Loïc Féry
Féry in 2010
Féry in 2010
Born (1974-03-15) 15 March 1974
Nancy, France
EducationHEC Paris
Occupation(s)Businessman and football club owner
Known forOwner of football club FC Lorient
SpouseOlivia Féry
Children3 including Arthur Fery (son)

Loïc Féry (born 15 March 1974) is a French businessman. He founded the investment firm Chenavari in 2007 and became the owner of football club FC Lorient in 2009.[1]

Early life and education

Féry was born in Nancy.[1] He grew up in Pont-à-Mousson, also in Lorraine, where his parents were teachers; his father in physical education, his mother in mathematics. He achieved a Bac C (now Baccalauréat scientifique) with the mention très bien grade. He attended the Lycée du Parc school in Lyon and the HEC Paris.[2]

Career

Féry worked as a financial trader in Hong Kong and London before setting up Chenavari.[2] As of 2020, Chenavari had $5 billion in assets.[3] He considered buying OGC Nice, Nîmes Olympique, Grenoble Foot 38 or Sheffield Wednesday before buying FC Lorient in 2009.[3] The Nice offer in 2001 was with a Korean business partner, and was rejected for lack of transparency, while the president of Nîmes changed his mind as his club was promoted to Ligue 2, and Wednesday was considered too expensive and risky for Féry.[4] As of 2012, Lorient was the only Ligue 1 club not in debt.[4]

In late 2012, Féry was elected president of the administration council of the Ligue de Football Professionnel.[5] In July 2018, he and Francis Graille of AJ Auxerre were elected presidents of the same body for Ligue 2 clubs.[6]

Personal life

Féry's wife Olivia Féry, born Olivia Gravereaux, was a professional tennis player who also represented Hong Kong during their stay there. Their son Arthur Fery became a professional in the same sport, under his British nationality.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 du Guerny, Stanislas (23 July 2013). "La double vie de l'ex-trader Loïc Féry" [The double life of ex-trader Loïc Féry]. Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 Petry, Antoine (5 February 2014). "Un Lorrain chez les Merlus" [A man from Lorraine with Les Merlus]. Vosges Matin (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Lorient president Loïc Féry: 'Watch out, because Ligue 1 is coming'". The Guardian. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 Cherrier, Solen (16 September 2012). "Loïc Féry : Ballon rond, finances carrées" [Loïc Féry, Round ball, squared finance]. Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Maes, Antoine (22 November 2012). "Loïc Féry (Lorient): «Au départ, on m'a pris pour un original dans le foot»" [Loïc Féry (Lorient): "At the start, I was taken as someone original in football"]. 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Gilles, Louis (20 July 2018). "Les nouveaux Présidents de Ligue 2 au Conseil d'Administration de la LFP sont connus !" [The new Ligue 2 Presidents of the LFP Administration Council are revealed!] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Crooks, Eleanor (5 July 2023). "Arthur Fery could turn pro after gaining confidence from playing Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon". The Independent. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Grant (3 July 2023). "Arthur Fery: Wimbledon Native To Face Medvedev In Grand Slam Debut". ATP Tour. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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