Valentin Gapontsev

Valentin P. Gapontsev (23 February 1939 – 22 October 2021)^[1] was a Russian-American billionaire. He was the founder, CEO, and chairman of IPG Photonics. His net worth was around US$2.3 billion when he died.^[2] Gapontsev was born in Moscow.

Gapontsev died of cancer at a hospital in Houston, Texas on 22 October 2021, aged 82.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Valentin Gapontsev". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
↑ "Forbes profile: Valentin Gapontsev". Forbes. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
↑ "Умер миллиардер Валентин Гапонцев". www.russian.rt.com (in Russian). 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
↑ "Умер российский миллиардер Валентин Гапонцев". www.azerbaycan24.com. 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

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[kremlin.ru-1] "Valentin Gapontsev". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[Forbes_profile-2] "Forbes profile: Valentin Gapontsev". Forbes. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

[3] "Умер миллиардер Валентин Гапонцев". www.russian.rt.com (in Russian). 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

[4] "Умер российский миллиардер Валентин Гапонцев". www.azerbaycan24.com. 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

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