In modern Russia, discussions are continuing on the equal rights of men and women. At the same time, you can name the names of entrepreneurs who demonstrate unique business abilities. Among them, Ekaterina Ignatova takes a worthy place.
Childhood
As part of the rules in force in a free economy, the names of the richest people on the planet are regularly published on the pages of the prestigious Forbes magazine. In the last decade, the names of women who are citizens of the Russian Federation appear on the pages of this magazine. According to the magazine for 2017, Ekaterina Sergeevna Ignatova is one of the ten most influential women in business. Without intellectual potential and strong-willed qualities, it is very difficult to achieve such results. Almost impossible.
The future businesswoman was born in the autumn of 1968 in an intelligent Soviet family. Parents lived in Moscow. My father worked in the Ministry of Railways. Mother taught foreign languages at the university. The child grew up surrounded by love and care. Katya from an early age demonstrated ability to foreign languages and mathematics. At school, the girl studied well. She went in for sports and actively participated in amateur performances. The girl had an attractive appearance. In the tenth grade, Ignatova began an affair with a handsome guy.
Professional activity
Young rented an apartment and began to live separately from their parents, without formalizing their relationship. However, two years later, love melted, her husband went to distant lands, and Catherine was left to grieve with her little daughter. The situation was saved by the grandmother. She started babysitting with her granddaughter, and a young mother decided to get an education at the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers. It should be noted that Ignatova, as a student, intensively practiced the use of foreign languages. She was fluent in English, German and French.
Having received a diploma in 1994, Ignatova got a job as a translator in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation. At work, Catherine met Sergei Chemizov, who headed the state-owned company Rosoboronexport. In 2004, they started a family. From that moment, Ignatova began to actively engage in business. Five years later, she acquired the ownership of a controlling stake in a company that owns the restaurant chain "Floor". Then she acquired one of the best beauty salons in the capital, Next.
