Oleg Zherebtsov (born 21 May 1968[1]) is a Russian businessman, founder of hypermarkets "Lenta" and "Norma", the European sailing champion in 2012 at 12 meters class, the founder of the Association SB20 in Russia, and General Director of the Pharmaceutical Company Solopharm.
In October 2009 Oleg Zherebtsov sold his part in "Lenta" to the consilium investment funds TPQ and VTB Capital.
[4] Related to the Volvo Ocean Race, the Far East Russia Orca Project (co-founded by a member of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society[5] which was the sponsor of Team Russia) named an Orca after Zherebtsov.
[citation needed] In 2011, Zherebtsov took second place overall in the Laser SB3 Pre World Regatta with his fellow teammates Maria Rudskaia, Eugeni Didyk,[7] and Rodion Luka at the helm of the Team Russia boat.
[8] Luka and Zherebtsov went on to take first place in the 2012 SB20 European Championships held in September[9][10] with team mates with Anna Stepanova and Andre Klochko,[11] followed by 3rd place in the SB20 worlds 2012 held in December.