellow deputies elect Ian Luzin as the Head of the Pskov City Administration . 
- 07.12.2010 – stepped down from the office of Vice-Governor, having decided to leave civil service, finish active political career and return to business management.
Summarizing his short three-year term in politics, Ian Luzin said that it was an important managerial experience. However, he understood that politics was not the sphere he wanted to exclusively devote his life to. In his own words, he was glad to return to his favourite work, which is development and business management, as well as implementing investment projects. 
Later on Ian Luzin was elected a deputy of Pskov Region Deputy Assembly on United Russia party list basis. He served as a deputy starting from December, 4, 2011, on a part-time basis, as a community activist in addition to his primary work . However, at the beginning of 2019 he abdicates his responsibilities, stating that he needs to focus on his business and thus cannot spend any more time on the community work .
- Since 2011 Ian Luzin has become actively involved in housing development. A large-scale complex development begins in the 12th residential area in Zapskovye in Pskov. That was the first case of complex area development in the regional centre. Under direct supervision of Ian Luzin, there were built 11 blocks of flats with all necessary engineering and social infrastructure. Several construction stages of residential developments “Fifth Element” and “Euro-21” were completed. 
Since that time all directions of his business have been rebranded under one name “Company Group LUG”.
- 27.12.2011 – “Company Group LUG” wins the auction of the Russian Federal Foundation for Housing Development . Having signed the contract on the lease of 152 hectares in Pskov district, the Company Group starts its comprehensive development in order to erect residential buildings. In several years the first quarter was finished. It was named residential development “Europe” , [https://pln-pskov.ru/house/npsk/178592.html.
- 2014. Construction of “Akvapolis”, the biggest shopping and entertainment mall in the region, starts , . The total area of the mall exceeds 65 000 m2. It has the only waterpark in the region. 
- 2015. Residential development “New Scandinavia” is completed .
- 2016. Shopping and entertainment mall “Akvapolis” is built and opened . The anchors of the project are a supermarket, a multi-screen cinema, a modern food-court and a shopping arcade.
- 2017. Construction of residential development “Orlov Estate” in Veliky Novgorod starts.
- 2017. Ian Luzin comes to a decision about the necessity of vertical merger of his business and creating production departments. A share package of AO DSK is bought. This enterprise produces and assembles buildings of prefabricated reinforced concrete. Right after the purchase anti-crisis management programme is launched. Multimillion debts are discharged and the enterprise comes out of the systemic crisis which has been accumulating all these years. Simultaneously a course is set for a complete technical overhaul of DSK . German engineers and consultants are invited to participate in the overhaul. Almost total replacement of operating and technological equipment takes place, as well as introduction of modern technological processes. A loan is taken from VTB bank in order to implement the large-scale technical modernization of the enterprise.
- 2018. Construction of a series of blocks of flats and residential development “Moscow” is completed in Velikiye Luki. 
- In 2019, Ian Luzin left Russia for permanent residence abroad and currently lives with his family outside the Russian Federation. After moving abroad, he sold all his Russian assets and is not currently the owner of business in Russia.
== References ==
==External links==
* What houses build of the Pskov ferroconcrete panels in Saint Petersburg. PHOTO
* Ian Luzin: The federal law No. 214 on share construction - a serious call for all builders
Category:1972 births
Category:Entrepreneurs
Category:Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University alumni
Category:Economics
Category: management
Category:People from Pskov