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Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (born 18 December 1997)[1] is a Swiss-French businessman. He is a member of the French Louis-Dreyfus family.[2]
Kyril Louis-Dreyfus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 December 1997 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Chairman and majority owner (64%), Sunderland |
| Spouse |
Alexandra Nowikovsky
(m. 2021) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Robert Louis-Dreyfus Margarita Louis-Dreyfus |
| Relatives | Julia Louis-Dreyfus (paternal second cousin twice removed) |
Since February 2021, Louis-Dreyfus has been the Chairman of English Championship football club, Sunderland.[3][4][5] In June 2022, he went from Chairman and minority stakeholder to Chairman and majority stakeholder.
Louis-Dreyfus was born in Zürich, Switzerland.[6] He is the son of Robert Louis-Dreyfus and Margarita Louis-Dreyfus.[7]
In 2017, Louis-Dreyfus started studying sports and business management at the Leeds Beckett University for one year and moved to attend Richmond International Academic and Soccer Academy (RIASA) for his second year.[8] He later dropped out due to injuries.[9]
In 2021, he acquired a "controlling" stake in the English Championship football club, Sunderland, from its previous owner, Stewart Donald.[5][10] The acquisition made him the youngest chairman in English football.[11][12] On 15 February 2022, it was revealed that Louis-Dreyfus was not a majority shareholder of Sunderland as his stake in the club was only 41%, with the remaining 59% of shares made up of former owner Donald, and directors Charlie Methven and Juan Sartori.[13]
In June 2022, Louis-Dreyfus increased his shares in Sunderland from 41% to 51% - thus becoming majority & controlling shareholder - buying out Charlie Methvens 5%, and reducing Stewart Donald's percentage from 34% to 19%. Juan Sartori picked up the remainder of Donald's shares, increasing his holdings from 20% to 30%.
In May 2023, Stewart Donald's remaining shares were bought out by both Louis-Dreyfus and Sartori - Louis-Dreyfus increased his share holdings in Sunderland to 64%, whilst Sartori increase his to 36%. Many Sunderland supporters welcomed this news, bringing to a close the involvement of Donald and Methven in their football club.[14]
Louis-Dreyfus is also a 5% stakeholder in the French football club, Marseille, and has stakes in esports' organisation Ovation.[6][15]
On 21 December 2021 in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Louis-Dreyfus married his longtime girlfriend Alexandra Nowikovsky, the daughter of Sydney-born former Australian model Toneya Bird.[16] They announced the birth of their first child on 16 March 2024.[17]
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