Leonid Fedun is one of the leading players in the mining industry in Russia. Only he managed to successfully run a business, while remaining in the shadow of his business partners.
How did a university teacher become a millionaire? Leonid Arnoldovich Fedun, a talented businessman, a unique orator, an ardent football fan, and vice president of Lukoil, can give a detailed answer to this question. It was the oratory that became for him a kind of ticket to business. And it was he who became one of the leading innovators in the implementation of innovations in the management of large private enterprises.
Biography
Leonid Fedun was born in Kiev, at the beginning of April 1956, and his entire childhood was spent near Baikonur, in a town called Leninsk, where his father, a military doctor by profession, served. There is no exact data on the nationality of the businessman. According to some sources, he is Ukrainian, according to others - a Jew.
The boy grew up in severity, from early childhood he was taught to order, hard work, demanded to take school science seriously. But Leonid was not deprived of the love of his parents. And now Fedun recalls with pleasure how his father took him to rocket launches, how he talked about his work with astronauts.
The boy dreamed of becoming a military man, and after school (1973) he entered the Rostov Higher Military Command School. After 4 years, he also entered the postgraduate course at the Dzerzhinsky Military Academy. There he then taught sociology for several years. This is how the career of the future millionaire businessman began.
Initially, Leonid Arnoldovich planned to develop in a specialized direction, in 1984 he defended his Ph. D. thesis in philosophy, and by the beginning of the 90s he became a colonel. But chance led him into entrepreneurship. More precisely - his oratorical talent, gift of persuasion and ability to present the simple in an interesting and exciting way.
Career
In 1987, wishing to earn some money, Leonid Fedun, in parallel with teaching at the Academy, began to lecture in the Knowledge Society. They were wildly popular due to the natural charisma and charm of the lecturer. The topics were quite difficult to grasp - philosophy, political economy, history, but they were always sold out. They brought Fedun into business. Leonid Arnoldovich's speech in the village of oil workers Kogalym attracted the attention of the leaders of Kogalymneftegaz. He was offered a job at the company, and he gave his consent.
In 1990, Fedun, together with his immediate superior Alekperov Vagit, moved to the capital and went to work at the Ministry of the Oil and Gas Industry. It was there that the foundation of Lukoil began, during the same period of his career Leonid created the consulting company Neftkonsult.
After the collapse of the USSR (1992) Fedun was engaged in buying up shares of oil companies in favor of Lukoil as part of privatization, in fact, he took a leading position in the future largest concern. A year later, he officially resigned from the Armed Forces, graduated from the Higher School of Entrepreneurship and Privatization, and took the post of vice president of Lukoil.
For Lukoil, Leonid Arnoldovich did a lot - he increased the efficiency of the concern, gathered under his wing many small and large oil producing and processing enterprises, made it the main supplier of fuel for the security forces and the army. He also did not forget his brainchildren - he developed Lukoil-Consulting (formerly Neftkonsult), founded the capital investment and financial house.
Buying a football club
Despite his success and merits, Leonid Fedun has always remained in the shadow of his partners and enterprises. The general public learned his name after he bought the main stake in the football club "Spartak". He was an ardent fan, a fan of this particular team, and when the opportunity turned up,”he bought the club from Andriy Chervichenko. This significant event happened in 2003, and the amount spent on this acquisition, according to some sources, amounted to $ 70 million. The amount included both the personal funds of Leonid Arnoldovich and the investments of Lukoil shareholders.
The investment paid off - the Spartak club entered the Champions League shortly after the purchase. Fedun introduced entrepreneurial techniques into the sports direction - the so-called transfer policy. He began the practice of selling and buying players, even renting them out to other clubs. Both the club and the players themselves turned out to be "in the black" - they not only received lucrative contracts, but also had the opportunity to train with different mentors, bring new experience to the Spartak team. In addition, the club's shares appeared on the stock exchange, which became a source of new financial injections.
Fedun entrusted the management of the football club "Spartak" to his younger brother Andrey, and he lived up to his expectations. But Leonid Arnoldovich himself does not forget about the team - he does not miss a single match, often goes to training, and supports the club financially.
Personal life
Little is known about this side of a businessman's life. He is quite secretive, not public, if you do not take into account his passion for football, rarely gives interviews, and does not speak about personal things at all.
Leonid Fedun is married, he has two already grown children - Ekaterina and Anton. The businessman's wife's name is Marina. The children have already started their families. The media claim that the father spent a total of $ 2.5 million on the weddings of the offspring, and the leading Russian pop artists congratulated the newlyweds.
