Leonid Fedun

Leonid Arnoldovich Fedun (Russian: Леонид Арнольдович Федун; born 5 April 1956) is a Ukrainian-born Russian billionaire businessman. A close associate of Vagit Alekperov, formerly a key figure in oil company Lukoil and Russia's most successful football club, Spartak Moscow, Fedun himself was involved with the two entities. In fact, between 2004 and 2022, Fedun was Spartak's top official and the second-largest shareholder.[1][2] His business ventures have earned him numerous state awards (Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 4th Order and the Order of Honour).[3][4][5] With an estimated wealth of $8.5 billion (as of June 2019), critics have labelled Fedun as an oligarch. Prior to entering the private sector, he was a military officer.

Leonid Fedun
Leonid Fedun (2014)
Born
Leonid Arnoldovich Fedun

(1956-04-05) 5 April 1956
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseMarried
Awards

Career

In November 1992, he went into business and founded the company Neftkonsult LLP. In 1993, Fedun was officially Dismissed from the Russian military and within the same year became the CEO of JSC. In 1996, Fedun became the Vice President of LUKoil Inc, of which Vagit Alekperov was a key figure. Fedun has met Alekperov in the 1980s while he was a teacher in the Siberian town of Kogalym.[6] As of May 2006, Fedun was one of the main owners of IFD Kapital Group.[7] In 2020, he donated 10 million rubles to the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery to the fight against the novel coronavirus.[8] In July 2021, Fedun offered £400 million to purchase Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, which was rejected.[8] On August 22, 2022, Leonid Fedun resigned as president of FC Spartak Moscow, selling 100% of his shares to Lukoil.[9]

Personal life

Fedun is on his second marriage, has six children and lives in Moscow.[10][11]

See also

References
  1. Леонид Федун
  2. Buckley, Neil (27 November 2014). "Lukoil executive predicts significant fall in Russian oil output". Financial Times.
  3. Пресс-портрет
  4. Президент России Владимир Путин указом № 1127 наградил владельца московского Спартака Леонида Федуна орденом За заслуги перед Отечеством IV степени
  5. Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.08.2012 № 1127 "О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации"
  6. "Leonid Fedun", Forbes. Accessed 24 May 2016.
  7. Teagarden, Michael (1 March 2006). "Lukoil Executives Alekperov and Fedun Own Russia's IFD Kapital". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  8. "Миллиардер Леонид Федун пожертвовал 10 млн рублей на борьбу с коронавирусом". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. Прохоров, Павел. "Леонид Федун ушёл из «Спартака»! Все подробности". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  10. "Forbes profile: Leonid Fedun". Forbes. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  11. ЗАРЕМА САЛИХОВА: о Федуне, "Спартаке" и российском футболе, archived from the original on 20 December 2021, retrieved 22 July 2021
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