Panteleimon Vasilyevich Boumbouras, founder of the company "GEFEST", Chairman of the Charitable Organization "Boumbouras Foundation", Chairman of the Association of Greek Entrepreneurs and Enterprises in Ukraine became the official sponsor and President of the basketball club "BIPA" (Odessa).
Ukrainian basketball club "BIPA" was founded in 1992. It is one of the most titled clubs in Ukraine. Plays in the Ukrainian Basketball Super League, four-time champion of Ukraine (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002).