Paul Lederer
Paul Lederer | |
---|---|
Born | |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Organization(s) | Former owner of Primo Group Owner and Chairman of Western Sydney Wanderers |
Spouse | Eva Marie Lederer |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Andrew Lederer OAM (uncle) |
Paul Lederer is the former CEO of Primo Group, and Chairman and co-owner of A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.
Business
[edit]Lederer started his professional career by joining his uncle's manufacturing business in his early twenties.[1] In 1985, Andrew Lederer started Primo Smallgoods by buying the Mayfair ham factory in Sydney and Paul Lederer became one of the first 38 new employees.[2] Lederer inherited Primo Smallgoods when his uncle died in 2004.[3][4] Between 2004 and 2015, Lederer served as CEO of Primo Smallgoods, until the company was sold in 2015 to JBS for A$1.45 billion.[5][6]
Lederer now heads the privately-owned Lederer Group. Since 2015 the Lederer Group has built a commercial property portfolio[7][8] and has interests in dairy manufacture and supply.[9]
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
[edit]In May 2014 Lederer was part of a four-member consortium that bought the licence to operate the Western Sydney Wanderers FC from 30 June 2014.[10] In 2018, Lederer was elected the new chairman of the Australian Professional Football Club Association, serving later as a regular board member then leaving the board entirely in late 2023.[11]
In 1986, Lederer's uncle, Andrew, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to soccer.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Lederer is married to Eva Marie and they have two children.[13]
Net worth
[edit]In 2014, the Business Review Weekly (BRW) Rich List assessed Lederer's net worth as A$635 million.[3] As of May 2023[update], The Australian Financial Review Rich List, which replaced the BRW List, assessed Lederer's net worth as A$1.78 billion.[14]
Year | Financial Review Rich List | Forbes Australia's 50 Richest | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Net worth (A$) | Rank | Net worth (US$) | |
2014[3] | 74 | $635 million | ||
2015 | ||||
2016 | ||||
2017[15][16] | 73 | $824 million | ||
2018[17] | 71 ![]() | $1.14 billion ![]() | ||
2019[18] | 70 ![]() | $1.31 billion ![]() | ||
2020[19] | 75 ![]() | $1.36 billion ![]() | ||
2021[20] | 95 ![]() | $1.40 billion ![]() | ||
2022 | 69 ![]() | $1.40 billion ![]() | ||
2023[14] | 80 ![]() | $1.78 billion ![]() |
Legend | |
---|---|
Icon | Description |
![]() | Has not changed from the previous year |
![]() | Has increased from the previous year |
![]() | Has decreased from the previous year |
References
[edit]- ^ "The biggest business guns in the west". The Daily Telegraph. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Primo expands in Qld". farmonline. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "BRW Rich 200 list 2014: 74. Paul Lederer". Business Review Weekly. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Sexton, Jennifer (17 March 2013). "The biggest business guns in the west". The Australian. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "JBS Australia to buy Primo Group in $1.45bn meat processing deal". Guardian Australia. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers' Paul Lederer scores $15.5 million in Point Piper". Domain, The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Centuria and Lederer join forces to buy Adelaide office tower for $185 million". Commercial Real Estate. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Hine's Global REIT Portfolio Sells For $626 million". CoreLogic. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ ""Without people, you don't have a business.": Spiro Michas". CEO Magazine. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Adno, Carly (29 May 2014). "FFA confirms the sale of Western Sydney Wanderers to a consortium for a reported $10m fee". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Lederer, Fong appointed to leadership of A-League club rep body". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Mr Andrew LEDERER". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 9 June 1986. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
For service to soccer.
- ^ Smith, Michael (22 November 2014). "Primo sale end of an era for western Sydney salami king". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.