Dmitry Gerasimenko
{{Short description|Russian businessman}}
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Dmitry Petrovich Gerasimenko ({{langx|ru|Дмитрий Петрович Герасименко}}; born 29 September 1978) is a Russian businessman, ex-owner of steel company Krasny Oktyabr Closed Joint-Stock Company and of basketball clubs BC Krasny Oktyabr and Pallacanestro Cantù.
Biography
Of Ukrainian origin, Gerasimenko became a multimillionaire thanks to steel (actually he owns Krasny Oktyabr Closed Joint-Stock Company, the second largest steelmill in Russia) and gas.{{cite news|url=http://www.panorama.it/sport/basket/chi-e-dmitry-gerasimenko-nuovo-proprietario-della-pallacanestro-cantu/|title=Chi è Dmitry Gerasimenko, nuovo proprietario della Pallacanestro Cantù|author=Paolo Corio|publisher=Panorama|date=2015-11-06|language=Italian|access-date=2015-12-19}}{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Basket/12-02-2015/basket-presidente-re-dell-acciaio-russo-va-campo-eurocup-100860317331.shtml|title=Basket: il presidente, re dell'acciaio russo, va in campo in Eurocup!|author=Mario Canfora|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|date=2015-02-12|language=Italian|access-date=2015-12-20}}
In 2012 he founded the club of the same name of the factory, who got a wild card for the VTB United League.
In November 2015 has also acquired 65% of the shares of Pallacanestro Cantù.
In 2016 Gerasimenko was arrested by interpol and charged with fraud. {{Cite web |title=Russia: Steel Billionaire Arrested for Embezzlement in Cyprus |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/5898-russia-steel-billionaire-arrested-for-embezzlement-in-cyprus |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.occrp.org |language=en-GB}}
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Category:21st-century Russian businesspeople
Category:Basketball executives