Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (born 18 December 1997) is a French businessman. He is a member of the French Louis-Dreyfus family. On December 21, 2021 Louis-Dreyfus married his longtime girlfriend Alexandra Nowikovsky, the daughter of former Australian model Tonya Bird. The couple got married in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Since February 2021, Louis-Dreyfus has been the chairman and a minority shareholder (albeit with the greatest individual shareholding) of English League One football club, Sunderland. Early life and education. Louis-Dreyfus was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He is the son of Robert Louis-Dreyfus and Margarita Louis -Dreyfus. 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. He later dropped out due to injuries. Career. In 2021, he acquired a "controlling" stake in the English League One football club, Sunderland A.F.C, from its previous owner, Stewart Donald. The acquisition made him the youngest chairman in English Football. 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. Louis-Dreyfus is also a 5% stakeholder in the French football club, Olympique de Marseille, and has stakes in esports' organization Ovation.