Dmitry Pumpyansky | |
|---|---|
Дмитрий Пумпянский | |
 Pumpyansky in 2016 | |
| Born | 22 March 1964 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 1 |
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Pumpyansky (born 22 March 1964) is a Russian billionaire businessman. He was the owner and chairman of OAO TMK, [1] a Russian global manufacturer of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry. As of August 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$2.0 billion. [2]
Pumpyansky graduated from the Kirov Ural Polytechnic Institute in 1986, and earned a Candidate of Sciences (Engineering), and a Doctor of Science (Economics). [3]
Pumpyansky started as a metals trader, then ran several metal factories, then took over the Sinarsky Pipe Factory. [2]
Pumpyansky joined OAO TMK in 2002. [3] Together with fellow billionaires Sergei Popov and Andrey Melnichenko, they bought the company, and he bought them out in 2006, becoming the 100% owner. [2] He was the chairman of TMK. [3]
On March 9, 2022 TMK said in a statement that Pumpyansky is no longer a beneficiary of the Russian pipe manufacturer and has resigned from the company's board of directors. [1]
Pumpyansky is married, with one child. According to Forbes, he lives in Yekaterinburg, Russia. [2] In 2022 Swissinfo reported that he, his wife, and Swiss son live in Geneva. [4] He owned the 236-foot megayacht Axioma until it was auctioned off after it was seized in Gibraltar. [5]
Pumpyansky is on the list of 96 "oligarchs" in Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, passed into US law in August 2017. [6] [7]
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [8]
In March 2022, Pumpyansky was put on a list of sanctions by the European Union. [9]
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