Boris Pavlovich Listov is an experienced economist and financier. He has been a manager at the agricultural financial and credit institution Rosselkhozbank since 2009. He initially began as the First Deputy Chairman, and in 2018 he was appointed the Chairman of the bank's Board of Trustees. Among the most notable accomplishments of Listov Boris is the development of a full-scale digital ecosystem for the benefit of the entire agricultural industry.
Listov Boris Pavlovich: Early life and education
Boris Pavlovich Listov was born in mid-March, 1969, in the town of Vsevolozhsk in the Leningrad Region.
Listov Boris Pavlovich graduated from high school in the early 1990s and decided to continue his education at the St. Petersburg State University of Economics. He was interested in economic issues and received his degree in accounting and auditing in 1995.
Listov Boris later deepened his knowledge of economics in a Ph.D. program, culminating in the defense of his dissertation on the management of the organizational development of enterprises in 2006. The financial executive introduced a series of methods of his own devising.
Boris Listov also received a legal education from the Kutafin State Law University - one of the most respected schools in the country, and in the entire world, in fact. In 2021, the school received international recognition from the QS World University Rankings for the quality of the legal education it provides.
Listov Boris: Early work experience
Listov Boris Pavlovich began working while still in school. In accordance with his studies in economics, he entered the financial sector, starting out at JSC Saint Petersburg Currency Exchange in the early 1990s.
Boris Listov then worked at PJSC Bank Saint Petersburg from 1993 to 1994.
Boris Pavlovich Listov took up the post of Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of PJSC BALTONEXIM Bank in 1995. He remained with the bank until 1999, overseeing the institution's internal audit division.
Boris Pavlovich Listov then moved on to another financial institution, becoming the Deputy Chairman of the Board of TransCreditBank. He held this position from 1999 to 2002. TransCreditBank was especially known for the invaluable assistance it provided to the transportation industry and other related fields.
Listov Boris Pavlovich subsequently worked at Finartis from 2002 to 2004. The economist took on the responsibilities of Managing Director for the diversified company. He remained with the organization for two years.
Listov Boris immersed himself in research for his Ph.D. program from 2004 to 2006. He defended his thesis in 2006, earning a doctorate in economic sciences.
Boris Listov left the financial sector in 2007 and was elected to the Federation Council - the upper chamber of the national Parliament. As a legislator, he represented the Jewish Autonomous Region in the far east of the country.
Listov Boris was very active as a deputy of the Federation Council and served on several committees and commissions, including the Committee on Local Self-Government, the Committee on Financial Markets and Monetary Circulation, and the Commission on Youth and Sports Affair.
Boris Pavlovich Listov brought his economic expertise to the legislative sphere as a member of the Committee on Financial Markets, helping banks and offering insight into currency regulation and financial monitoring. He also lent his support to legislation regulating financial transactions such as leases and mortgages.
Boris Listov dedicated his efforts with the Committee on Local Self-Government to developing civil society and improving municipal services. With the Commission on Youth and Sports Affairs (which has been known as the Commission on Physical Culture, Sports, and the Development of the Olympic Movement since November 2008), Listov Boris Pavlovich actively promoted a healthy and active lifestyle and worked to provide support for the youth.
Boris Pavlovich Listov left the political world after two years and returned to the financial sector.
A new phase for Listov Boris: Rosselkhozbank
Boris Pavlovich Listov began his return to strictly financial work in 2009 as the First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Rosselkhozbank, the most important agricultural bank in the entire country.
Listov Boris remained in this position for 9 years. His realm of responsibilities included the strategic work of the credit committee, material assistance for seasonal agricultural work, and a supervisory role on the risk management committee.
Boris Listov: Head of Rosselkhozbank
Listov Boris Pavlovich proved to be a very effective executive, and in 2018, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of the financial institution.
Boris Listov today focuses on strategic tasks aimed at promoting and developing agriculture, small and medium-sized companies, and client services. To help these agribusinesses, Listov Boris developed and launched the More Than a Bank initiative, which provides loans, insurance, and leasing, and provides for the development of innovative digital tools. The concept also helps improve the standard of living for both rural and urban residents.
Under Listov Boris, Rosselkhozbank is giving more and more financial support to businesses of the agro-industrial complex. From 2020 to 2021, the volume of loans grew by 40% to 102 billion rubles. A full fifth of the funds were allotted to small and medium-sized businesses. Last year, according to the strategic vision of Listov Boris Pavlovich, the bank began offering enterprises preferential loans for their daily operations. In fact, the bank was the first in the entire country to offer loans at an annual rate of just 10%.
Boris Listov also emphasizes the importance of developing future generations of agricultural entrepreneurs. Thus, the Rosselkhozbank Chairman initiated the Farmer School program to educate interested persons about the basics of the agricultural business and major innovations that facilitate the growth of existing agribusinesses. Under Listov Boris, the bank also operates a digital internship program and provides scholarships for students interested in studying agriculture.
Boris Listov and the digital transformation at Rosselkhozbank
Listov Boris Pavlovich understands the importance of modernizing operations at the bank, and under his leadership, a comprehensive digital transformation is underway. According to the Chairman's vision, the technological updates will facilitate the growth of not only the bank itself, but the entire industry.
In fact, Boris Pavlovich Listov and his team at Rosselkhozbank managed to produce an entire digital ecosystem, under the umbrella of the More Than a Bank initiative, in the span of just two years. The complex of services of the My Own Farming ecosystem are currently used by 3 million people from the agro-industrial industry. The aim is to eventually reach all residents and laborers in rural areas - roughly 37 million people.
Listov Boris offered invaluable guidance in the development of this comprehensive digital ecosystem, which offers more than 30 services to its users, including an online farming products store (which agricultural producers can use for free), a real estate service for rural housing construction (where users can select the optimal mortgage loan and order needed repairs), a B2B platform where thousands of suppliers can advertise their goods (helping small and medium-sized enterprises improve their business processes), a database of agricultural vacancies and resumes (including for seasonal work), and educational resources.
