Dmitri Lebedev (businessman)
Dmitri Alekseevich Lebedev | |
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| Born | March 30, 1968 Russia |
| Occupation | Financier |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | CEO of Bank Rossiya (2006–2012), Chairman of the Board of Bank Rossiya (2012–2023) |
Dmitri Alekseevich Lebedev (; born March 30, 1968) is a financier from Russia.
Education
In 1992, Lebedev completed his economics degree at the Leningrad Financial and Economic Institute (LFEI), where he later obtained a master's degree in economics in 1997.
Career
Lebedev's professional journey started in 1988 as an economist with the Leningrad regional branch of Promstroybank. Between 1990 and 1993, he was employed at the Central Bank of Russia’s Central Administration located in St. Petersburg. From 1993 until 1995, he held executive positions at Bank Rossiya’s St. Petersburg branch and served as first deputy chairman at CAB "Viking," under the chairmanship of Alexey Ustaev. Returning to the Central Bank’s St. Petersburg Directorate, he managed the technology department from 1996 through 2000. Subsequently, he took on the role of deputy chairman from April 2000 to September 2001 and then chairman of the board from September 2001 to November 2003 at JSCB "MENATEP - St. Petersburg." In October 2003, Lebedev became a member of the board of directors at the investment bank Trust. Between April and August 2004, he acted as an advisor to Yuri Kraskovsky, president of Transcreditbank. From December 2004 until April 2006, he led the Center for Strategic Research – North-West Foundation.
Bank Rossiya
Lebedev was appointed CEO of Bank Rossiya on April 3, 2006, succeeding Mikhail Klishin who assumed the position of first deputy chairman of the board. He remained CEO until June 2012, when Evgeny Logovinsky succeeded him. Following this, Lebedev chaired Bank Rossiya’s board of directors from June 2012 through June 2023. Additionally, he served on the board of Tele2, part of "T2 RTK Holding" LLC, and held the position of managing director at CJSC "ABR Management," responsible for directing Bank Rossiya’s strategic operations.
Sanctions
On December 20, 2016, Lebedev was sanctioned by the US Treasury Department under EO 13661 due to his support for senior Russian officials. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, the UK government imposed sanctions on him that included travel restrictions and asset freezes.