Dmitry Chernyshenko
Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko is a Russian businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia since 2020. Previously he was the President of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2014 Winter Olympics which were held in Sochi, Russia.
Since November 27, 2014 he has been the President of Kontinental Hockey League, replacing Alexander Medvedev. In addition he was appointed as Board Chairman of Gazprom-Media in December 2014.
He was removed from the IOC Coordination Commission Beijing 2022 by the International Olympic Committee due to his involvement in the Russian doping scandal.In 2014, Chernyshenko was awarded the Paralympic Order.
In 2019, Chernyshenko entered the list of the 500 most influential business leaders in media industry for a second year in a row – Variety500.
