Russian businessman
Leonid Arnoldovich Fedun (Russian: Леонид Арнольдович Федун; born 5 April 1956) is a Russian billionaire businessman. His estimated wealth as of June 2019 is $8.5 billion. Fedun, a former Russian military officer, is a close associate of Vagit Alekperov, the CEO of Russian oil company Lukoil. Fedun owns 9.2% of Lukoil shares and is the second-largest shareholder of Spartak Moscow, Russia's most successful football club. He was awarded the Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 4th Order and the Order of Honour.
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. Fedun met Alekperov in the 1980s while he was a teacher in Kogalym, a Siberian city. In May 2006 Fedun was one of the two main owners of IFD Kapital Group. In July 2021, Fedun offered £400 million to purchase Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, which was rejected.
Personal life
He was married twice, has six children and lives in Moscow.
In 2020, Fedun donated 10 million rubles to the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery to fight coronavirus.
Leonid Arnoldovich Fedun (Russian: Леонид Арнольдович Федун; born 5 April 1956) is a Russian billionaire businessman. His estimated wealth as of June 2019 is $8.5 billion. Fedun, a former Russian military officer, is a close associate of Vagit Alekperov, the CEO of Russian oil company Lukoil. Fedun owns 9.2% of Lukoil shares and is the second-largest shareholder of Spartak Moscow, Russia's most successful football club. He was awarded the Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 4th Order and the Order of Honour.
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. Fedun met Alekperov in the 1980s while he was a teacher in Kogalym, a Siberian city. In May 2006 Fedun was one of the two main owners of IFD Kapital Group. In July 2021, Fedun offered £400 million to purchase Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, which was rejected.
Personal life
He was married twice, has six children and lives in Moscow.
In 2020, Fedun donated 10 million rubles to the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery to fight coronavirus.