Biography
Dmitry Pumpyansky — businessman with roots in the USSR
Dmitry Pumpyansky is a Russian industrialist and chairman of Sinara Group, a Urals-based conglomerate whose divisions include Sinara Transport Machines. He built his separately owned company TMK into one of the world's leading steel-pipe manufacturers and left its board in March 2022, when he was sanctioned by the EU and the UK; the EU General Court annulled the EU sanctions in September 2025.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Ulan-Ude (Russia)
Born on 22 March 1964 in Ulan-Ude, Buryat ASSR, USSR, he graduated from the Ural Polytechnic in Sverdlovsk in 1986 and built his career in the Urals.
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Dmitry Pumpyansky🇬🇧 Russia
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Origin
Ulan-Ude (Russia)🇷🇺 USSR
Historical context
Soviet Union (USSR) · 1922–1991
Ulan-Ude (Russia). At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Chairman of Sinara Group — Ural industrial conglomerate
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Built TMK into one of the world's leading steel-pipe manufacturers; left its board in March 2022
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Sinara Transport Machines (formed 2007) — rail engineering division of Sinara Group
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Sanctioned by the EU and UK (2022); EU listing annulled by the EU General Court (September 2025)
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