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]

Dmitry Pumpyansky
Дмитрий Пумпянский
Pumpyansky in 2016
Born (1964-03-22) 22 March 1964 (age 60)
NationalityRussian
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseMarried
Children1

Early life

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Pumpyansky graduated from the Kirov Ural Polytechnic Institute in 1986, and earned a Candidate of Sciences (Engineering), and a Doctor of Science (Economics).[3]

2024 — Doctor of Technical Sciences.  Dissertation topic: “Scientific foundations for the development of steels, alloys, and high-efficiency technologies for the production of next-generation OCTG and specialty pipe solutions.”[4]

Career

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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]

 
President Vladimir Putin awards the 4th Degree Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"" to Pumpyansky, 31 July 2014

Personal life

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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.[5] He owned the 236-foot megayacht Axioma until it was auctioned off after it was seized in Gibraltar.[6]

Sanctions

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Pumpyansky is on the list of 96 "oligarchs" in Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, passed into US law in August 2017.[7][8]

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[9]

In March 2022, Pumpyansky was put on a list of sanctions by the European Union.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pumpyansky no longer beneficiary of TMK, leaves board". interfax.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Forbes profile: Dmitry Pumpyansky". Forbes. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Dmitry A. Pumpyanskiy". www.tmk-group.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "disserCat — электронная библиотека диссертаций".
  5. ^ "Swiss media on the lookout for Putin's alleged mistress – and Russian oligarchs". SWI swissinfo.ch.
  6. ^ "9 outrageous yachts appearing at the Monaco Yacht Show owned by some of the world's richest billionaires". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. ^ "U.S. Names Russian Oligarchs, But Says It's Not a Sanctions List". Bloomberg. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 241 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 Regarding Senior Foreign Political Figures and Oligarchs in the Russian Federation and Russian Parastatal Entities" (PDF). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  10. ^ Forbes: EU Targets Three More Russian Billionaires In Latest Wave Of Sanctions, 10 March 2022
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