Paul Lederer
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{{Infobox person
| name = Paul Lederer
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| birth_place = Hungary
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| occupation = Entrepreneur
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| organization = Former owner of Primo Group
Owner and Chairman of Western Sydney Wanderers
| spouse = Eva Marie Lederer
| children = 2
| relatives = {{no wrap|Andrew Lederer {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (uncle)}}
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Paul Lederer is the former CEO of Primo Group, and co-owner of A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.
Business
Lederer started his professional career by joining his uncle's manufacturing business in his early twenties.{{cite web|title=The biggest business guns in the west|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/the-biggest-business-guns-in-the-west/news-story/c00582e7888f05a88f89c4d4e3a3617b?nk=3f80a4bb976e025916206b2ac5e6a591-1553681651|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=26 March 2016|access-date=14 May 2019}} 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.{{cite web|title=Primo expands in Qld |url=https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/3620128/primo-expands-in-qld/|work=farmonline|date=26 September 2011|access-date=14 May 2019}} Lederer inherited Primo Smallgoods when his uncle died in 2004.{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/the-biggest-business-guns-in-the-west/story-e6frg6n6-1226598867376 |title=The biggest business guns in the west |work=The Australian |date=17 March 2013 |access-date=1 August 2014 |author=Sexton, Jennifer}} Between 2004 and 2015, Lederer served as CEO of Primo Smallgoods, until the company was sold in 2015 to JBS for {{AUD}}1.45 billion.{{cite web|title=JBS Australia to buy Primo Group in $1.45bn meat processing deal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/21/jbs-australia-to-buy-primo-group-in-145bn-meat-processing-deal|work=Guardian Australia |date=21 November 2014|access-date=11 April 2019}}{{cite web|title=Western Sydney Wanderers' Paul Lederer scores $15.5 million in Point Piper|url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/western-sydney-wanderers-paul-lederer-scores-155-million-in-point-piper-20171107-gzgcin/|work=Domain, The Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 November 2017|access-date=11 April 2019}}
Lederer now heads the privately-owned Lederer Group. Since 2015 the Lederer Group has built a commercial property portfolio{{cite web|title=Centuria and Lederer join forces to buy Adelaide office tower for $185 million|url=https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/centuria-and-lederer-join-forces-to-buy-adelaide-office-tower-for-185-million/|publisher=Commercial Real Estate|date=23 May 2018|access-date=23 April 2019}}{{cite web|title=Hine's Global REIT Portfolio Sells For $626 million|url=https://www.corelogic.com.au/news/hines-global-reit-portfolio-sells-626-million|publisher=CoreLogic|date=11 October 2018|access-date=23 April 2019}} and has interests in dairy manufacture and supply.{{cite journal |url=https://www.theceomagazine.com/executive-interviews/food-beverage/spiro-michas/ |title="Without people, you don't have a business.": Spiro Michas |journal=CEO Magazine |date=12 December 2019 |access-date=25 November 2020 }}
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.{{cite web|title=FFA confirms the sale of Western Sydney Wanderers to a consortium for a reported $10m fee|author=Adno, Carly|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/ffa-confirms-the-sale-of-western-sydney-wanderers-to-a-consortium-for-a-reported-10m-fee/story-fnk6pqot-1226935672057|date=29 May 2014|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=12 June 2014}} 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.{{cite web|title=Lederer, Fong appointed to leadership of A-League club rep body|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/lederer-fong-appointed-to-leadership-of-a-league-club-rep-body-20181126-p50ihv.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=26 November 2018|access-date=4 April 2019}} 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.{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=887436 |date=9 June 1986 |recipient=Mr Andrew LEDERER |award=Medal of the Order of Australia |postnominal=OAM |citation=For service to soccer. |postscript= |accessdate=25 November 2020 }}
Personal life
Lederer is married to Eva Marie and they have two children.{{cite news |author=Smith, Michael |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/primo-sale-end-of-an-era-for-western-sydney-salami-king-20141122-11rzxj |title=Primo sale end of an era for western Sydney salami king |work=The Australian Financial Review |date=22 November 2014 |access-date=25 November 2020 |url-access=subscription }}
=Net worth =
In 2014, the Business Review Weekly (BRW) Rich List assessed Lederer's net worth as {{AUD}}635 million. {{as of|2023|05}}, The Australian Financial Review Rich List, which replaced the BRW List, assessed Lederer's net worth as {{AUD}}1.78 billion.
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Category:A-League Men executives
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Category:Hungarian emigrants to Australia
Category:Australian business executives
Category:Australian billionaires
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