John Catsimatidis
John Catsimatidis | |
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Catsimatidis in 2011 | |
| Born | September 7, 1948 Nisyros, Greece |
| Education | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman Political candidate |
| Political party | Democratic (before 2009) Republican (since 2009) |
| Board member of | Owner of Gristedes Foods Owner of Hellenic Times Newspaper Chairman of Red Apple Group Chairman of United Refining Company |
| Spouses | first wife (divorced)Margo Vondersaar (m. 1988) |
| Children | Andrea Catsimatidis John Catsimatidis Jr. |
John A. Catsimatidis (born September 7, 1948) is an American billionaire businessman and radio talk show host. He is the owner, president, chairman, and CEO of grocery chains Gristedes and D'Agostino Supermarkets in Manhattan, as well as the Red Apple Group, a real estate and aviation company with about $2 billion in holdings in New York, Florida and Pennsylvania. He is also the chairman and CEO of the Red Apple Group subsidiary United Refining Company.
Catsimatidis is also a talk radio show host. He hosts The Cats Roundtable on WABC and the Cats at Night show. He initiated purchase talks for the WABC radio station in 2019 which, after regulatory delays, was concluded in March 2020.
Catsimatidis was the runner-up in the Republican nomination for mayor of New York City in the 2013 election.