| Dmitry Pumpyansky | |
| Native Name: | Дмитрий Пумпянский |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Birth Date: | 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.
Pumpyansky graduated from the Kirov Ural Polytechnic Institute in 1986, and earned a Candidate of Sciences (Engineering), and a Doctor of Science (Economics).[2]
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.”[3]
Pumpyansky started as a metals trader, then ran several metal factories, then took over the Sinarsky Pipe Factory.[4]
Pumpyansky joined OAO TMK in 2002.[2] Together with fellow billionaires Sergei Popov and Andrey Melnichenko, they bought the company, and he bought them out in 2006, becoming the 100% owner.[4] He was the chairman of TMK.[2]
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.[4] 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]
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]