Sergei Vladimirovich Makhlai who also uses the name George Mack[2][3] (US name change) (Russian: Махлай Сергей Владимирович; born February 16, 1969) is a Russian businessman and former chairman of TogliattiAzot, one of the world's largest producers of ammonia, chairman of the board of directors of TogliattiAzot in 2012–2017.
[4][1] At a Annual General Meeting in 2012, the largest minority shareholder, Uralchem, voted against the resolution to approve the annual financial report claiming that net income for 2011 was understated by approximately US$200 million, while access for another minority shareholder was blocked by a court decision.
[8] In 2015, TogliattiAzot spent 460 million rubles on environmental protection initiatives, such as enhanced water and air quality monitoring.
[9][1] In 2016, TogliattiAzot announced continued plans for development of an ammonia transshipment terminal at the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region.
[9][10] Makhlai's grandparents worked as miners in Gubakha after moving there from Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine.