In a literal sense, even a private company, of course, cannot do everything that it wants without some discussion with government. As a good corporate citizen, Severstal discussed the idea of a merger with Arcelor with the Russian government. — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
People were expecting Rouge to go bankrupt, so there was a lot of anxiety. The corporate culture problem was even worse than in Russia. And at the same time, the work rules were more difficult. — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
What you need to keep most in the U.S. is the entrepreneurial spirit. — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
Regarding our links with the Russian government, Severstal is a private company with no government participation. We are answerable to our shareholders. — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
We believe that the business system only is the key to success. It's no miracle, only day-to-day work in the appropriate way. — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
I don't have any opinions about Russians. There are celebrity persons in each country. Different people do different things. — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
Building companies involves creating great wealth. If that means I am an oligarch, OK, it's fine. But if being an oligarch is about buying… — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
The U.S. has done a great job improving productivity. We're making a lot more steel in Dearborn with fewer people. The unions have accepted… — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
Well... I graduated from the business school of Northumberland University in Newcastle. — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
In a literal sense, even a private company, of course, cannot do everything that it wants without some discussion with government. As a good… — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
Russia is not a homogenous country; it's a very fragmented country. — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
When we put $4 billion into the U.S. economy, they were OK with this. When we preserved jobs in Dearborn, or preserved jobs in… — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
People were expecting Rouge to go bankrupt, so there was a lot of anxiety. The corporate culture problem was even worse than in Russia.… — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
