The name of the Russian manager Valery Viktorovich Maltsev is inextricably linked with OJSC Rostselmash, which he heads for a decade and a half. In 2002, the new leader took up the restoration of the enterprise and saved him from bankruptcy. The director paid special attention to the main problem: the full repayment of wage and tax debts. Rostselmash survived the restructuring and completely upgraded its production fleet. All these measures helped the association to become one of the leaders in domestic agricultural engineering.
The beginning of the way
Valery was born in 1971 in the Southern Urals. His biography began in the small town of Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk region. Having received a certificate of secondary education, the young man decided to continue his studies in Moscow. In 1993, Valery received a diploma from the Metropolitan Aviation Institute; the specialization of the young engineer was the design of aircraft.
The next few years, Maltsev happened to work in the New Commonwealth group of companies. He continued his successful career start in 1996, when he received the chair of the general director of Moscow Novy Mylovar CJSC, then he became one of the leaders of Aviastar-SP CJSC in Ulyanovsk.
In 2001, Maltsev returned to the New Commonwealth as the head of the industrial union. A successful leader became a member of the Central Organ of the Movement of Domestic Agrarians, and also took part in the work of an organization that united industrial workers and entrepreneurs of the country, dealt with issues of Russia's membership in the WTO.
Rostselmash
At the end of 2002, Valery Vladimirovich was appointed to Rostov-on-Don as General Director of Rostselmash OJSC. After the reorganization, the enterprise was named OJSC "Combine Plant Rostselmash".
The history of the enterprise is rooted in the 20s of the last century, then it released its first products. The plant’s contribution to the development of Soviet agricultural engineering was enormous, starting in 1973 the mass production of Niva combine harvesters began. In the mid-1980s, a technical university was opened at the Rostselmash base, which trained specialists for the industry.
In the 90s, the enterprise was in crisis, financial assistance from the New Commonwealth Industrial Union helped to overcome it. The investor not only stopped the bankruptcy of the enterprise, but also helped him to reach a new level of development.
In 2004, Rostselmash began production of a VEKTOR combine harvester. The new machine took into account all the modern trends of the world combine construction. Soon, taking into account the needs of the market, another modifications of the combine appeared, intended for farms and small-area processing. In 2005, the Russian company was awarded a medal at the international innovation competition in France.
In the next 3 years, a tractor manufacturing plant in Canada and Klever, which manufactures attachments and trailed equipment, joined Rostselmash. After significant investments, the company started serial production of ACROS products and the TORUM rotary combine. In 2009, an American company became part of the enterprise, which allowed the production of agricultural sprayers to begin.
Head of OJSC
Valery Maltsev led Rostselmash in a difficult time for the enterprise. In a short time, taking into account advanced technologies, and expanding the geography of supplies of combines, the head was able to bring the company into the top five agricultural machinery production leaders. By 2010, 18 types of agricultural machines, more than a hundred modifications of combines, tractors and equipment for harvesting feed, were leaving the assembly lines of the OJSC. In the summer of 2010, it became known about the world record for tillage by Rostselmash companies. The company made a major breakthrough in 2013, increasing the export of equipment by 20%, and over the next 2 years - by another 30%, when compared with previous seasons.
Crisis is not a hindrance
Despite the general drop in the level of the agricultural machinery market, Rostselmash has seen an increase in production volumes. Today, the company sends products for export to thirty countries of the world, annually opening 2-3 new markets. The main importers of Russian combines and tractors are the countries of Eastern Europe, Asia and the Baltic. More recently, trade agreements have been signed with the United States and Canada. In 2016, the first cars went to Serbia, Croatia, Tajikistan, Iran and the UK.
As the head of the enterprise, Valery Maltsev considers the priority tasks to increase the range of products and expand the geography of exports. Everyone knows Russia as a famous supplier of oil, gas and defense products, and just recently our country had the strongest production potential. The head of Rostselmash is sure that very soon Russian companies will take their place in the world market, and export will become the main condition for growth. Already today, thanks to the creation of a single export center in Russia, many associations are working in the "single window" system, but this area requires adjustments in customs and tax laws. In addition, Maltsev believes that enterprises of this level need state support in the field of product certification and technical testing. The Government of the Russian Federation is ready to support the Russian agricultural sector, which is showing small dynamics, but is developing. This is evidenced by a number of decisions aimed at updating the machinery of the agricultural sector.
