Paul Lederer

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Paul Lederer
Born
Hungary
OccupationEntrepreneur
Organization(s)Former owner of Primo Group
Owner and Chairman of Western Sydney Wanderers
SpouseEva Marie Lederer
Children2
RelativesAndrew Lederer OAM (uncle)

Paul Lederer is the former CEO of Primo Group, and co-owner of A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.

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Business

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

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] Lederer was the Chairman of the Wanderers until 2024 when he stepped down to be replaced by Jefferson Cheng.

In 1986, Lederer's uncle, Andrew, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to soccer. [12]

Personal life

Lederer is married to Eva Marie and they have two children. [13]

Net worth

In 2014, the Business Review Weekly (BRW) Rich List assessed Lederer's net worth as A$635 million. [3] As of May 2023, 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] 71Increase2.svg$1.14  billion Increase2.svg
2019 [18] 70Increase2.svg$1.31 billion Increase2.svg
2020 [19] 75Decrease2.svg$1.36 billion Increase2.svg
2021 [20] 95Decrease2.svg$1.40 billion Increase2.svg
202269Increase2.svg$1.40 billion Steady2.svg
2023 [14] 80Decrease2.svg$1.78 billion Increase2.svg
Legend
Icon Description
Steady2.svgHas not changed from the previous year
Increase2.svgHas increased from the previous year
Decrease2.svgHas decreased from the previous year

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  11. ↑ "Lederer, Fong appointed to leadership of A-League club rep body". The Sydney Morning Herald . 26 November 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ Smith, Michael (22 November 2014). "Primo sale end of an era for western Sydney salami king" . The Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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