Penza, 18 December 2015. PenzaNews. The grand prize of the 15th regional contest “Businessman of the Year” that makes you a member of the award-winning business community is a great honor, said Mikhail Dralin, Bank Kunzetky board chairman, during the award ceremony.

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“This is another sign that we are indeed following the right direction, the sign that helps us pursue our objectives,” he stressed.

Mikhail Dralin received the best prize in “Voice of the Media” category, the runner-up prize in “Professional” category, and the third place in “New Generation’s Choice” category, making him the best Penza region businessman in the year of 2015.

The contest was organized by the business community center “Venets” in cooperation with the Penza city administration.

A total of 39 businessmen gathered to compete in the nominations “New Generation’s Choice,” “Professional,” and “Voice of the Press,” voted by the student, business, and journalist community respectively.

Bank Kuznetsky was founded as a limited liability company and registered by the Bank of Russia on October 26, 1990, under No. 609. It was transformed into an OJSC on January 19, 2012, and into a PJSC on September 17, 2015.

On January 14, 2005, Bank Kuznetsky was included into the register of banks that are enrolled in the compulsory deposit insurance system under No. 428. In July 2015, AK&M rating agency confirmed the bank credit rating at “B++” on the national scale with a “stable” outlook.