Vyacheslav Leedo (Estonian: Vjatšeslav Leedo; born 1952) is an Estonian entrepreneur.[1]

He was born in Kuressaare.[1]

In 1991, he bought three cargo ships. Since 1995, he is the key figure of ship transportation related to Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. He is the owner of Saaremaa Shipping Company.[1]

In 2000s, Leedo had a long-lasting court trial against the Delfi news portal, because the portal was responsible of publishing defamatory comments about Leedo activities.

In 2005, his assets were estimated at 110 million kroons (7 million euros),[2] in 2006 at 180.26 million kroons[3] and in 2007 at 461 million kroons (29.5 million euros).

In 2015, Leedo ultimately won the court trial.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kaitsepolitsei puistas Saare laevakompaniid". www.ohtuleht.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Wayback Machine". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. ↑ "aripaev.ee - R-Klubi: Eesti rikaste TOP 500 kõigile vaba". 2007-12-14. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  4. ↑ "Delfi kaotas netikommentaaride kohtusaaga lõplikult". ERR (in Estonian). 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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