Sorokin was born in the Korablinsky district of the Ryazan region in1965. After graduating from high school in 1982, he entered the Moscow Technological Institute of Light Industry.

Upon reaching the age of 18, he was drafted into the army, serving in the airborne forces.

After finishing the institute in 1989 and acquiring the qualification as a planning engineer, he started his career at the Egorievsk Shoe Factory. He worked his way up from a shift foreman to the Deputy Director of Operations, and in 1994 he was elected head of the company.

In 1999, Sergey Victorovich got his second degree in Management from the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

The Kotofey brand name of shoes, popular in Russia and in the CIS and Baltic countries, was the result of the work of the Egorievsk-SHOES collective under Sorokin’s leadership.

Sorokin has been elected Chairman of the Business Council of the Egorievsky District, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Egorievsk, member of the Council of Deputies of the Egorievsky municipal area, the Chairman of the Audit Commission and a member of the Ethics Commission of the Russian Union of Tanners and Shoemakers.

For his successful career, Sergey Victorovich was awarded the title of Honored Worker of the Textile and Light Industry of the Russian Federation.

He has been awarded with Badges of the Governor of the Moscow Region ‘Thank You’ and ‘For Work and Diligence’; the commendation ‘Gratitude of the Governor of the Moscow Region’; the jubilee medal ‘100 Years of Trade Unions of Russia’; a certificate of gratitude from the Metropolitan of Krutitsy and Kolomna; and commendations from other social organizations.

Sorokin is actively involved in charity work. Sergey Victorovich is married with two daughters.