John Catsimatidis

John Catsimatidis
Catsimatidis in 2011
Born (1948-09-07) September 7, 1948 (age 76)
Nisyros, Greece
EducationNew York University
Occupation(s)Businessman
Political candidate
Political partyDemocratic (before 2009)
Republican (since 2009)
Board member ofOwner 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)
ChildrenAndrea Catsimatidis
John Catsimatidis Jr.

John A. Catsimatidis Sr. (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.[1] 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 acquired the WABC radio station in 2019.

Catsimatidis was the runner-up in the Republican nomination for mayor of New York City in the 2013 election.

  1. ^ Elkies, Lauren (August 1, 2011). "John Catsimatidis". The Real Deal.