Director General, JSC Pozharny (Fire) Trust, lieutenant colonel of the internal reserve.

Born on April 6, 1953, in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast. Married, two adult sons. After school entered the Rostov-on-Don School of Electrical Engineering, department of fire engineering and safety (1968). In 1972 graduated the school as a fire technician. In 1972-1974 served in the Army. From June 1974 till July 1997 worked in fire prevention service of St. Petersburg, making a career from a junior inspector of a district department to a head of the Main Department division. Since 1998 heads JSC Pozharny (Fire) Trust.